[wisb] Re: "Birding" vs. "bird watching"
- From: KAREN JOHNSON <kmjbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:30:08 -0600
"BIRDING" or keeping "BIRDERS WORLD" are my preferences.
Karen Johnson
Milwaukee (BayView)
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Mike Duchek <mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just got an email from "Birder's World" magazine that they are changing
> the name to "Birdwatching" magazine. I assume the decision is already
> final, but I thought it was interesting and just thought I'd ask what term
> people prefer here.
>
> As the Wikipedia article on the subject kind of mentions, the term birding
> can be preferred because birdwatching is a term that excludes not only the
> auditory aspects of birding, but also things you could include like "bird
> finding," "bird learning," "bird photohraphing," "bird counting," etc... So
> "birding" is a nice useful term that encompasses all these ideas in one
> term. That and "bird watching" can have a negative connotation, in part
> because it suggests something very passive and boring (i.e., standing still
> and watching birds). As people know, this is often a very small part of
> what I would consider "birding" to encompass, and "birding" to me is much
> more than that and can be both physically active (i.e., going to Devil's
> Lake to look for solitaires) and exciting (i.e., seeing something rare), and
> allows us to contribute to science in a way that most other hobbies don't.
>
> Just wanted to hear other people's thoughts about the two terms. Don't
> mean to criticize a decision made to draw more people or get into a
> discussion of anything specific to the magazine, but to me "bird watching"
> is often the term that turns people off, not the other way around and I
> prefer "birding" instead.
>
> So, what term do you prefer?
>
> -Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co.
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Milwaukee County
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