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  American Birding Association  

The American Birding Podcast brings together staff and friends of the American Birding Association as we talk about birds, birding, travel and conservation in North America and beyond. Join host Nate Swick every Thursday for news and happenings, recent rarities, guests from around the birding world, and features of interest to every birder.

The American Birding Podcast brings together staff and friends of the American Birding Association as we talk about birds, birding, travel and conservation in North America and beyond. Join host Nate Swick every Thursday for news and happenings, recent rarities, guests from around the birding world, and features of interest to every birder.

 

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#326

09-02: Rehabilitation For the Birds with Tim Jasinski

Modern optics give birders the opportunities to feel as though they are up close and personal with the bird we watch, but nothing we experience through binoculars compares to the experience with birds that wildlife rehabbers get to enjoy. Rehabilitators not only get to know birds on the individual level, but they get broader insight into the impacts of humans on bird populations as well. Tim Jasinski is a Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist at the <a href= "https://www.lensc.org/">Lake Erie Nature and Science Center</a> in Bay Village, Ohio. He oins us to talk about his experiences working with birds near Cleveland. Also, Purple Martins will be heading northward soon, <a href= "https://daily.jstor.org/the-disappearing-culture-of-purple-martin-landlords/"> but the number of landlords waiting for them continues to decline</a>.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!   ... Read more

09 Jan 2025

46 MINS

46:01

09 Jan 2025

#325

09-01: 2025 Bird of the Year Artist Sam Zimmerman

<a href= "https://www.aba.org/2025-aba-bird-of-the-year-common-loon/">2025 is the year of the Common Loon</a> here at the American Birding Association! Our <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cranesuperior/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Bird of the Year artist, Sam Zimmerman</a>, gets to appreciate these birds frequently from his home in northern Minnesota. He is an artist, author and educator whose work explores the landscapes and creatures of the western Great Lakes, with an eye towards capturing and preserving stories from his Ojibwe heritage. His Common Loon art is featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of Birding magazine. He joins us to launch the Year of the Loon with stories about his own experiences and insight into his art.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! ... Read more

02 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:59

02 Jan 2025

#324

08-51: This Month in Birding - December 2024

Thanks for another great year here at the American Birding Podcast. To close out 2024 we host another This Month in Birding panel featuring Jennie Duberstein, Mikko Jimenez, and Brodie Cass Talbott who join Nate to talk about bird brains, CBC memories, and old albatrosses. Plus, we make our predictions for what to look forward to in the bird world in 2025.  Links to items discussed in this episode: <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2024-12-world-oldest-wild-bird-aged.html"> World's oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74</a> <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2024-11-backyard-birds-neighbors-house.html"> Experiments show backyard birds learn from their new neighbors when moving house</a> <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2024-10-incentive-older-birds-friends.html"> Study suggests there's no incentive for older birds to make new friends</a> Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to give to the <a href= "https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2023eoyappeal">ABA’s End of Year Appeal</a>! Thanks! ... Read more

19 Dec 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:15

19 Dec 2024

#323

08-50: It's Bird-Friendly Chocolate Season with Bryony Angell

Roughly a quarter of chocolate sales in the US and the UK occur around the holidays at the end of the year. And if you are listening to this podcast, you are statistically almost certain to be participating. What does that have to do with birds? Well, like coffee before it, chocolate now comes in a bird friendly version. It's the subject of a recent article in Birdwatcher's Digest by [Bryony Angell] (https://www.bryonyangell.com/) a Washington based birder and writer on birding culture. She joins us to talk about what that certification means for birds and chocolate-lovers alike.  Also, congratulations to the full slate of <a href= "https://www.aba.org/2024-aba-awards/">2024 ABA Awards recipients</a> and thanks for all you do for the birding community.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to give to the <a href= "https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2023eoyappeal">ABA’s End of Year Appeal</a>! Thanks! ... Read more

