[CM Birds E2659] Haematopus palliatus - state border change

[KenBlankenship]

per Georgia v. South Carolina (1990), Oysterbed Island lies within the state boundary of the latter state; whether this is reflected in the CM database is, of course, the institution's decision.

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You can view the original detail page on VertNet. Here are the original record contents:

Term	Value
Modified	2014-09-08
Language	en
InstitutionID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34702
InstitutionCode	CM
CollectionCode	Birds
BasisOfRecord	PreservedSpecimen
OccurrenceID	urn:catalog:CM:Birds:E2659
CatalogNumber	E2659
OccurrenceRemarks	SOURCE: I.R.TOMPKINS.
RecordedBy	TOMPKINS, I.R.
IndividualCount	3
EstablishmentMeans	native
OccurrenceStatus	present
Preparations	eggs, complete clutch
OtherCatalogNumbers	@3809
EventDate	1928-04-14
StartDayOfYear	105
EndDayOfYear	105
Year	1928
Month	4
Day	14
FieldNumber	286 1/3
HigherGeography	NORTH AMERICA;USA;GEORGIA;CHATHAM CO;;;;
Continent	North America
Country	United States
CountryCode	US
StateProvince	Georgia
County	Chatham
Locality	SAVANNAH RIVER (OYSTERBED ISLAND)
VerbatimLocality	USA; GEORGIA; CHATHAM CO; SAVANNAH RIVER (OYSTERBED ISLAND)
ScientificName	Haematopus palliatus
HigherClassification	Animalia;Chordata;Aves;Charadriiformes;Haematopodidae;Haematopus
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Haematopodidae
Genus	Haematopus
SpecificEpithet	palliatus
TaxonRank	species
NomenclaturalCode	ICZN

[StephenRogers]

I looked at a web page that indicated It did belong to Georgia prior to 1920 when it was conveyed to the US Coast Guard and then later to the USFS in 1960. http://www.stateparks.com/tybee.html (under Georgia website). Originally it was a spoil pile island on 1 acre but was joined with Jones island by a spill pile. I have now georeferenced it but could not really ascertain the original island local, so just georeferenced the southern part of Jones Island. I changed the data fields and comments in remarks "Original data considered Oysterbed Island part of Chatham Co., GA when but one acre in size. Technically it was in Georgia till 1920 then conveyed to the USCG and later to the USFS in 1960. It now is considered in SC and is subsumed into Jones Island." Thanks. I have not georeferenced 99% of my bird collection or this may have been corrected. As before, the changes will not show up on VertNet until I get time to finish other things I didn't yet correct since 2013.

[KenBlankenship]

Sounds good. Here are the notes I had written up about it, fwiw: Oysterbed Island (like several other islands/former islands in the Savannah River downstream of the city of Savannah) has been the subject of several boundary disputes between Georgia and South Carolina. At the time of these observations, it was considered to lie within the state of Georgia. However, key to the dispute, it did not even exist in 1787 when the Treaty of Beaufort was signed, which determined the boundary between the states when an island is present in the Savannah River vs. a single channel. As a result of Georgia v. South Carolina (June 1990), the island was officially designated as lying within South Carolina by the United States Supreme Court. It should also be noted that Oysterbed Island and Jones Island are today one extensive piece of land as a result of the dumping of millions of metric tons of dredge spoil on and between the islands since the earlier part of the 20th century.

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From: "StephenRogers" notifications@github.com To: "cm-vertnet/cm-birds" cm-birds@noreply.github.com Cc: "KenBlankenship" kenhblankenship@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2015 8:50:23 AM Subject: Re: [cm-birds] [CM Birds E2659] Haematopus palliatus - state border change (#19)

I looked at a web page that indicated It did belong to Georgia prior to 1920 when it was conveyed to the US Coast Guard and then later to the USFS in 1960. http://www.stateparks.com/tybee.html (under Georgia website). Originally it was a spoil pile island on 1 acre but was joined with Jones island by a spill pile. I have now georeferenced it but could not really ascertain the original island local, so just georeferenced the southern part of Jones Island. I changed the data fields and comments in remarks "Original data considered Oysterbed Island part of Chatham Co., GA when but one acre in size. Technically it was in Georgia till 1920 then conveyed to the USCG and later to the USFS in 1960. It now is considered in SC and is subsumed into Jones Island." Thanks. I have not georeferenced 99% of my bird collection or this may have been corrected. As before, the changes will not show up on VertNet until I get time to finish other things I didn't yet correct since 2013.

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