Drew Lanham

Published: April 9, 2022, 10:37 a.m.

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This naturalist and writer is wary of \\u201cbad people having their names attached to perfectly good birds.\\u201d Audubon\\u2019s warbler evokes not just an ornithologist but also a slave-owner. \\u201cWe should remove all human names from birds and let the birds tell us who they are\\u2014by their appearance, their behavior, their song.\\u201d Bluebird, woodpecker, whippoorwill. Elegant! Produced with Orion magazine.

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