12 Dec 2024

38 MINS

38:35

12 Dec 2024

#322

08-49: Birding Book Club - Best of 2024

It's the Birding Book Club's biggest meeting of the year!. We're back again to do our annual Best Bird Books of the Year episode for 2024. There’s no better time to give the gift of bird books to the birder in your life. And why not something for yourself while you’re at it? Nate Swick is joined by <a href= "https://www.10000birds.com/author/donna" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">10,000 Birds book reviewer Donna Schulman</a> and Birding magazine  [media and book review editor Rebecca Minardi] (https://www.aba.org/book-reviews/) to talk about what we loved this exceptional year in bird books. Links to out lists can be found on the ABA Podcast website. Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!  And don't forget to give to the <a href= "https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2023eoyappeal">ABA's End of Year Appeal</a>! Thanks! ... Read more

05 Dec 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:10

05 Dec 2024

#321

08-48: City Pigeons and Urban Evolution with Elizabeth Carlen

The humble Rock Pigeon can provide some interesting insights into how natural selection is impacted by the urban environment. That is the work of Elizabeth Carlen, a former PhD candidate at Fordham University in New York City and the lead author of a recent article in Evolutionary Applications that looks at genetic connectivity of Rock Pigeons populations in various cities in the Northeast United States. She joins host Nate Swick to talk about the unique issues with studying urban Rock Pigeons.    Also, how geotagged gulls are like Thanksgiving celebrations.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!         ... Read more

28 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:58

28 Nov 2024

#320

08-47: Random Birds XIII with Ted Floyd

Birding editor Ted Floyd is back for another episode of Random Birds. Ted and Nate talk turkey, and lots of other birds, with the help of a random number generator and a big list of birds.  <a href= "https://www.birdlife.org/news/2024/11/18/new-publication-indicates-devastating-extinction-of-the-slender-billed-curlew/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGp5IxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHerQRyVQHUDJ0CDSTCLO7G_X_LV_2ChKtF8AkjnqpQtei1Rjt0WRU2uNGA_aem_PlcwQXca8GnqCqBTpdYjGw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Also, Slender-billed Curlew has been declared extinct</a>. What does it tell us about bird conservation? Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

21 Nov 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:42

21 Nov 2024

#319

08-46: In Defense of Birds with Rich Fischer

On Veteran’s Day, here in the United States, we commemorate military veterans of the US Armed Forces, and this Veteran’s Day we at the American Birding Podcast commemorate the work done by the Department of Defense to protect and conserve out national natural heritage. People might not realize that the US Department of Defense is one of the largest land-owners in the country, and on that land live a number of birds of conservation concern that are monitored and protected by US military personnel. Dr Rich Fischer is the national coordinator of the Department of Defense Partners in Flight and the lead for the US Army Corp of Engineers Threatened and Endangered Species Team, and he joins us to talk about endangered birds on military installations.  Also, it could be a really exciting winter for White-winged Crossbills.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

14 Nov 2024

36 MINS

36:31

14 Nov 2024

#318

08-45: Hybrid Chickadee Challenges with Amber Rice and Scott Taylor

The friendly and familiar chickadees are endearing yard birds in nearly all parts of the ABA Area, but there is more than meets the eye for these feeder friends, especially in places where two species interact. Chickadees and chickadee hybrids are allowing researchers to ask some fascinating questions about hybrid fitness, evolution, and climate change. Drs Amber Rice of Lehigh University and Scott Taylor of the University of Colorado-Boulder are exploring some of these questions with Carolina, Black-capped, and Mountain Chickadees and they join us to talk about their findings and [the program they've developed for secondary students] (https://www.galacticpolymath.com/lessons/en-US/12) .  Also, more on smart feeders from Nate's backyard.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!     ... Read more

