[cobirds] Re: So Long McCown's Longspur, Hello Thick-billed Longspur

I'd vote for Golden Swamp Warbler any day. 

Adam Johnson

Fort Collins

On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 8:16:19 AM UTC-6 The "Nunn Guy" wrote:

Hi all

Funny seeing this post because in our iNaturalist project it keeps coming back with "Thick-billed Longspur (McCown's Longspur)" when I post bird photos and I sat there wondering "why do they have this?" ... now I know. Thanks Richard.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

 
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 4:57:46 PM UTC-6, Richard Trinkner wrote:

Forgive me if this has already been covered on Cobirds.  I don't recall seeing it's discussion.

The AOU decided last Friday to rename the bird-fomerly-known-as-McCown's-Longspur to the Thick-billed Longspur.  I personally had not realized how controversial the bird's former namesake was.

https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/science/mccowns-longspur-renamed-thick-billed-longspur/

I would imagine we'll be seeing the change in eBird soon.

Richard Trinkner

Boulder

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