07-24: What an Owl Knows with Jennifer Ackerman
The American Birding Podcast
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4.7 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Birders and bird enthusiasts are so fortunate that science writer Jennifer Ackerman so frequently turns her mind to birds. This year, she follows the critically acclaimed The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way with the new What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds. Owls have amazed and mystified humans for as long as there have been humans, and new research undertaken by passionate individuals has revealed new insights into these alluring, nocturnal birds.
Also, the story of a tagged Ferruginous Hawk in Ontario, Michigan, and beyond has capitvated birders.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Julie Davis, chair of the American Birding Association's board of directors, |
| 0:05.3 | and I want to ask you to help us send a young birder to camp. Each year, the ABA host camps |
| 0:10.3 | where young people who are passionate about birds can expand their birding skills while |
| 0:14.9 | experiencing nature firsthand with their peers. With help from supporters like you, we are able to provide scholarships |
| 0:21.6 | so that all young people can have the opportunity to attend our camps. And now through June 30th, |
| 0:28.1 | the ABA Board has pledged to match all gifts received up to $17,500. This means your impact |
| 0:35.9 | will be doubled, ensuring even more teens will have access to this experience through the ABA Camp Scholarship Program. |
| 0:43.6 | Double your impact by making a donation online before June 30th at ABA.org slash appeal or call us at 800-850-2473. |
| 1:01.5 | Hello and welcome to the American Birding Podcast from the American Birding Association. |
| 1:05.7 | I am Nate Swick. |
| 1:07.3 | I have been following with some interest the tale of the Ontario Ferruginus Hawk, I guess |
| 1:12.9 | Ontario and Michigan Ferruginus Hawk, we'll get to that. It's a rarity story with a distinctly |
| 1:18.7 | 21st century angle. The background is told by our friends at Berths Canada, a ferruginous |
| 1:24.8 | hawk, western Great Plains, Raptor turned up in southwestern Ontario in early |
| 1:30.7 | May. This was Ontario's ninth provincial record, so a rare bird by whatever standards you want to |
| 1:37.1 | ascribe. It unfortunately had an encounter with a passing vehicle. I don't believe that it was |
| 1:43.4 | struck by the vehicle, |
| 1:44.6 | though it did seem like it was disoriented. |
| 1:46.7 | It ended up landing in a nearby waterway |
| 1:48.9 | where it was collected by a local, |
| 1:50.7 | taken to a Raptor rehabilitation facility. |
| 1:53.8 | It spent a few days there. |
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