The last episode of the month means This Month in Birding, with a panel of Orietta Estrada, Gabriel Foley, and Mikko Jimenez. We have some interesting topics to chat about this week including that mystery bird illness and a possible connection to cicadas, a historical perspective on bird names in a major ornithological journal, how bird science is furthered by indigenous languages, Piping Plover movies and birds in the Olympics.
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Links to topics discussed include:
Thoughts on the mystery bird illness in the east.
The Ibis paper on redressing common bird names
Local Legends About Birds Help to Preserve Language and Culture
Monty and Rose Documentary to Debut on Labor Day in Chicago
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Birding editor Ted Floyd joins host Nate Swick to once again chat about recent birding experiences in eBird Annotated. This time Ted and Nate have been on the road, birding in places that meant something to them in the past. For Ted, this is Pittsburgh's Frick Park, and for Nate, Sannibel Island in south Florida.
As promised, enjoy their eBird checklists yourself!
From Pennsylvania
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91550753
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91550757
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91496800
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91565994
From Florida:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91433356
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91461785
https://ebird.org/checklist/S91229868
Plus, Nate is happy to report that the Duck Stamp will no longer require a hunting element.
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We at the ABA are big fans of the growing birding podcast scene and one of the more interesting ones out now is Your Bird Story, which focuses on everyday people’s experiences with birds in cities. The host of Your Bird Story, Dr. Georgia Silvera Seamans, is, among other things, the director of Washington Square Park Eco Projects, an urban and community forester, and of one the co-organizers of Black Botanists Week. She joins us to talk about collecting bird stories from everyone and the importance of wild places in urban spaces.
Also, Nate is back from Florida wowed by Swallow-tailed Kites and Pileated Woodpeckers.
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In demand actor, 7 time winner of the Teen Choice Award, and avid birder?
Ian Harding is best known for his work on the Freeform network’s teen-drama Pretty Little Liars, but in his new memoir Odd Birds he talks about how birds and birding have provided him with opportunities to find peace and focus in a life in the public eye. Ian joins host Nate Swick to share some stories from his new book and thoughts on what it could mean for birding to have such a high-profile advocate. This interview originally ran on June 29, 2017.
Also, Birding editor Ted Floyd shares a commentary about the magic of birding in the mundaneness of regular life. This commentary originally ran on September 7, 2017.
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It's Canada Day and this week sees an all Canada special episode of the American Birding Podcast, a tip of the cap to our friends in the northern part of the ABA Area. The Canada panel consists of some birders from across the country and features voices that podcast regulars probably recognize.
From St, John’s, Newfoundland, we welcome Bird the Rock’s Jared Clarke. From Drumheller, Alberta (by way of Ontario) is
Birds Canada's Jody Allair. And from Richmond, British Columbia, it's wildlife biologist and keeper of the BC Rare Bird Alert, Melissa Hafting. We talk about the amazing birding opportunities found across the country and the special conservation issues unique to Canada.
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