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Why Local Birds Need New Names

Why Local Birds Need New Names

City Cast Madison

December 20, 202324m 27s

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Show Notes

Calling all bird watchers! Get ready because some of the local birds you see around Madison are about to get new names. The rebrand is part of a larger shift from the American Ornithological Society which is planning to rename 70-80 English-named birds in North America to address past wrongs and make the names more scientifically accurate. We get the bird word with Dexter Patterson, the WiscoBirder and co-founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, on why birds’ names matters, the controversy around this plan, and even get some suggestions for new names for some local birds.


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