“Northern flicker? I hardly even know ‘er!”: A Formal Apology to Our Northern Flicker Community

In our last issue, we made a joke that suggested that a local bird species, northern flickers, are wh*rish. We have received backlash from the northern flicker community, and we realize that we are ignorant about flicker culture. We are listening and educating ourselves, and we would like to issue an apology.

The northern flicker is not any more sexually promiscuous than the southern flicker, western flicker, eastern flicker, or any of the other birds in our neighborhood. And in fact, sexual promiscuity is a human construct that should not be imposed on morally superior species, such as northern flickers and cats.