Junco Nomenclature

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Most of us just call a junco a junco.  Others feel more 
comfortable using the AOU name Dark-eyed Junco.  Others like to be more 
specific and call them Slate-colored Juncos.  To the best of my knowledge 
no one is contemplating splitting Dark-eyed Junco.  But remember that 
Pink-sided Juncos are reported most years in this region.  Sometimes 
Oregon Juncos also.
	As for Yellow-rumped Warblers.  Many of us are in the age group 
that learned Myrtle Warbler before the species were lumped and we still 
use that name.  Others of us want to be more specific about the kind of 
Yellow-rumped Warblers seen.  But remember again that several years ago a 
few Audubon's Warblers made it to this region for the first confirmed 
records in Maryland.
	Similarly, before Northern Oriole was split, we still called our 
orioles Baltimores.

				Bob Ringler

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