04-43: This Month in Birding - December 2020
The American Birding Podcast
English - December 24, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 58.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsNature Science Leisure Hobbies aba birds ornithology travel birding birdwatching nature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It's the end of December and the end of 2020, and the This Month in Birding crew takes a broader look at the month and the year that was and looks forward to a brighter 2021 in birds. Host Nate Swick is joined this week by The Birdist Nick Lund, co-host of the Bird Sh*t podcast Mo Stych, and host of Topic's Birds of North America Jason Ward to talk about the eBirdification of birding, whether seeing birds is the same as getting a raise, weird bird noses, and what we loved about 2020, a year that had a lot to offer despite, well, you know.
Links to topics discussed:
Access to greater bird diversity can generate as much happiness as getting a raise.
Birdsong increases the well-being of hikers
Bird beaks can detect vibrations
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