<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good point, Paula. <div>I see it as a massive undertaking, expending much effort and time (and much $$$) with little true benefit. Not to mention what it will take for this growing birding world to adapt. Does anyone know for sure if the train has left the station? I truly want to put a stop to this. Is it still possible?<br><br>Greg Pluth</div><div>University Place<br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 24, 2024, at 1:07 PM, Paula Crockett/Martin Gibbins via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]-->
<div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Hi Tweeters,</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">I get why the powers that be want to change the names, but who does this exercise benefit? </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">It’s seems unlikely that it will help birds</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">. </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Has anyone done a cost-benefit analysis? </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">In this era of</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"> habitat loss</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">, climate change, etc., it strikes me that </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">the birds would be better served by directing</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"> that funding toward</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"> bird research and </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">conservation.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Paula Crockett </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Lake Joy, Carnation, WA</span></div>
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