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Just the other day, a middle-aged lady approached me in the supermarket, near the organic vegetable section. “Aren’t you...
On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress...
The birding world has been debating whether honorific common bird names (e.g., Clark’s Nutcracker or Baird’s Sandpiper) should be...
Zach Schwartz-Weinstein is a writer, teacher, organizer, and birdwatcher who lives in upstate New York. The ornithological practice of...
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of our more elaborate and storied bird names. Besides timberdoodles...
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Last week I discussed the somewhat dated kakariki taxonomy used in the recent edition of the Parrots of the...
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