Date: 4/7/25 12:11 pm From: Bill Kaempfer via groups.io <William.Kaempfer...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Movie recommendation (no sightings)
Dan and Paul,
Thank you for the more detailed information on this series. I don't "Netflix", so I haven't seen the series and probably won't anytime soon. But I sure have had a lot of recommendations about it from friends. Now I have something intelligent to say in reply about the bird names in use.
Bill Kaempfer
Safety Harbor, FL
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I had the same cringe moment as you, Dan, until I realized she was using Teddy Roosevelt’s original White House grounds list, which also included such now archaic names as Thistle Bird ((Am. Goldfinch), Bush Sparrow (Field Sparrow) and Summer Yellowbird (Yellow Warbler.)
Paul Dunbar
On Apr 7, 2025, at 11:32 AM, Sarah Woodhouse via groups.io <drsarahj...> wrote:
I second Dan's recommendation of 'The Residence'. The show is witty as well as hilarious, and the birding references are utterly delightful. :)
Sarah
Omaha
Sarah J. Woodhouse, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine
On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM Daniel Leger via groups.io<http://groups.io/> <dleger1...><mailto:<unl.edu...>> wrote:
Birding rarely makes it into the popular media, so I enjoy it when it happens. I stumbled on a Netflix series called "The Residence," which is a comedy whodunit set in the White House. The main detective is a birder, so of course she takes the opportunity to bird the White House grounds while solving the crime. Each of the eight episodes features at least one birding event or other reference, so we are treated to the Giant Antpitta and the Yellow-throated Longclaw, among others.
In Episode 1 I thought the writers knew only enough about birding to be dangerous, making reference to "Purple Grackle," rather than Common Grackle, but I learned from Sibley that the Atlantic variant is indeed called Purple Grackle! To their credit, they even got the Giant Antpitta sound correct. Someone knew what they were doing.
I enjoyed the movie and was delighted with the bird references. Give it a try.
