Three bird images showing a blue Steller's Jay, a Cooper's Hawk, and a yellow Wilson's warbler.

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   Nell Greenfieldboyce (nellgreenfieldboyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 00:56:57 JST Nell Greenfieldboyce

   The American Ornithological Society says it will give new English-language names to *all* American birds currently named after people, in an effort to make birding more welcoming for all communities and to focus attention on the birds rather than historical namesakes.

   https://www.npr.org/2023/11/01/1209660753/these-american-birds-and-dozens-more-will-be-renamed-to-remove-human-monikers

   #birds #ornithology #diversity #DEI #racism #history