Re: [cobirds] AOU, Changing bird names

[Chip Dawes]

I agree that time will likely reveal this historical rewrite to be a short
lived (from a historical perspective) phenomenon.
The practice of excising notable individuals from the historic record goes
way back to ancient Egypt where Hatshepsut
 and Akhenaten
(King Tut's father) were
but two notable examples from antiquity.
More recent examples can be found in the French and Russian revolutions.
The historical record is usually recovered in part and the historical
rewriting practice deprecated.
This latest bout of historical cancellation will likely go through the same
convulsions as past practices of this type of behavior.

On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 3:28 PM Robert Righter 
wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I would hope the American Ornithological Union would pause before changing
> common names of birds that are named after historic ornithologists as that
> could be divisive . Currently we are living in a period of time where
> accusations of racism are rampant and consequently we are currently judging
> past historic figures based on our current definition of how racist they
> may have been. This is how history becomes distorted and historic
> individuals unfortunately become misjudged. Let’s wait a decade or so and
> revisit the topic again when hopefully our lenses are clearer, less
> tainted. Why are we in such the rush to change the common names of birds
> that have been established for centuries. We all need to take a deep breath
> or two and wait to see what transpires.
>
>
> Bob Righter
>
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Re: [cobirds] Blue jay fools Merlin

[Chip Dawes]

I agree on Merlin - great tool but sometimes fooled.
I was at Daniels Park last month and Merlin heard a coyote and
mis-identified it as a Common Loon.
Merlin is usually good but judicious experience should be employed.

On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 5:41 PM elena  wrote:

> Merlin is a wonderful tool, but it’s certainly not as good as experienced
> ears. I watched Merlin (and, I confess, myself at first) be fooled by a
> blue jay doing a dang good imitation of a Coopers Hawk. I thought the jays
> were doing a very good job but wanted to test Merlin, and, no surprise, the
> blue jay won.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Elena Holly Klaver
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> I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno’éí (Arapaho),
> Cheyenne and Ute Nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and
> that Colorado’s Front Range is home to many Native peoples. Reconozco que
> vivo en el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute,
> según el Tratado de Fort Laramie en 1851, y que el estado de Colorado al
> esté de las Montañas Rocosas es territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas.
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Re: [cobirds] Does Quantum Mechanics Explain Bird Behavior

[Chip Dawes]

Albert Einstein was a clever physicist, but his most famous theory had to
do with special and general relativity (the extremely large), not quantum
mechanics (the extremely small).  In fact he was famously known to reject
the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics by stating that "God does not
play dice with the universe",  He also (incorrectly) asserted that quantum
entanglement (what he called "spooky action at a distance") is impossible.
Erwin Schrodinger, Werner Heisenberg, and Max Born (who Einstein directed
his famous quote at) were all contributors to quantum mechanics.

The "butterfly effect"  - a part of chaos theory -  describes small changes
(inputs) which result in large results (outputs)  and may explain animal
behavior but I don't think there is a conclusive theory (yet) which
explains animal behavior.

Best Regards,
Chip Dawes

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 7:07 AM Robert Righter 
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> Quantum mechanics has been used to explain how everything exists and
> functions. A simplified explanation of Albert Einstein’s theory is that
> everything is deeply entangled with everything else, and everything is
> constantly in flux (Bard). From eons ago climate has been constantly
> changing. No two days are the same. Environments are never the same today
> as they were and will never be same any time in the future. Birds are
> constantly altering their behavior, adapting to different migration
> patterns, breeding strategies, communication skills….. and the beat goes on.
>
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