What the Flock Is in My Chimney?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Every evening at dusk, listener Tara watches clouds of tiny birds dive-bomb into her boyfriend’s chimney. What are these creatures, and are they going to destroy the house? Ornithologist Margaret Rubega introduces us to these notoriously mysterious birds, and to the stubborn 19th-century artist-turned-scientist who was determined to study them. Special thanks to Barbara Boyle. Thanks also to songwriter Jay Ungar for the use of Ashokan Farewell, ©1983 by Swinging Door Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hello ELT gang.
0:37.0	Tire calling from Southern Indiana.
0:39.0	My boyfriend and I have long been having a debate over a bird
0:43.0	or multiple spicy as bunch of birds.
0:45.0	Every night at dusk, a ton of birds fly down his chimney
0:49.0	and they leave every morning at dawn.
0:51.0	He thinks they're close to a thousand
0:53.0	and I think that's a little bit of an exaggeration.
0:56.0	What are these birds and how many can truly go in there?
0:59.0	Hello.
1:00.0	Hi Tara.
1:01.0	This is Jorge Just.
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