07 Nov 2024

44 MINS

44:04

07 Nov 2024

#317

08-44: This Month in Birding - October 2024

It's spooky season for birders and for this month's TMIB panel we've assembled a most terrifying group of birders to discuss this month's birding and ornithology news. Jason Hall, Nick Lund, and Purbita Saha join host Nate Swick to talk Canad Geese, vagrancy science, and couples costumes for birders.  Links to items discussed in this episode: <a href= "https://movementecologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40462-024-00504-7"> Offshore vagrancy in passerines is predicted by season, wind-drift, and species characteristics</a> <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2024-09-island-bird-resort-life-genetic.html"> Love island: Bird's refusal to leave resort life leads to genetic change</a> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/opinion/canada-goose-nature-documentary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk4.09Ir.dq-y7p4tg9Pc&smid=url-share"> Get to Know the Misunderstood Canada Goose</a> Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!     ... Read more

31 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:52

31 Oct 2024

#316

08-43: Gulls are for Everyone with Amar Ayyash

There’s probably no group of birds on the planet that an ilicit such a wide range of reactions than gulls, and no other group of birds that some birders won't even try to identify. Amar Ayyash, who has, through his writing and photography, established himself as one of the continent’s top gull guys, wants everyone to appreciate these fascinating birds and his new book, <a href= "https://www.buteobooks.com/pages/books/15393/amar-ayyash/the-gull-guide-north-america-not-yet-published"> The Gull Guide</a>, is a one-stop shop for gull love.  Also, two more North American species get the de-extinction treatment, but is it right to bring them into the 21st Century? Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

24 Oct 2024

34 MINS

34:10

24 Oct 2024

#315

08-42: Return to the Sky with Tina Morris

The reintroduction of the Bald Eagle in North America is justifiably counted among the world’s great conservation success stories. Ravaged by DDT, the Bald Eagle was on the brink of extirpation in the United States by the 60s. As a young college student, Tina Morris played a large role in bringing this impressive bird back to the eastern United States, nursing young birds in upstate New York. Her memoir <a href= "https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/return-to-the-sky/?srsltid=AfmBOopIvkuSjV2vFCnnFBgnkH2SStTaxCcLPym0Csv7q0CHTheftwoQ"> Return to the Sky: The Surprising Story of How One Woman and Seven Eaglets Helped Restore the Bald Eagle</a>, documents these efforts. She joins us to talk about it. Also, Nate is back from Georgia with a rare bird finding story.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!   ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

33 MINS

33:33

17 Oct 2024

#314

08-41: The Courage of Birds with David Sibley

David Sibley hardly needs an introduction to birders in North America, and his Sibley Guide to Birds is on the shelves of nearly every bird-curious person on the continent. He's also a frequent collaborator with the Dean of Cape May, Pete Dunne, and their latest project, <a href= "https://www.buteobooks.com/pages/books/15423/pete-dunne/the-courage-of-birds-and-the-often-surprising-ways-they-survive-winter-not-yet-published"> The Courage of Birds</a>, written by Pete and illustrated by David, is out at the end of October. He joins us to talk about winter birding, Cape May in the old days, and how art has changed in the age of photographs.  Also, <a href= "https://savemountdiablo.org/blog/for-the-fourth-year-condors-return-to-mount-diablo-and-the-east-bay/"> California Condors are moving north, and that's pretty exciting</a>. Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!   ... Read more

10 Oct 2024

41 MINS

41:29

10 Oct 2024

#313

08-40: Sandy Komito, In His Own Words

Last month saw the passage of Sandy Komito, perhaps the ultimate Big Year birder. Not only did he set records twice, but his second attempt, along with Al Levantin and Greg Miller, was the subject of Mark Obmascik's book, The Big Year. That book because a movie of the same name, where an exagerated version of Komito was played by Owen Wilson. While a great deal of artistic license was taken in the underhanded behavior of Wilson's character, the drive, passion, and charisma was recognized by those who befriended Sandy over the years. In light of his passage, we bring you a series of interviews by the ABA's Greg Neise, where Sandy tells the stories of his Big Year and what it takes to put it all together not once, but twice, in his own words.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

