New names slated for birds, including Kirtland’s warbler

LANSING

The Kirtland’s warbler has an expansive conservation program, draws tourists from across the globe and even has an annual festival in Roscommon.

Yet what is perhaps Michigan’s most well-known endangered bird is slated to lose its name.

It’s among 70 North American bird species named after people that will be renamed over the next four years, according to the American Ornithological Associatio…