Hi Bob and Happy New Year! I'm glad you posted about the bird name issue, something I've been following closely. You said that you haven't seen many critiques about the AOS decision . . . that made me think that perhaps you haven't seen the petition on Change.org. Link below. As you will see, some of the biggest names in the birding community have weighed in. I signed the petition because I agree that bird name changes should be on a case-by-case basis. And I agree with you, that common sense should lead the way.
FYI, my "birding year in review" column for 2023 should run in the Daily Herald any day now. I submitted it two weeks ago. I'll send you a link when it publishes.
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Not the intent of the statement about goodwill. Kirtland's Warbler is a name brand in Michigan. A name change could cause confusion for people, especially those only casually aware of birds. I'd be curious if you could articulate your thoughts without using the word wokeness.
Just learned my DH piece will run on Jan 17.
I'm worried about that Limpkin in Lake Co.!
Hi Bob and Happy New Year! I'm glad you posted about the bird name issue, something I've been following closely. You said that you haven't seen many critiques about the AOS decision . . . that made me think that perhaps you haven't seen the petition on Change.org. Link below. As you will see, some of the biggest names in the birding community have weighed in. I signed the petition because I agree that bird name changes should be on a case-by-case basis. And I agree with you, that common sense should lead the way.
FYI, my "birding year in review" column for 2023 should run in the Daily Herald any day now. I submitted it two weeks ago. I'll send you a link when it publishes.
Jeff
https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-aos-leadership-on-the-recent-decision-to-change-all-eponymous-bird-names/u/32188689?cs_tk=Aq-lUe4enz6uEoLcimUAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvD0Mo_2Q9Rg4auLorq-juzQ%3D&utm_campaign=50fd47139e5248c5bca306e5c05555b2&utm_content=variant_v0_7_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
Thanks, Jeff. I will be posting an addendum to the piece soon. Happy New Year - looking forward to the DH story!
This is unrelated, but I believe most people here might benefit:
Apply for over $3M Grant for Researchers, 54+ Funded MSc/Phd & Postdoc Opportunities in USA, France & Australia
Research Grant on Advancing Therapies Towards Curing Oncogenic-Driven Lung Cancer. ($2.5million| MMRF Scholars Research grant ($400,000| FARA's Research Grant ($275,000|
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Yes, wokeness tends to have a way of losing goodwill.
Not the intent of the statement about goodwill. Kirtland's Warbler is a name brand in Michigan. A name change could cause confusion for people, especially those only casually aware of birds. I'd be curious if you could articulate your thoughts without using the word wokeness.
Okay, destroying history, changing names, censorship etc. based on Critical Theory agendas tends to lose goodwill and inflame divisions.