Say goodbye to Bachman's Sparrow, Scott's Oriole and Townsend's Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to ...

Which common Florida birds will get new names? Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis): Brownish-gray and rusty sparrows that can be spotted year-round in the grassy pine woodlands in north and ...

The Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow are all examples of birds named after someone.

This year a new name may be on the horizon for Bachman’s Sparrow as the American Ornithological Society (AOS) seeks to rename up to 80 bird species named after people. The project comes in ...

And no, we aren't talking pets, parrots at a zoo, or cartoon characters like Woody Woodpecker. Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman’s sparrow — birds named after people.

Fire improves habitat for animals including whitetail deer, bobwhite quail, and rare species like the Bachman’s sparrow.

To J. Drew Lanham, a conservation and cultural ornithologist at Clemson University and a lifelong birder, the little brown bird officially called Bachman’s Sparrow has long been the pinewoods ...

Bachman’s sparrows seemed to be singing from every direction as I stood in the restored longleaf pine savanna within the 3,400-acre Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary.

This year a new name may be on the horizon for Bachman’s Sparrow as the American Ornithological Society (AOS) seeks to rename up to 80 bird species named after people. The project comes in ...

Say goodbye to Bachman’s Sparrow, Scott’s Oriole and Townsend’s Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological ...