[CarolinaGuitarman]

"i did not read it in detail, but did scan it for the highlights. The following pretty much sums up the conclusion:

Recent data help explain how this famous group of Galapagos birds evolved, although gaps in our understanding remain."

Ah, you read the title. When you said you didn't read it for detail, you weren't kidding!

"At least the author is honest enough to admit there are gaps; but gaps, they are. No evidence for macro-evolution in this article, either."

There article never claimed that speciation had been directly observed.

[connectthedots]

There article never claimed that speciation had been directly observed.

Didn't say it did. My comment was directed at the poster who linked the article and poated:

The link below, (although long, sorry!) is a reprint. There is ample evidence to support the common ancestor theory...

I was merely pointing out that the article did not support a "common ancestor theory'. Nothing more; nothing less.