08-31: On Crow Culture with Kaeli Swift

The American Birding Podcast

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4.7 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Kaeli Swift knows crows. And she’s watched them do some pretty extraordinary things. In fact all corvids-the family that includes crows, jays, magpies, and others-have a well deserved reputation for intelligence and fascinating social behaviors. Dr. Swift’s research has provided insights into how crows interact with us, with their dead, and with each other. She joined host Nate Swick from Denali National Park where she is working with Canada Jays to talk about corvid culture and cognition.

Also, some spectacular, if slightly wrong, bird art in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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1:43.5	Hello and welcome to the American Birding Podcast from the American Birding Association.
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