Say goodbye to Bachman’s Sparrow, Scott’s Oriole and Townsend’s Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to do away with common bird names that honor people.
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Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
Yeah, I'm sure the birds care. The wokeness insanity continues ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif)
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
The French part of my ancestry is screaming "merde de cheval!"
"If you wait, all that happens is you get older"
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
I'm so offended.
I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
@chumley
Are those perks real? I mean, they look fake, but sometimes you can't tell.
Are those perks real? I mean, they look fake, but sometimes you can't tell.
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
Can we also do flora? I'm uncomfortable with these.
[ Dichelostemma capitatum ]
[ Dichelostemma capitatum ]
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
Description: herbaceous perennial growing ... as much as 23.6 inches
Alston_Neal wrote:I'm uncomfortable with these.


I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies.
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Re: Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
My ex wasn't French, but was the one and only dish she could cook.LosDosSloFolks wrote:"merde de cheval!"
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