03 Oct 2024

37 MINS

37:45

03 Oct 2024

#312

08-39: This Month in Birding- September 2024

It's the last Thursday of the month and that means it's time for This Month in Birding, our monthly roundtable discussion on birderly and ornithological topics. For September 2024, we welcome Jennie Duberstein, Gabriel Foley, and Ryan Mandelbaum (<a href= "https://ryanmandelbirder.substack.com/">check out their newsletter</a>) to talk about chickadee hybridization, lost birds, and what's so great about birding in fall.  Links to topics discussed in this episode:  <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/science/lost-birds-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F04.rM2b.pQNa8RmPPe2k&smid=url-share"> Scientists Made a List of Lost Birds and Now They Want Us to Find Them</a> <a href= "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hybrid-chickadees-reveal-how-species-boundaries-can-shift-and-blur/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFXyJFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRfCY6_rX6hiupn7gzOh4tllupUen5IVg14ALdJkE5ebwmAPEs3IvUS-3A_aem_ahK3_mhXtANiS3oGMq9haw"> Chickadees Show How Species Boundaries Can Shift and Blur</a> <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-5090967/birds-build-nests-tradition-culture-architecture"> When birds build nests, they're also building a culture</a> hanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

26 Sep 2024

59 MINS

59:01

26 Sep 2024

#311

08-38: A Field Guide to Finches with Lillian Stokes and Matt Young

The enigmatic and nomadic finches are among the most beloved groups of birds on the continent. From the widespread and familiar American Goldfinch to the bizarre honeycreepers of Hawaii, these birds can teach you just about anything you'd want to know about taxonomy, evolution, and ecology. Prolific natural history author Lillian Stokes and Matthew Young of the Finch Research Network have joined forced to celebrate these birds in their new <a href= "https://www.buteobooks.com/pages/books/15411/lillian-q-stokes-matthew-a-young/the-stokes-guide-to-finches-of-the-united-states-and-canada"> Stokes Guide to FInches of the United States and Canada</a>, and they join us to talk about them.  Also, the <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/science/lost-birds-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F04.rM2b.pQNa8RmPPe2k&smid=url-share"> Lost Bird Project</a> hopes to elist birders to help find 144 species of birds not seen in decades.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

19 Sep 2024

50 MINS

50:08

19 Sep 2024

#310

08-37: Inside Crane Conservation with Rich Beilfuss

It’s hard to find a more dramatic groups of birds than cranes with their massive size, spectacular breeding dances, and impressive migrations celebrated by human civilization for millennia. But even with the advantage of awareness 10 of the world’s 15 species of crane are threatened with extinction including one, famously, in North America. The <a href= "https://savingcranes.org">International Crane Foundation</a> has been on the forefront of efforts to protect these birds all around the world, and its President Dr. Rich Beilfuss, has been involved at almost all levels in doing do. He joins host Nate Swick to talk about the work they do and the what the future might hold for these amazing birds.  Also, <a href= "https://www.aba.org/aba-checklist-committee-report-september-2024/"> the ABA Checklist is updated</a>, with a handful of new birds and splits to add to your life list.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!   ... Read more

12 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:38

12 Sep 2024

#309

08-36: Random Birds XII with Ted Floyd

Birding editor Ted Floyd joins us for another random number inspired trip down birding memory lane with Random Birds. This time around Ted and host Nate Swick discuss the least of these, flycatchers and sandpiper, along with bitterns, warblers, and whatever else pops up. Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

05 Sep 2024

58 MINS

58:26

05 Sep 2024

#308

08-35: This Month in Birding - August 2024

It's the end of the month and time for This Month in Birding, our monthly panel with birding friends discussing the month's birding and ornithology news. For August 2024, we have a panel of Jody Allair, Tim Healy, and Sarah Swanson talking vultures, bustards, and the winners of the birding Olympic games. Links to articles discussed in this episode: <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2024-05-birds-communicate-network-science-possibilities.html#google_vignette"> How do birds communicate? Network science models are opening up new possibilities for experts</a> <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320724002696"> The COVID19 confinement revealed negative anthropogenic effects of unsustainable tourism on endangered birds</a> <a href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/loss-india-s-vultures-may-have-led-deaths-half-million-people"> Loss of India’s vultures may have led to deaths of half a million people</a> <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/bird-olympics-fastest-peregrine-falcon-hummingbird-duck-pigeon/"> Who Wins gold in the Bird Olympics?</a> Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

