02-08: eBird's Global Big Day with Ian Davies & Kyle Horton

The American Birding Podcast

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Science, Birding, Hobbies, Travel, Birdwatching, Leisure, Aba, Ornithology, Nature, Birds

4.7 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Spring is right around the corner. And if you're going to be birding, you might as well be eBirding. You should definitely be eBirding on May 5^th, eBird’s annual Global Big Day. Last year birders recorded more than 6600 species from 160 different countries on one day. eBird’s Project Coordinator Ian Davies joins host Nate Swick to talk about the Global Big Day initiative.

Also, radar ornithologist Kyle Horton talks about Cornell’s Birdcast project, which recently launched live migration maps, an amazing tool to help birders maximize their opportunities to see great birds this spring.

Nate is back in the driver's seat to talk about warbler obsession, Florida birding, and birds at airports.

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0:00.0	The ABA is joining with tropical birding for the first time for an extraordinary adventure
0:04.5	in Thailand in 2019.
0:06.8	This is Thailand birding with a camera.
0:08.7	So if you are a photographer that likes birds or a birder who likes to take a few photos,
0:12.9	this is a trip with you in mind.
0:14.2	And there are no shortage of incredible photo subjects in Southeast Asia, stuff like sunbirds,
0:19.4	pitta, incredible pheasants, spoonbilled sandbiper,
0:23.2	some of the coolest looking birds on the planet.
0:25.6	Plus, mammals, culture, and amazing food with ABA friends.
0:29.5	This is setting up to be a really exceptional time.
0:32.4	Have I interested you yet?
0:33.9	It's your mouth watering for bird photography and the real deal pad tie.
0:38.1	Get more information at aBA.org slash travel.
0:54.1	Hello, welcome to another episode of the American Burning Podcast for the American Birding
0:56.4	Association.
0:57.4	I am your host, Nate Swick, sitting in for your guest host, Greg Meese.
1:02.5	I'm back from Israel, of course, where I helped the ABA, like us, Subital Wheatiers are
1:08.2	the champions of the flyway.
1:10.4	I'll have more on that in the next
1:13.2	episode. I also got away to Florida there briefly, family trip, limited birding, but, you know,
1:19.6	even limited birding can be pretty productive in Florida. I had Sandhill cranes literally walk,
1:25.8	well, I mean, maybe more of a strut or a saunter.
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