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Post by butterfly on Jul 4, 2018 9:39:07 GMT -8
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Post by nickinthegarden on Jul 4, 2018 10:24:03 GMT -8
That was good birding news, although I knew them long before I got into birding as Whiskey Jacks. But better Canada Jay than Gray Jay. A Canada Jay from Manning Park!  Gray Jay by Nick, on Flickr |
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Post by Ben on Jul 4, 2018 18:29:44 GMT -8
I personally think that fighting about bird names, changing them, splitting species, and lumping species to be annoying. Splitting and lumping is particularly annoying because typically they either are splitting subspecies or group species (and change the species into subspecies) which is typically based on range. And why are some things split and others not? I.e. why are red-breasted sapsucker and red-naped sapsucker considered different species while mytle- yellow-rumped warbler and Audubon's- yellow-rumped warblers are still the same species? Both pairs of birds hybridize...
My opinion on changing names is that it doesn't really make a difference what a bird is called, but when you change it, everyone has to try and remember the new name (and to not use the old one) to be current. I think I actually prefer Grey Jay rather than Canada Jay because it describes the Jay (it is Grey)... It is predominantly found in Canada, though not exclusively, but why should we call a bird by where it lives/originates?
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Post by Gord on Aug 19, 2018 19:26:49 GMT -8
I find it a bit annoying as well even though the science of it all is interesting.
Just to date myself, Northern Harrier was Marsh Hawk and American Pipit were Water Pipit when I started birding. Some of my old notes have these names on them.
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