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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. A Vortex of Turkey Vultures During Fall Migration – Larry Jordan, The Birders’ Report.

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What are the Costs of Changing Bird Names?

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An op-ed in the Washington Post by Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter is a fine summary of the arguments, and there is a good background article at Birdwatching magazine. But the cost of changing the installed hardware base and the human capital invested in QWERTY effectively precludes those alternatives.

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