29 Aug 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:19

29 Aug 2024

#307

08-34: Figuring out Flamingos with Amy Davis and José Ramirez-Garafalo

The flamingo phenomenon last summer was one of the more exciting birding events in recent memory, but American Flamingo has long been an intriguing species in the ABA Area. Amy Davis and José Ramirez-Garafalo are the authors of <a href= "https://www.aba.org/north-american-birds-vol-75-no-1/">an article in the most recent issue of the ABA's North American Birds</a> that looks at the past, present, and future of these incredible pink birds in the ABA Area.  Also, some <a href= "https://omniletters.com/scientific-review-corrects-dodo-extinction-record/#google_vignette"> new insights into Dodos from old sources</a>.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

22 Aug 2024

33 MINS

33:31

22 Aug 2024

#306

08-33: Take It or Leave It - Banding, eBird, and Taxonomy

Break out the oven mitts because it's time to welcome a panel of birders to tackle the hottest birding takes we can find in Take It or Leave It. This time around we welcome ABA colleagues Michael Retter, editor of Birding special editions and North American Birds, and Jennie Duberstein, wildlife biologist and ABA Young Birder liaison to offer opinions on the scope of bird banding, eBird's tightrope between bird science and listing repository, and whether or not having multiple bird taxonomies is a good thing. Also, a <a href= "https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/30/mccormick-place-says-it-will-do-better-birds-after-1000-killed-mass-casualty-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">major bird mortality event leads to real changes on Chicago's lakefront</a>.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard.  [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

15 Aug 2024

59 MINS

59:06

15 Aug 2024

#305

08-32: Birding Book Club - Bird Books for the Bird Continent

Birders and books are inseparable. And so from time to time we like to welcome some auspicious bird book enthusiasts for we call the Birding Book Club. This time around a panel consisting of [Birding magazine editor Frank Izaguirre] (https://www.aba.org/magazine/) and <a href= "https://www.10000birds.com/author/donna">10,000 Birds book reviewer Donna Schulman</a> tackle the most bird rich continent, which ironically seems to the most bird book depauperate continent, at least until realtively recently. We cover guides to South America and all the tagential discussions that they inspire.  You can find a list of all the books we discussed at the <a href= "https://wp.me/p8iY2g-hiG">American Birding Podcast website</a>.  Thanks to our friends at FeatherSnap for sponsoring this episode. Feathersnap is a smart bird feeder with AI bird identification capabilities that send photos of the birds visiting your yard. [Capture every moment with FeatherSnap] (https://www.feathersnapcam.com/) . Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership) to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! ... Read more

08 Aug 2024

56 MINS

56:55

08 Aug 2024

#304

08-31: On Crow Culture with Kaeli Swift

Dr. Kaeli Swift knows crows. And she’s watched them do some pretty extraordinary things. In fact all corvids-the family that includes crows, jays, magpies, and others-have a well deserved reputation for intelligence and fascinating social behaviors.  [Dr. Swift’s research] (https://corvidresearch.blog/) has provided insights into how crows interact with us, with their dead, and with each other. She joined host Nate Swick from Denali National Park where she is working with Canada Jays to talk about corvid culture and cognition. Also, some spectacular, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sonnysundancer/?hl=en">if slightly wrong, bird art in Corpus Christi, Texas</a>.  Thanks to our friends the [Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival] (https://rgvbf.org/) for sponsoring this episode. Register today! Chicago's [Urban Birding Festival] (https://www.theurbanbirdingfestival.org/) is a great way to enjoy the unique birding in unique landscapes Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!   ... Read more

