Date: 4/1/25 7:56 am From: Maureen Thomas-Murphy <drmabuce...> Subject: Re: Proposed Bird Name Changes
April Fools!!!MaureenSt Louis
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 12:37:34 AM CDT, Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
Work continues toward changes in official bird names despiteopposition, left and right. Among changes beingconsidered, some species have been narrowed to two options, others remain opento suggestions. Birders are encouragedto weigh in via a voting and suggestion process (see below).
Species narrowed to two options are:
MexicanWhip-poor-will: Southwest AmericanWhip-poor-will or American Southwestern Whip-poor-will
Canada Jay: Northwest American Jay or American NorthwesternJay
Canada Warbler: Fifty-first State Warbler or Tariff Warbler
Canada Goose: Great American Goose or Ubiquitous Goose
Bald Eagle: Great American Eagle or Combover Eagle
Species under consideration for expedited name change with suggestionssolicited include:
Any bird withCalifornia in its current name (Towhee, Thrasher, Gnatcatcher, Quail, Gull);
Any bird with Black,White, Red, Yellow, or Brown in its name, as the racial references are divisive.
You have the opportunity to vote and submit suggestions to:
Committee for Standardized Proposed Ornithological OrthologyFolly
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. 20001
This is not an equal opportunity. Votes and suggestions accompanied bydonations (size matters) will be given greater weight.
For additional information see the Committee’s homepage atw.w.w.spoof.org
Edge Wade
<1edgewade...>
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