This is BirdNote. I'm Nick Byard, BirdNote's executive director. We're at the end of our

fall fundraising week, and if you haven't had a chance to visit birdnote.org to make

a donation, I'm here asking you to please do so today. When I joined BirdNote, I knew

that this job would involve sharing the joy and wonder of birds with our listeners,

but I didn't expect it to inspire my kids to become avid birders. Now, I'm not the ones

suggesting we go on bird walks. My kids seem to always beat me to it. Five-year-old

Keaton has his favorite birds. I love crows, and monegles, and swans, and seven-year-old

piper has her favorites as well. I love black cat chickadees. Then offspring.

Just by having more nature in my life, my kids now have a passion that is entirely their own,

and I can't wait to see where it leads them. You can help inspire the next generation to care

about birds and take steps to protect them by donating to birdnote today at birdnote.org.

Your tax deductible gift of any amount at birdnote.org makes a big difference.

For birdnote, I'm Keaton Bired, and I'm piperbired. And I'm Nick Bired.

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