The birds that call Georgia home, including hooded warblers, tufted titmice and common grackles, will not be changing their signature tweets, squawks, chirps or peeps, but a well-known group dedicated to protecting the state’s favorite feathered friends is adopting a new moniker amid scrutiny of its former namesake’s racist acts.
The name “Georgia Audubon” is going the way of the dodo, but the organization is not. The group’s board of directors announced Thursday they will be rebranding to “Birds Georgia,” but their goal of defending wild birds and their habitats will remain.
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