Date: 4/7/25 12:11 pm From: Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Movie recommendation (no sightings)
Thistle bird is a great name! Speaking of Summer Yellowbird: The Summer
Tanager has it's name likely for a similar reason, it was the "summer
redbird", and the "winter redbird" was the Northern Cardinal. Redbird was
changed, but they retained Summer in the Summer Tanager's name.
Reiterating what others have said, the show is incredibly entertaining.
Just finished it up last night!
On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM pastorpaultdunbar via groups.io
<pastorpaultdunbar...> wrote:
> 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=
> <gmail.com...> 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 <dleger1=
> <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.
>>
>> Dan Leger
>> Lincoln
>>
>>
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