Birds of a feather flock together, the old saying goes. And now the leftists who support “diversity, equity, and inclusion” for all aspects of society are flocking together to now take on actual birds.
On Thursday, the American Ornithological Society seeks to rename certain species of birds in the United States and Canada in order to purportedly “address past wrongs and engage far more people.”
The AOS announced on Wednesday that in 2024 it will start changing the names of up to 80 types of birds that are currently christened after people.
“The newly announced renaming of over 70 species next year won’t be the end of it, as the AOS has made clear it will not stop until every last bird — at least 260 species with people’s names — is renamed to the satisfaction of [liberal] activists,” The Blaze reported on Thursday.
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On its website, the AOS said its Diversity and Inclusion Committee met with bird scientists and lovers to understand how the “ornithological community” was able to respond “effectively and meaningfully to issues of social justice.”
“As part of this discussion, we further explored the intersection of scientific nomenclature and our values and goals of promoting inclusivity in ornithology and among all who appreciate birds as a part of their lives,” the group added.
The Blaze noted this latest left-wing push comes after an earlier experiment that seemingly followed the death of George Floyd in police custody in May 2020.
The AOS that year renamed the McCown’s Longspur, a small bird found largely on prairies, the Thick-billed Longspur because it was originally named after John P. McCown, an amateur bird collector who also had been a Confederate general.
“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today. We need a much more inclusive and engaging scientific process that focuses attention on the unique features and beauty of the birds themselves,” AOS President Colleen Handel, a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, said in explaining the name-change push, according to The Blaze.
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“Everyone who loves and cares about birds should be able to enjoy and study them freely — and birds need our help now more than ever,” she added.
The Blaze further noted that some birds whose names could change include the Eskimo curlew, the Inca dove, and the Scott’s oriole, which is named after Gen. Winfield Scott, who despite being a Union hero during the Civil War ran afoul of leftists because he led troops in driving Cherokee Indians off their lands.
As The Blaze noted, the AOS will establish a new committee to monitor this process, assuring bird lovers its members will be “diverse” with “expertise in the social sciences, communications, ornithology, and taxonomy.”
Judith Scarl, executive director and CEO of the AOS, said in a statement, “As scientists, we work to eliminate bias in science. But there has been historic bias in how birds are name and who might have a bird named in their honor. Exclusionary naming conventions developed in the 1800s, clouded by racism and misogyny, don’t work for us today, and the time has come for us to transform this process and redirect the focus to the birds, where it belongs.”
“I am proud to be part of this new vision and am excited to work in partnership with a broad array of experts and bird lovers in creating an inclusive naming structure,” she added.
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