Date: 1/28/26 8:14 am From: Sandy Berger <sndbrgr...> Subject: Re: James Society for Arkansas Birds
I also agree with not using a person’s name. Better do a thorough
background check if you do.
Sandy
On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM Allan Mueller <akcmueller...> wrote:
> I agree with Kenny and Francie about not using any person's name.
>
>
> Allan Mueller
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM Robert Day <rhday52...> wrote:
>
>> Or, to avoid confusion with ABA (American Birding Association), maybe the
>> Arkansas Birding Alliance could be shortened to ArBA?
>>
>> RHD
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2026, at 12:17 PM, Francie Bolter <franciebolter...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I’m for moving away from naming our group after a person.
>>
>> I like the notion of being in an *alliance* with birds, the word having
>> evolved to mean a person or group coming together for mutual support. While
>> it’s an old word, I think it’s particularly appropriate for birding in the
>> 21st Century.
>>
>>
>> We know how being outside can support human’s mental health, and birding
>> invites us not only to be out in nature but also to engage with it. This
>> focus sets to firing so much wonderful—and wonderfully various—brain
>> activity. Birds get something out of it too. Birding can’t help but make us
>> think about where the birds we’re seeing live and what they eat and how
>> humans are affecting these things. Birding helps elevate our consciousness
>> for supporting environmental choices that help birds thrive.
>>
>>
>> Birding isn’t something we do to birds, it’s something we do with birds
>> and, I’d like to think, for our mutual benefit. I lean towards Arkansas
>> Birding Alliance.
>>
>>
>> Maybe we could go with ARBA?
>>
>>
>> Francie Bolter
>>
>> Near Palarm Station on the Arkansas River
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2026, at 10:59 AM, Jacob Wessels <jacoblwessels...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> With regard to Arkansas Bird Alliance, would it be a problem to have the
>> same acronym as the American Birding Association?
>>
>> Good birding,
>>
>>
>> Jacob Wessels
>>
>> Starkville, MS
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM Robin Buff <robinbuff...> wrote:
>>
>>> I prefer Arkansas Bird Alliance over Arkansas Bird Club. AAS focuses on
>>> research, education, conservation, and fellowship, per our Mission
>>> Statement. I wouldn't object to the Arkansas Ornithological Society,
>>> although I am concerned that some individuals would be confused by the term
>>> Ornithology.
>>>
>>> Robin Buff
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 9:58 AM Ed Laster <elaster523...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree. That conveys what we are and do.
>>>>
>>>> Ed Laster
>>>> Little Rock
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 26, 2026, at 10:56 AM, Kenny Nichols <kingbird101...>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Nothing against Dr. James and his well-known and unmatched
>>>> contributions to Arkansas ornithology, but I don't think our organization
>>>> should be named after *anyone.*
>>>>
>>>> I think Dr. Day's '*Arkansas Bird Club*' is a good suggestion.
>>>> Something with "bird" in the name would give meaning to both birders and
>>>> non-birders.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My two cents.
>>>>
>>>> Kenny Nichols
>>>> Dardanelle, AR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 03:05:52 PM CST, Robert Day <
>>>> <rhday52...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure my comments will help, but here goes:
>>>>
>>>> If the issue is one of being focused on bird conservation in Arkansas
>>>> but not the Audubon Society itself, the name should change. A name
>>>> somewhere along the lines of 'Arkansas Bird Conservation", "Arkansas Bird
>>>> Club" (both abbreviated as ABC), or some similar name would be more
>>>> appropriate to me. It sounds as though there is a lot of confusion because
>>>> of the inclusion of Audubon in the name. I do worry, however, that having
>>>> the official name staying put but changing the way it would be referenced
>>>> to the public would simply beg for more confusion.
>>>>
>>>> In Fairbanks, we had the Fairbanks Bird Club, which was associated with
>>>> the University and held meetings once a month. It was a loose thing that
>>>> focused on birds, so the monthly meetings had talks on birds in an area
>>>> they visited or studied. However, it was a low-key thing that was more
>>>> information-oriented than conservation-oriented. So, it seems to me that
>>>> "Club" may not be a good moniker.
>>>>
>>>> Whatever name is selected, I think that we should bite the bullet and
>>>> redo all of the paperwork to match the official name. It will be a pain in
>>>> the butt in the short term but will be better in the long run, methinks.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> Robert H. Day, Ph.D.
>>>> SW Bentonville
>>>> cell: 907-460-7061; <rhday52...>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM Barry Haas <bhaas...>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear ARBIRDers,
>>>>
>>>> Every member of the Arkansas Audubon Society should have received an
>>>> e-mail from AAS President Lynn Foster on January 15. It explains in detail
>>>> why an ad hoc Insight Committee recommended AAS change its publicly facing
>>>> name, the name AAS would be generally known by to the general public. In a
>>>> legal sense AAS would still be the same- same IRS tax number, same Bylaws,
>>>> same “Arkansas Birds” newsletter, Halberg Ecology Camp, Iola Rea Fund and
>>>> Ruth Thomas Scholarship Fund. No change to any of that.
>>>>
>>>> Lynn’s e-mail includes the following snip which some seem to have
>>>> overlooked:
>>>>
>>>> "The Insight Committee seemed to suggest that AAS retain its legal
>>>> name but adopt a fictitious or "doing business as" name for branding
>>>> purposes. *This is easily done by filling out a form for the Arkansas
>>>> Secretary of State and a form for the IRS *[emphasis added].”
>>>>
>>>> Barry Haas
>>>>
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