I suspect it was due to the fact that the type specimens that Townsend described in 1837 were from Fremont County, Wyoming. This is a high plains county at the base of the Wind River and Absarokas Mountain Ranges. You can still find "mountain" mountain plover's at 10000 feet in South Park and slightly lower in the San Luis Valley.
Charlie Chase Denver On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 3:33 PM Cinnamon Bergeron < [email protected]> wrote: > Regarding badly named birds, why is the Mountain Plover called the > Mountain Plover? > These plovers are never in the Mountains and always on the plains. > Maybe someone has a good answer. > > Cinnamon Bergeron > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 5:28 PM Woodcreeper29 <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I’ve been called worse >> Steve Larson >> Northglenn >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 16, 2021, at 11:56 AM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I have another gripe with common names: I dislike ones that demean the >> bird: Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Flycatcher. >> >> Would you like us to call you the Least Birder, or a Lesser Observer? >> >> Hugh >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/1492993338.2002229.1618592205275%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1492993338.2002229.1618592205275%40mail.yahoo.com?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/59B02557-742E-40C8-ACA6-C7078633DE96%40comcast.net >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/59B02557-742E-40C8-ACA6-C7078633DE96%40comcast.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/CANESPG%3DWm7Nt6AkOpEvyGL4GBRRf42brLnot0n_y__CcxUsyNQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANESPG%3DWm7Nt6AkOpEvyGL4GBRRf42brLnot0n_y__CcxUsyNQ%40mail.gmail.com?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/CA%2BBAsds3_i2bCSBs8NX6T8KZ8O-ZmF5adp_zCOdbxiei9jXAEA%40mail.gmail.com.
