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Birds of a Feather Talk Together57: Medley - Warblers, European Goldfinches, Cassowaries, Horse Flies, Oh my!This week we play some highlights from our previous episodes, including some moments with some of our guest. Topics discussed are the Golden-cheeked Warbler with Jack Wildlife, the Southern Cassowary with Wes Larson, the Christmas Bird Count with our host John Bates, Jack Wildlife is back to tell us about a camera that he gifted a young birder, Maureen Turcatel tells us about bugs, and European Goldfinches with Louise Bodt. John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart are hosting as always :)Next week we'll be back with our regular scheduled programming, but thought you'd enjoy...
2024-09-0932 min
Birds of a Feather Talk Together37: European Roller - Migration Across the Sahara, Vomiting for Self-DefenseJohn and Shannon's son moved to Slovakia to play professional hockey - so we discuss a bird native to that area: The European Roller. These birds are super cool and so much fun to learn about. From their interesting leapfrogging migration pattern to Africa, to the self-defense method that many of their chicks use: vomiting. Make sure to google these birds because their color is absolutely magnificent. We also answer a mailbag question about bald eagles, and set up for a full episode that we'll do on bald eagles in a few weeks. We finish ou...
2024-04-0826 min
Birds of a Feather Talk Together36: The Brown Creeper, How Animals Evolved to Fly, and Round 2 of Round Robin Voting!This week we talk about one of Shannon’s favorite birds: The Brown Creeper. The way these tiny little birds climb all over trees, and look like a piece of bark, is truly amazing, and adorable. We also answer a mailbag question about evolution, and when animals learned how to fly. We finish out the episode with the next round of our Round Robin tournament and vote on the second round of birds from our previous episodes. It's our regular hosts John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, Amanda Marquart, and we're also joined by Lo...
2024-04-0130 min
Birds of a Feather Talk Together35: European Starlings with Louise Bodt + Round Robin Tourney First Round Voting :)This week we talk to Louise Bodt about the European Starlings. Louise Bodt is a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum using introduced birds to study rapid evolutionary change. Prior to joining the Field Museum birds lab, she worked as a science educator in NYC where she got her MS in biology investigating genetics of invasive European starlings. We also kick off our Round Robin Tournament and vote on our first round. It's a lot of fun and we were laughing the whole time. We want our listeners to vote as well, w...
2024-03-2535 min
Birds of a Feather Talk Together34: European Goldfinches with Louise Bodt - European birds introduced in the U.S.This week we talk to Louise Bodt about the European Goldfinch. Although they are native to Europe, there is actually a population living in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Louise tells us how they got there, other examples of them being introduced, and much more. Louise Bodt is a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum using introduced birds to study rapid evolutionary change. Prior to joining the Field Museum birds lab, she worked as a science educator in NYC where she got her MS in biology investigating genetics of invasive European starlings. Louise is...
2024-03-1836 min