01 Aug 2024

32 MINS

32:24

01 Aug 2024

#303

08-30: This Month in Birding - July 2024

It's This Month in Birding for July 2024 with Stephanie Beilke, Martha Harbison, and Mikko Jimenez the aeroecologist! The panel discusses recent bird news including AOS splits and lumps, bird intelligence, and bird regalia, but that's hardly all. Join us for another great conversation about birds, science, and, for some reason, the Insane Clown Posse.  Links to articles discussed in this episode: [AOS Checklist Redux 2024] (https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-2024/) <a href= "https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/227/11/JEB246604/352255/Birds-barcode-food-to-map-stashes"> Birds barcode food to map stashes</a> <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01482-x">These crows have counting skills previously only seen in people</a> <a href= "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0304279"> Do Magnetic murmurs guide birds? A directional statistical investigation for influence of Earth’s Magnetic field on bird navigation </a> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html"> 'As I Stood There, a Bird Watcher in Full Regalia Paused Next to Me’</a> Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to our friends at OM System for sponsoring this episode. Embrace the outdoors and find new ways to enjoy birds and birding. Visit  [omsystem.com] (http://omsystem.com/) or log in to your ABA member account to claim your exclusive 10% discount on cameras and lenses like the all new weather-sealed bodies and lenses. Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-birding-association/american-birding-podcast">Stitcher</a>, and <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iibz7obgdgnpmgtsea4uuffbvri">Google Podcasts</a>, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! ... Read more

25 Jul 2024

57 MINS

57:08

25 Jul 2024

#302

08-29: Dare to Bird with Melissa Hafting

The incredibly diverse and unbelievably photogenic landscape of British Columbia is on display in photographer and birder Melissa Hafting's new book, <a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dare-to-bird-melissa-hafting/1144097795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dare to Bird</a>, and with it, the birds that make this part of the continent so special and inspire Hafting’s effort to spread the joy of birding and photography around the province, across Canada, and beyond. She joins host Nate Swick to talk about it, along with rare bird recordkeeping, young birders, and more.  Also, <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2024/06/12/nx-s1-4906582/mosquito-hawaii-birds-endangered-species-extinct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new hope for Hawaiian birds in the form of mosquito air drops</a>.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to our friends at Zeiss for sponsoring this episode. For a limited time you can get $200 of all ZEISS Conquest HD binoculars. Visit your local optics dealer or visit <a href= "http://zeiss.com/nature" data-stringify-link= "http://ZEISS.com/nature" data-sk= "tooltip_parent">ZEISS.com/nature</a> to find a dealer near you. Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-birding-association/american-birding-podcast">Stitcher</a>, and <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iibz7obgdgnpmgtsea4uuffbvri">Google Podcasts</a>, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! ... Read more

18 Jul 2024

33 MINS

33:53

18 Jul 2024

#301

08-28: Birding with Benefits, A Discussion

<a href= "https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Birding-with-Benefits/Sarah-T-Dubb/9781668037836"> Birding with Benefits, a new book by author Sarah T Dubb</a>, is a unique new addition to the birding canon. While we shouldn’t be too surprised that all the new attention paid to birding has seen it turn up in surprising places, but the pages of a romance novel certainly seemed like a stretch. To help discuss birding's introduction into the romance genre, host Nate Swick turns to his own birding adjacent relationship and beach read enthusiast to talk about this unlikely intersection.  Also, <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/us/politics/spacex-wildlife-texas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U0.lrUE.d6z3KNQB_TLG"> SpaceX turns out to be a bad neighbor to birds in South Texas</a>, according to The New York Times.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don’t forget to  [join the ABA] (https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/membership)  to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to our friends at Zeiss for sponsoring this episode. For a limited time you can get $200 of all ZEISS Conquest HD binoculars. Visit your local optics dealer or visit  [ZEISS.com/nature] (http://zeiss.com/nature)  to find a dealer near you. Subscribe to the podcast at <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-birding-association/american-birding-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a>, and <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iibz7obgdgnpmgtsea4uuffbvri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Podcasts</a>, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! ... Read more

11 Jul 2024

35 MINS

35:54

11 Jul 2024