This Month in Birding – February 2021
February 25, 2021
It’s the last Thursday in February and that means it’s time for This Month in Birding! We’re pleased to welcome some birding friends to talk about the birding news of the month, and in this month maybe more than most, we need each other. February’s winning panel consists of Jennie Duberstein of Sonoran Joint Venture, Jordan Rutter of the American Bird Conservancy, and Brodie Cass Talbott of Portland Audubon, who come ready to talk about owl ethics, the debunking of the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect, bird extinctions, and more.
Articles to topics discussed:
Owl Drama in New York City’s Central Park
Is the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect a real thing?
(plus the cool PPTE charts Jennie mentions)
Extinct Birds were Not Declining Prior to Colonization of North America
Leave your Comments in Support of Rolling Back Proposed Changes to the MBTA
A Two-headed Grouse in Nova Scotia?
Thanks to Field Guides for sponsoring this episode. Check out their new video series, Out Birding with Field Guides.
Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Play, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!
The American Birding Podcast brings together staff and friends of the American Birding Association as we talk about birds, birding, travel and conservation in North America and beyond.
Join host Nate Swick every other Thursday for news and happenings, recent rarities, guests from around the birding world, and features of interest to every birder.
Hi All,
Loved that you talked about our paper on the podcast this month! One quick comment: although we focused on the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect for ABA code 4 and 5 species, our rare bird discovey rates included code 3 species. In other words, we did look at whether these “mega-rarities” (code 4 and 5) led to higher rates of code 3 discovery. In any case, loved the podcast!
Cheers,
-Tyler Hallman
That ending tho… clever and hilarious! :)