07-17: This Month in Birding - April 2023
The American Birding Podcast
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4.7 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
It is the most exciting time of year for birders in the ABA Area so it seems only fitting to celebrate it with an exciting group of panelists for April's This Month in Birding. Host Nate Swick is joined by Jennie Duberstein, Andrés Jimenez, and Jordan Rutter to talk about vulture love, nature TikTok, and Night Parrot skulls. Come for the spring migration talk and stay for the bird personality profiles.
Also, don't forget to sign up for our first ABA Community Weekend!
Links to articles discussed in this episode:
They're Not Pretty, but Turkey Vultures Have Grace
TikTok’s Falco tinnunculus: Getting to Know Urban Wildlife through Social Media
CT scans offer insights on Australia’s rare Night Parrot
Flamingoes have big personalities—and their friendships prove it
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| 0:00.0 | Join Western Field Ornithologists and Colorado Field Ornithologists for their joint |
| 0:03.8 | 2023 convention. |
| 0:05.6 | This will be the biggest birding event this summer and takes place July 19th to the 23rd |
| 0:10.0 | in picturesque Summit County, Colorado. |
| 0:13.0 | The convention includes four days of field trips covering habitat from Piny and Juniper |
| 0:16.4 | foothills to alpine tundra. |
| 0:18.0 | It's a great opportunity to pick up those high elevation specialties. |
| 0:21.1 | Field trip leaders will include the ABA's own, Ted Floyd, and the convention keynote |
| 0:24.5 | speaker, Jesse Berry from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Other highlights include workshops and |
| 0:28.9 | science sessions, youth birder field trips, and socials, bioblits, and national and local vendors. |
| 0:34.1 | For more information and to register, visit www.cobirds.org. That's www.cobirds.org. |
| 0:46.7 | Hello and welcome to the American Birding podcast from the American Birding Association. I am |
| 0:50.9 | Nate Swick. It is the end of April, which means it's time for this month in birding, |
| 0:55.7 | a monthly panel discussion. We'll get right to that. But first, a reminder that if you find |
| 1:00.8 | yourself in Southern Ontario this weekend, make sure to join us for the first of our ABA |
| 1:05.5 | community weekends. This one is in Toronto. It is a fun weekend of free birding events, |
| 1:10.7 | though space is limited, |
| 1:12.7 | and you'll need to sign up to participate. You can get more information about it and sign yourself |
| 1:16.9 | up at our website. The link is in the show notes. Should be a great time at a very birdie place |
| 1:21.8 | at a phenomenal time of year to see those birds. So let's get to it. Our panel is Jenny Duberstine, Andres |
| 1:28.2 | Jimenez, and Jordan Rudder, were ready to talk vultures, TikTok, and night parrot skulls |
| 1:34.0 | after this week's rare birds. This is your rare bird focus for the end of April |
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