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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kirk Roth" data-source="post: 1785857" data-attributes="member: 85015">I definitely understand the annoyance that occurs when "laymen" fall back on the older names - whether they be retained or not.  But to me, this is a question of which is more annoying to hear - a "Common Snipe" in California, or an "Oldsquaw?"  For me, the answer is that they're both annoying, so we just deal with it and follow propriety!  Then we'll sort out the datapoints later!I like this idea, and if I were to gaze into my hazy crystal ball, I'd bet this is what AOU goes with.  However, I would be disappointed to see "Eastern Winter Wren" (unless IOC names the Eurasian populations "Easterner Winter Wren!")  I think "Boreal Winter Wren" would be a better descriptor.  I feel that "Migrant Winter Wren" would be descriptive also, but much more "clunky" sounding.  "Cute Winter Wren" is sounding better and better!Wow, how did I mess up my German so badly?  Apologies to all the Germans for my linguistic butchery!</blockquote>