07-22: For the Love of Birds
The American Birding Podcast
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4.7 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On May 19, 2023, the ABA and the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University hosted the For the Love of Birds panel as part of the Academy’s Cheryl Beth Silverman lecture series. If you weren’t able to join us in Philadelphia, we’re excited to share it with you as a podcast. Panelists Holly Merker, Anwar Abdul-Qawi, and American Birding Podcast host Nate Swick talk about birding and the bird community with moderator Maurice Baynard.
Also, join Nate in San Francisco the weekend of June 17 for the next ABA Community Weekend.
And don’t forget to donate to the ABA’s Nesting Season Appeal.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is Laura Gerard, Young Birder Programs Coordinator with the American Birding Association. |
| 0:07.0 | For the past 25 years, the ABA has been inspiring young people to explore the world of birding |
| 0:12.9 | through camps, mentoring programs, and publication of the fledgling, a magazine where young birders can see their articles and photos in print. |
| 0:21.6 | Our goal is to create a holistic approach to engaging young people and birding in conservation through art, science, and conservation and community leadership programs, |
| 0:32.6 | allowing them to choose how they participate along the way. |
| 0:35.6 | With your donation today, you can help us continue the |
| 0:39.2 | work of supporting young birders into the future. Please donate online at aBA.org |
| 0:45.2 | slash appeal or call us at 800-850-2473. |
| 0:55.8 | Hello and welcome to the American Birding podcast from the American Birding Association. |
| 0:59.9 | I am your host, Nate Swick. |
| 1:01.8 | I'm excited to bring you the panel discussion from the Drexel University Academy of Natural |
| 1:07.0 | Sciences Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture Series from a couple weeks ago. |
| 1:12.1 | Thank you so much to the Academy for permission to use the recording in this way. |
| 1:15.7 | It was a really great event. |
| 1:17.1 | I'm glad those of you who weren't able to attend can hear it. |
| 1:20.0 | But first, a couple bits of news to report. |
| 1:23.7 | The San Francisco ABA Community Weekend is on for the weekend of June 17th and 18th. |
| 1:30.8 | I will be out there. We're working with Golden Gate Audubon and Lyca to host birdwalks and a couple |
| 1:36.2 | workshops that weekend. Yes, I know it's Father's Day, but bring your dad or if you are a dad, |
| 1:42.5 | bring your kids. The link to sign up for these free events will be in the show notes. I know it's short notice, but bring your dad, or if you are a dad, bring your kids. The link to sign up for these |
| 1:45.2 | free events will be in the show notes. I know it's short notice, but if you're in the area, |
| 1:49.3 | please consider joining us. And last, certainly not least, we are in the middle of our |
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