As long as we're on bird names and english, I *have* a pet peeve, too.

Many years ago, the USGS decided that no one has possessive ownership
of lakes, mountains or other geologic features, thus it is Mt St. Helens,
not Mt St. Helen's, etc. (Or perhaps geologists don't type well enough
to want to search for the apostrophe.) I personally feel the same
about species. How can Townsend possess so many species? I
vote for Townsends Warbler.

Kelly Cassidy