In the wake of the 2005 demise of vaunted indie band Ticonderoga, guitarist/vocalist Phil Moore and keyboardist/vocalist Mark Paulson decided to maintain their working relationship. They invited accordionist/vocalist Beth Tacular to complete their resurrection as a band. It was Tacular who dubbed the newly minted unit Bowerbirds, after an Australian species known for the male's mating strategy of building beautiful and elaborate nests.  

It’s refreshing when a band is christened purposefully and not by randomly assembling words that have never been juxtaposed before.