How exciting!
Anyone know if Bohemian irruptions ever cross over the Rockies -- or do we
tend to see irruptions on one side or the other?
- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:21:29 PM UTC-7 Noah Brinkman wrote:
> On my way to scope some waterfowl at Stagecoach
For people interested in the figures of eponymous bird names, one book I
have on my shelf is Audubon to Xantus by Barbara and Richard Mearns. I
think it is out of print because the price I just saw on Amazon is pretty
ridiculous, but it is a good read, and works for either looking up
specific
On my way to scope some waterfowl at Stagecoach Reservoir (Routt Co.) this
morning, I encountered a single waxwing that flew across the road as I
drove by. I found a safe place to park and discovered a large flock of
mixed waxwings with ~75 individuals. It was pretty evenly distributed, with
Since David asked, here's a bird sighting that highlights both the bird name
debate as well as actual bird discussion threads. We had an adult ROSS'S
GOOSE fly over our house in southwest Denver (Athmar Park neighborhood,
Denver Co.) yesterday (Thurs., 7 Dec.'23) morning with a large flock of
Dear CoBirders:
Let's remember the list's focus on topics pertinent to Colorado birding and
Colorado birds. I feel like this discussion has ranged away from that.
Anyone have any birds to report? :-)
Thank you,
David Suddjian
CoBirds list moderator
On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 1:48 PM Evan Wilder
I must be missing something here. How would it be imposing colonialism on other countries by changing the names to descriptive terms that can actually be translated? While “Townsend’s Warbler” means next to nothing to English speakers, “Chipe de Townsend” must mean even less to Spanish speakers.
And while we may argue whether they should rename a specific bird that
spends its time partly in Canada/U.S. and partly in Latin America, that
really comes back to the question over who is vested with the authority to
name birds at all and how that came to be - why was a certain organization
The AOU states on their website that they are focusing only on bird names
in the U.S. and Canada right now, and do not have a plan to change Latin
American bird names without the involvement of Latin American
ornithologists and organizations.
Diana Beatty
El Paso County
On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at
So we change the name of Swainson’s Warbler.
Wintering Swainson’s Warblers are in the Caribbean and southern Mexico and also
central Jamaica.
How are we not imposing our values on other countries where these birds are all
addressed by their ENGLISH common names?
And to quote Jon Dunn: “The
Thanks for the link. Really frightening.
On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 11:17 AM Matt Webb
wrote:
> Here's a link to the Editorial in the Aspen Daily News:
> https://www.aspendailynews.com/opinion/a-warning-from-the-snowbirds/article_d9c9e454-95a7-11ee-8aa2-b71fe4f4ad73.html
>
>
> *Matthew M Webb*
>
>
Relatedly, if you missed today's episode of WBUR's On Point (broadcast on
Colorado Public Radio this morning from 10-11AM), here's a link:
https://www.wbur.org/radio/programs/onpoint.
One of the stories highlighted during a portion of the show is from a
person living in Erie, Colorado, who
It is an interesting article. It does not address the AOU decision per se,
but instead is addressing some published works of scientists around the
interest of species name revisions, which could include lots of different
ideas about how and where those are happening, for what reasons, and
whether
Here's a link to the Editorial in the Aspen Daily News:
https://www.aspendailynews.com/opinion/a-warning-from-the-snowbirds/article_d9c9e454-95a7-11ee-8aa2-b71fe4f4ad73.html
*Matthew M Webb*
Senior Avian Ecologist and Motus Wildlife Tracking System Coordinator
*Bird Conservancy of the Rockies*
All—
This is the title of the lead editorial from today’s Denver Post.
I urge everyone to read it.
Paula Hansley
Louisville
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I had a catbird in my yard this morning. I got some photos from my phone. Feel
free to try for him/her. The bird was around the juniper tree and I put out
water, which the bird immediately came to. Feel free to text or call for
directions though I’ll be in a job from 9-10 and can’t answer then.
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