This Month in Birding – June 2022
June 30, 2022
It’s the last episode of the month and that means it’s time for This Month in Birding, featuring a fun panel of ABA friends discussing the biggest birding news of the month and more. On our panel this month, Sarah Bloemers from the hilarious Bird Sh*t podcast, Frank Izaguirre of the ABA’s Birding magazine, and aeroecologist and birder Mikko Jimenez. They join host Nate Swick to talk Grasshopper Sparrow success, a new invasive bird in the UK, and the features you’d want in your ultimate birding vehicle.
Links to articles discussed:
Recovery of one of North America’s Most Endangered Birds Reaches Historic Milestone
Scientists Develop New Methods to Improve Mapping of Bird Migrations
Britain’s Birds At Risk from Asian Songbird
And also a link to the Twitchers documentary Frank mentions
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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.
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Hi Nate! My name is Magnus and I am a Swedish birder listening to every episode of your excellent podcast! In this last episode, starting with the article about Red-billed Leiothrix in Britan, there is a question raised about invasive species and twitchers, which definitely is a relevant issue both in Britain and Sweden! Let me tell you about the two most complex species from a Swedish perspective; Egyptian Goose and Ruddy Duck (a species that you ABA birders are well acquainted with as a native species of your area). Both these waterfowl species are declared as pest species by… Read more »