lonestranger Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 How about removing the word Northern from the name of birds that don't have a Southern counterpart, an idea that I believe was previously suggested somewhere else on the forum. When I go to All About Birds and type Northern into their search engine I get a list of MANY Northern birds. When I type Southern into the same search engine I get ZERO results. Why the heavy loading of Northern birds when there's no Southern birds to balance it out. Rhetorical question of course, unless you happen to know the answer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, lonestranger said: How about removing the word Northern from the name of birds that don't have a Southern counterpart, an idea that I believe was previously suggested somewhere else on the forum. When I go to All About Birds and type Northern into their search engine I get a list of MANY Northern birds. When I type Southern into the same search engine I get ZERO results. Why the heavy loading of Northern birds when there's no Southern birds to balance it out. Rhetorical question of course, unless you happen to know the answer. I guess I should have looked further than AAB for southern birds. Wikipedia shows MANY Southern named birds. I didn't see any crossovers though, no Northern and Southern birds seem to share a common name so why bother? Eastern and Western birds share common names and are usually associated with different ranges, but that doesn't seem to apply to Northern and Southern birds. ?♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 hours ago, lonestranger said: When I go to All About Birds AAB is strictly North America. Try Birds of the World or even (*gasp*) Google. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 12:53 AM, Colton V said: if we’re worried about what it was called originally, we should be calling it Wisakedjak! Partially the reason why I love calling them by their nickname of Whisky Jack! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) I got an e-mail from the Audubon Society about this article they just published. I definitely suggest giving it a read, as it discusses honorific names in depth. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/whats-bird-name Edited August 31, 2022 by Zoroark 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 18 hours ago, Zoroark said: I got an e-mail from the Audubon Society about this article they just published. I definitely suggest giving it a read, as it discusses honorific names in depth. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/whats-bird-name I get the magazine, so read the article before. Great article. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 4:27 PM, Zoroark said: I got an e-mail from the Audubon Society about this article they just published. I definitely suggest giving it a read, as it discusses honorific names in depth. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/whats-bird-name On 9/1/2022 at 10:39 AM, Quiscalus quiscula said: I get the magazine, so read the article before. Great article. Totally agree with the points made in the article. Loved the article, thanks for sharing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I wish I'd been more active for this conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Personly I'd like to see Carolina Chickadee and Carolina Wren renamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Trevor L. said: I wish I'd been more active for this conversation. What's stopping you? The thread isn't locked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kevin said: Personly I'd like to see Carolina Chickadee and Carolina Wren renamed. Why, and to what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Why, and to what? Because they are such wide spread birds, and the name lends you to think that they only live in the Carolinas. Maybe Forest Wren? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Kevin said: Because they are such wide spread birds, and the name lends you to think that they only live in the Carolinas. Maybe Forest Wren? I don't disagree with you, but any good birder knows that Carolina Wrens and Chickadees don't just live in the Carolinas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Prepare to have your mind blown, instead of Wilson’s Snipe… Snickerdoodle Snipe!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I like trying to figure out new names for birds, you can think of some really cool sounding names sometimes. Lewis's Woodpecker --- Silver-naped Woodpecker, Rose-bellied Woodpecker Barrow's Goldeneye --- Moon-faced Goldeneye Virginia's Warbler --- Lemon-vented Warbler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Aidan B said: I like trying to figure out new names for birds, you can think of some really cool sounding names sometimes. Lewis's Woodpecker --- Silver-naped Woodpecker, Rose-bellied Woodpecker Barrow's Goldeneye --- Moon-faced Goldeneye Virginia's Warbler --- Lemon-vented Warbler I like all of these! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, DLecy said: I like all of these! Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Bell’s Vireo- - - Long-tailed Vireo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Baird’s Sandpiper—Buff-colored Sandpiper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: I like trying to figure out new names for birds, you can think of some really cool sounding names sometimes. Lewis's Woodpecker --- Silver-naped Woodpecker, Rose-bellied Woodpecker Barrow's Goldeneye --- Moon-faced Goldeneye Virginia's Warbler --- Lemon-vented Warbler Me three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Me too! Me 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 What about Hutton's vireo inyo Kinglet Vireo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) I'd love to rename all the warblers that don't breed and are rare, or are migrants, in the state's they are named for: Connecticut, Nashville, Tennessee (they are quite numerous in fall), Cape May, etc. Also, LeConte's Sparrow - Pink-naped Sparrow Edited December 27, 2022 by Avery 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, Kevin said: Because they are such wide spread birds, and the name lends you to think that they only live in the Carolinas. Down that path lies madness. Tennessee, Nashville, and Palm Warblers, and Orchard Orioles come immediately to mind. Edited December 27, 2022 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Down that path lies madness. I have the exact same thought about renaming all the birds named after people, but that doesn't seem to be stopping anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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