Bob Maybe it will turn out that Steller was a Confederate general and they will change the name to Mountain Jay Ira Sanders
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 12:30 PM Robert Righter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peter the Great,Tsar of all of Russia, invited Georg W. Steller, a German > scientist to come to Russia and help explore and catalogue it’s natural > history. In 1741 Steller joined the Vitus Bering Expedition in sailing east > to discover what was out there. After several weeks they bumped into new > land now known as Alaska. Steller discovered a jay, now known as Steller’s > Jay. The expedition sailed west exploring the Aleutians. Out of many of > Steller’s new discoveries was a new eagle, now known as Steller’s Sea Eagle. > > Doesn’t the eponymic name Steller’s Jay evoke more romance, interest, and > wonder than if it was just called, for convenience, say “Mountain” Jay? > > Bob Righter > Denver, CO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/FC508BBA-97EB-459E-BA14-490D3F356CF3%40earthlink.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/FC508BBA-97EB-459E-BA14-490D3F356CF3%40earthlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siG%3DSg3bOw-_CDmhbvpMR20AB1PXkYUBaVnNrq%3D_zKyu7w%40mail.gmail.com.
