For several years, the AOS community has engaged in a conversation about eponymous English bird names through a variety of activities and forums.
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Bird News
HPAI Outbreak Confirmed In Buena Vista County, Marking Fourth In 12 Days
… wild bird migration continues. Commercial and backyard flock owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds whenever possible.
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Migratory birds arrive in Hunan wetlands for the winter – Chinadaily.com.cn
As part of the Dongting Lake wetland, the lake has been attracting more bird species, such as white cranes, little swans, cormorants and wild geese.
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Upland Hunting the Sandhills – A Scientific Approach – Nebraskaland Magazine
Melvin Nenneman knows birds. As wildlife biologist for the 71,516-acre Valentine National Wildlife Refuge the past 21 years, he’s become familiar with …
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How to Keep Your Dog’s Trip to Central… | Central Park Conservancy
… birds and other wildlife, like squirrels and possums,” says Tristan. … As of October 2023, Wild Bird Fund had received 56 patients due to dogs so far …
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Owl-Palooza is in full swing at Raptor Trust | Madison Eagle News | newjerseyhills.com
The Raptor Trust’s Owl-Palooza is in full swing in nearby Long Hill Township, with two bird-related author talks coming to the wild bird …
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Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People – The New York Times
The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts.
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Clocks Fall Back This Weekend! Are You a Early Bird or Night Owl?” – Newswise
Do early birds live longer than night owls? (SOT@ 1:25, TRT 0:50); Do diet and exercise play a role in whether you are an early bird or night owl?
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These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers – NPR
That’s because the American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English names of all bird species currently named after people, along with …
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Dozens of bird names honoring enslavers and racists will be changed
The American Ornithological Society says it will alter all human names of North American birds, starting with up to 80 species.
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