09-22: This Month in Birding - May 2025
The American Birding Podcast
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🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
The end of May means, for many of us, the end of spring. But before this magical month is over we bring a great panel of birdy friends together to talk about some of the interesting bird news that has come across our vitual desks. Welcome Stephanie Beilke, Tim Healy, and Brodie Cass Talbott to talk birding without tech, warbler foraging strategies and the birds and bees, literally.
Links to items discussed in this episode:
The Wonders of Bird-Watching without Tech
Crows understand shapes and use geometry in everyday life
Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?
Where the wild bees are: Birds improve indicators of bee richness
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| 0:30.2 | Hello and welcome to the American Birding Podcast from the American Birding Association. |
| 0:34.0 | I am Nate Swick. |
| 0:35.3 | It's the last week of the month. |
| 0:37.1 | That means we've got a this month |
| 0:38.2 | and birding panel for you. But before I throw over to that, I do want to know that we |
| 0:41.7 | recently announced our 2025 Young Birders of the Year. This is our long-standing Young |
| 0:47.5 | Berta mentorship program, Borders ages 10 to 18, participate in a number of modules, from |
| 0:53.3 | field notebooks to photography to conservation. |
| 0:56.5 | They're judged by a team of mentors, experts from around the birding world, who ultimately |
| 1:01.0 | choose two birders, one each in the younger and older age groups. But even if you aren't on top |
| 1:06.9 | at the end, it's a really, really meaningful way to engage with other young birders and with our |
| 1:12.0 | great crew of mentors. Ultimately, it's all about building community, which is a hallmark of what we |
| 1:17.4 | try to do here at the GAB. For 2025, we're excited to announce our two young birders of the |
| 1:22.8 | year. They are Killian Sullivan of Gahana, Ohio for the 10 to 13 age group and Elias Markey Ratner of New York, New York |
| 1:31.7 | in the 14 through 18 age group. Congratulations to both of you. And if you have time, |
| 1:37.1 | please check out samples of their work on our website. There will be a link in the show notes. |
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