Politically correct bird names? That doesn’t fly with Utah Legislature.

Wilson’s phalarope, Cooper’s hawk and others are being renamed, but Utah lawmakers want the state to stick with the current monikers.

(VJ Anderson via Wikimedia Commons) A female Wilson's phalarope in Oregon. Utah legislators passed a bill that doesn't allow state wildlife officials to follow the American Ornithological Association's plan to change the bird's name.

Politically correct bird names? That doesn’t fly with Utah Legislature.

Wilson’s phalarope, Cooper’s hawk and others are being renamed, but Utah lawmakers want the state to stick with the current monikers.

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