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I recently received this from Van Remsen and I think it speaks beautifully to the importance of this peition:
Ainley’s Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates cheimominestes)
This species is I think the only bird in the NACC area whose namesake is a living person: David Ainley, currently of Harvey & Associates consulting firm and long-time researcher at Point Reyes Bird Observatory (Point Blue). Dr. Ainley was the person who sleuthed out that this bird was a separate species from Leach's Storm-Petrel. Although he described it as a subspecies (in The Auk 1980), his description had plenty of evidence, including voice, that it should be treated as a species, as confirmed by subsequent research, and in 2016 NACC formerly recognized it as a species, and followed Howell's 2009 book "Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America", and Clements/Ebird and IOC world bird lists, in adopting "Ainley's Storm-Petrel" as the name in his honor. The species is very difficult to distinguish in plumage from Leach's and Townsend's, the latter breeding sympatrically with Ainley's on Guadalupe Is., its only known breeding locality. There being no distinguishing fieldmarks, and with Guadalupe Storm-Petrel already in use for another species there, there was essentially no competing English name. Dr. Ainley is one of the world's most prominent seabird biologists. He has dedicated his life to the study and conservation of the seabirds of the Pacific coast and of Antarctica (ca. 35 research trips!), and his publication list is extraordinary and includes three books, e.g. "The Adélie Penguin: Bellwether of Climate Change". The AOS gave a major award to Ainley in 2022: the Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award. I never met him unless in passing at meetings, but I hope to some day. Shame on those who would dishonor him by replacing that name. Imagine the reaction of his family, friends, and colleagues.