Daily Briefing: A bird by another name

ALSO: 🪀 In time for holiday shopping: list of troublesome toys posing health risks for kids Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Tue Nov 21 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. To the non-birders among us, the names of birds flying above may be limited. Most of us can point out a cardinal or a blue jay. Maybe the red tail gives away a red-tailed hawk. But the names of birds are much more varied and if you think you know some, there's a chance you're going to have to learn something new. The Journal's Alex Kuffner reports that two birds that breed in Rhode Island are about to get a new name. Another 36 birds that migrate through Rhode Island are also in line for changes. [Cooper's hawk] The cooper's hawk is a common visitor at feeders, where it prefers to dine on other birds. Jason Major The changes are being driven by the American Ornithological Society with an eye toward making the names more descriptive, but that's not the only reason. What else is going into the change and what Rhode Island birds are in the mix for a new name? [Check out Alex's story and find out.]( This free newsletter is possible thanks to our subscribers. [Support local journalism with a subscription to The Providence Journal.]( WORTH A READ 🌎 Advice from dogs. A chainsaw to the system. [Javier Milei, far-right libertarian, is Argentina's new leader]( 🪀 In time for holiday shopping: [list of troublesome toys posing health risks for kids]( 😺 Woman supports cat rescue by [selling keepsake jewelry made from pet whiskers, fur, ashes]( [Today's Weather]( ☀️ Some sunshine giving way to clouds. Highs in the mid-40s. TOP STORIES [RI native directs weather operations on Northeast's highest peak]( [Jay Broccolo, director of weather operations at Mount Washington Observatory, works at the summit of the Northeast's highest peak, where the view on a clear day stretches for miles.]( Jay Broccolo, who grew up in Westerly, is in his element at the Mount Washington Observatory, where extreme weather is just another day at the office. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [The intersection of Dorrance and Westminster streets in Providence. Recent utility work forced the city to dig up the cobblestone medallion at the center of the intersection. Because of damage to the cobblestones, they were not replaced.]( [Why Providence took out cobblestones from Westminster Street intersection]( It's not the first time replacing cobblestones with smooth new pavement has been controversial in the city. [READ MORE]( [A crew with Luminous Neon works on installing the Dunkin' Donuts sign on the new business at 1533 E. 17th Avenue in Hutchinson on Monday. The sign for Baskin-Robbins, which will go to the left of the Dunkin' sign is still on order. Opening of the twin treat shop is now targeted for early- to mid-November.]( [Need something? Here's what is open on Thanksgiving in RI]( Not many stores are open in Rhode Island on Thanksgiving Day, but here's where you can go in a pinch. [READ MORE]( [Palestine supporters rally outside the Textron headquarters in Providence on Friday, Nov. 17.]( [Patinkin: Things not heard at the Pro-Palestinian rally outside Textron]( "There was a rally for Palestine Friday in downtown Providence, and I learned things I hadn’t realized." [READ MORE]( [Benji Soe, Mount Pleasant football]( [Here's the RI Thanksgiving Week high school football schedule]( Games are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and on Thanksgiving Day [READ MORE]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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