A single author article just published in the February 18, 2025 Scientific American is a game changer when we are out in the field. I might be the only birder who finds this new information startling. Well, as with many things I have encountered in my life, I always seem to be the last to know.
Just kidding and more accurately, I think many birders will be amazed with this information. It's an extensive piece, so set aside the time to read and absorb. I will never be able to see White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) in the same way again.
This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability, by Donna L. Maney, a neuroscientist at Emory University. Her current research focuses on how sex and gender are treated as variables in biomedical research.
This article was originally published with the title “The Bird That Broke the Binary” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 332 No. 3 (), p. 48.
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