For listers who follow the American Birding Association, ten new
species have been added to its North American list. A summary's at:
http://birding.typepad.com/peeps/2010/2008-additions-to-aba-checklist.html
        Most of these species have not made it onto the AOU's list yet, though
they added the common myna in August, the only species on the list many
birders have seen. The others are strays seen far out on the ocean, or
stumbled upon at the farthest limits of dry land in the ABA area. The
scientific significance, if any, of the seemingly stochastic occurrences
may take many years to substantiate.
        But the acceptance of the myna, which has been around and doing well in
Florida for decades, is interesting. Last time I was down there, we
learned a good place to look for them was at Burger Kings. Many Florida
experts agree that other local psittacid species are perhaps more
deserving of established status, but no one has done the necessary work
to demonstrate it. Apparently it's not too fashionable to do all the
research necessary to study urban transplant species in South Florida!
Bill Whan
Columbus

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