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.
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
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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
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|
https://gradinterface.substack.com/p/over-3m-grant-for-researchers-54
Yes, wokeness tends to have a way of losing goodwill.