So when did they change the scientific name of the Yellow headed Blackbird?
I have always known it as Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. It wears a body
down to keep up on all of this. Especially when they change one of the few
scientific names that I know. Knew. I used to explain to my students that
the Yellow-headed blackbird, which is wonderful to listen to, would say its
scientific name. I always brought this up when we were down at Salton Sea
in a marsh with these wonderful creatures all making crazy noise.

Jim Rosso

At 10:03 AM 5/10/99 -0700, Martin J. Muller wrote:
>Greetings, again,
>
>While walking around Green Lake around 9:30 (Monday May 10), I heard the
>unmistakable "song" of a Yellow-headed Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) coming
>from a birch tree. Sure enough, there was a male in full Alternate plumage,
>sitting 3 m. (10') up in the tree, preening and occasionally announcing his
>presence.
>

Jim Rosso
Issaquah, Washington
425-392-8440
jrosso at mediaseek.com