Records Committee
Review List Changes
Exemptions

   Results  
Completed --28 Dec 2024 
 

 Voter's   Name:  

[Voter] Max Malmquist Keeli Marvel Bryant Olsen Kris Purdy Mike Schijf Dennis Shirley Mark Stackhouse David Wheeler Kevin Wheeler   

 
Introduction:   According to the new Bylaws section making exemptions for Species on the Review List a possibility, we are voting on the first proposals submitted under this new statute.  Here is a link to the Discussion of these proposals in case you'd like to review this discussion before you vote.
 

It has been proposed that the following exemptions be given for these species.

 

       Species                Exemption                                       Vote*          

 

1. Zone-tailed Hawk - Washington county                                                    9 acc, 0 not

 2. Acorn Woodpecker - Zion National Park and Kolob Terrace.                  7 acc, 2 not

 
           3. Boreal Owl - Uinta Mnt.                                                                         8 acc, 1 not

           4. Ruddy Turnstone - Davis County                                                           8 acc, 1 not

           5. Red Phalarope - Davis County.                                                             8 acc, 1 not

           6. White-winged Crossbill - Northern Utah (Wasatch County and north)         7 acc, 2 not

           7. Hooded Oriole - Washington County.                                                     5 acc, 4 not

           8. Costa's Hummingbird - Washington County                                            5 acc, 4 not

*The general rule for votes on Review List voting is a majority vote.   For Removing species by "Special Rule," the rule is at least a 6-3 vote.  The word in the "Exemption section" is "the same process that other bylaws and review list species go through to be voted on and approved."  So it looks like all the proposals passed.
  

 Comments:

 

Because this is the first vote on this new "Exemptions for Review List Species" section of the bylaws,  we added a "comments section" so we can see if there are other issues we may need to discuss concerning this new feature for our Review List.  Besides the comments below, you can also see the discussion we had when we were asking for proposals for the new "Exemption stature."  Here's the discussion from the  Exceptions Worksheet. Comments made when voting for the Exemptions: Bryant Olsen: Maybe a good way to do this is vote to be exempted, then work on how to apply the exemption boundary? Mike Schijf: I hope there will be some further committee discussion to clarify the meaning of some of this language after our vote. For example, if the exemption area for White-winged Crossbill is approved, does "Wasatch County and north" include Tooele, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties? (portions of which are north of Wasatch County). I suggest we draw a line on a map to make this extra clear, or list all of the counties exempted. My rejection of Hooded Oriole and Costa's Hummingbird does NOT mean that these species should not be reviewed. However, as I alluded to before, since there are many additional species that should/could be added along with these two, I think these species (not currently on the review list) should be dealt with under a separate process. I support that process, but let's take it one step at a time. Kevin Wheeler At first, I voted to reject all, as I feel this expands the duties of the rare birds committee into determining ecoregion committees, but I feel that I'm in the minority there - so I'm accepting the species that are on the review list that are expected in areas, but not the species that are not already on the review list.