Date: 4/1/25 6:52 am From: Vickie Park <vparkpeters...> Subject: Re: Proposed Bird Name Changes
Hysterical! With a sliver of eerie truth…
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM Lisa Saffell <lesfstl...> wrote:
> She’s a sly one! 🤣
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> “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a
> song.” — Maya Angelou
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> Lisa Saffell, St. Louis
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> On Apr 1, 2025, at 8:32 AM, Lori Hagglund <hagglund.lori...> wrote:
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> You're a hoot, Edge!
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> Lori Hagglund
> Columbia, MO
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> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
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>> Work continues toward changes in official bird names despite opposition,
>> left and right. Among changes being considered, some species have been
>> narrowed to two options, others remain open to suggestions. Birders are
>> encouraged to weigh in via a voting and suggestion process (see below).
>>
>> Species narrowed to two options are:
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>> Mexican Whip-poor-will: Southwest American Whip-poor-will or American
>> Southwestern Whip-poor-will
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>> Canada Jay: Northwest American Jay or American Northwestern Jay
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>> Canada Warbler: Fifty-first State Warbler or Tariff Warbler
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>> Canada Goose: Great American Goose or Ubiquitous Goose
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>> Bald Eagle: Great American Eagle or Combover Eagle
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>> Species under consideration for expedited name change with suggestions
>> solicited include:
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>> Any bird with California in its current name (Towhee, Thrasher,
>> Gnatcatcher, Quail, Gull);
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>> Any bird with Black, White, Red, Yellow, or Brown in its name, as the
>> racial references are divisive .
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>> You have the opportunity to vote and submit suggestions to:
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>> Committee for Standardized Proposed Ornithological Orthology Folly
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>> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. 20001
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1600+Pennsylvania+Avenue,+Washington+D.C.+20001?entry=gmail&source=g> >>
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>> This is not an equal opportunity. Votes and suggestions accompanied by
>> donations (size matters) will be given greater weight.
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>> For additional information see the Committee’s homepage at
>> w.w.w.spoof.org
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>>
>> Edge Wade
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>> <1edgewade...>
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