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Ep 6: The increasingly golden era of birding and ornithology
Ep 6: The increasingly golden era of birding and ornithology
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Do you know the state bird of Utah, and how it came to be? How old are the oldest hummingbirds on record? Which gulls are of the cherry-picking variety? Get answers to these questions and so much more in this episode of Life List. Topics covered include: Seasonal changes in birding; American Ornithological Society (AOS) updates, including a focus on genomics and inverted genes; why the western raptor that George spotted in New Jersey didn’t make the rare bird alerts; record-breaking gull lifespans and old birds including (you guessed it) albatrosses and storm-petrels, with a shoutout to good ol’ opossums. Highlight bird species: Roseate Spoonbills; game birds for purchase; redpolls (how many redpoll species? you tell us); California Gulls; Laysan Albatross and other seabirds; shoutouts to elderly hummingbirds; moonwalking manakins. Locations mentioned: Niagara Falls, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, the oceanLinks: American Ornithological Society (AOS)Send your topic ideas to lifelistpodcast@gmail.com
Released:
Aug 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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