First it was statues, then military bases. Now the target of the woke crowd are birds. The American Ornithological Society is thinking about changing the names of some birds because they have a past that some call racist.
Common people there is no room for political correctness in bird watching, Or did I just miss the memo? Please don’t let this hysteria ruin our hobby. There may be scientific reasons to change the name but unit for political reasons. Birding is and should be open and available to every person, period. What is next, ABA verses Audubon? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
