Edit: New as of late June, 2024: Unlike the AOS, the AFO actually surveys its members: https://afonet.org/2024/06/afo-member-feedback-on-the-decision-from-aos-to-replace-all-eponymous-bird-names/ I post this with trepidation. I am disinclined to touch on such topics here. A few years ago, I became involved with a birding organization whose core mission of making birding more accessible deeply resonated with me. I … More Some Thoughts on Bird Names and Barriers