The Butter-Butts are causing trouble again...

Real quick, before I post more of The Great Christmas Adventure, this post on the 10,000 Birds blog about new genetic research on Yellow-Rumped Warblers caught my eye. These guys have been a point of contention in the bird world for quite awhile, and I've banded both of the major west coast sub-species (Audubon's and Myrtle), so they're near and dear to my heart. And their nickname: Butter-Butts.

(c) 10,000 Birds

The post is here: Mitochondrial Mysteries and Splitting-Lumping Yellow-Rumped Warblers.

Also, 2,000 views! I don't know why that matters, but it's a fun number to look at.