Subject: Re: Worgnet - Old Squaw (fwd)
Date: Mar 14 22:51:55 1996
From: Janet Hardin - wings at olympus.net


Connie Veldink forwarded the following:

> I have a question - does anyone know the status of the name, Old Squaw?
> It occurred to me (just recently, I'm sorry to say) that this is a racist,
>sexist, and 'age-ist' name for a beautiful bird.

Taking a cue from one of our Canadian brethren (I'm sorry I don't remember
who), I have already begun using "Long-tailed Duck" as being a much more
appropriate - in every way! - name for this bird. I noted a pair of LTDU in
my notes just today, seen on Port Townsend Bay.

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net