Hello, this is Ted Floyd. I am the editor of the American Birding Association's Birding Magazine,

and I've been out birding for much of the past week. This is my favorite time of the year with the

nesting season in high gear. It's also my favorite time of the year because I get to interact so

extensively right now with young birders at ABA teen birding camps, in connection

with the ABA Young Birder of the Year program, and simply out in the field enjoying birds

and nature together. This is also the time of the year when the ABA kicks into its nesting season

appeal, an urgent mid-year campaign to raise money for all our young birder programs

as well as the many public services like this podcast, which require funding beyond basic

memberships. To contribute to the nesting season appeal, please donate online at aBA.org

slash give or call us at 800-850-2473 and give what you can.

Programming at the ABA is highly cost-efficient and your donation will go directly to resources

for young birders and the whole community of people who care

about birds and birding. Again, that website is aBA.org slash give, and the phone number is

800-850-2473. Thank you for ensuring a bright future for birds and for birders and good birding to all of you.

Hello and welcome to the American Birding Podcast from the American Birding Association. I'm your host, Nate Swick. I know we focus mostly on birds of the ABA area, the U.S. and Canada here, and that

obviously makes sense. But every once in a while I come across a story, an article is about

birds elsewhere that's just so good or so interesting that I want to talk about it in this space,

just from the perspective of sharing really cool bird stuff.

And this is one of those.

It comes from Ed Young, who is one of the world's great science writers.

It was published in the Atlantic.

So anytime he turns his mind towards birds, you're going to get something good out of it.

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