Showing posts with label changes to bird names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label changes to bird names. Show all posts

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Makes Perfect Sense, but...

... when you've been a birder all your life, and you're a senior, "unlearning" and "relearning" can be challenging. I mentally made a list of my common garden birds that will be renamed, and I must admit I'm a bit saddened. I am also anxious to see what their new names will be. If you haven't heard about the changes, click on the link below.

Goodbye to: Gambel's quail, Lewis's woodpecker, Stellar's jay, Bullock's oriole, Scott's oriole, Brewer's blackbird, Anna's hummingbird, Clark's nutcracker, Townsend's solitaire, Audubon's warbler. 

I understand the concerns and look forward to many new birds I've seen before.


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