8. Bird Basics with Ornithologist Lauren Pharr

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka

English - June 07, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB
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Birds are one of my favorite backyard animals because they are everywhere! I invited ornithologist Lauren Pharr on the podcast to discuss bird basics. In this episode we go over:

How to attract birds to your backyard including:

• Songbirds

• Hawks and other raptors

• Owls

• Hummingbirds

Bird basics on food:

• Is feeding okay?

• What kinds of foods to give for different types of birds

• Keeping feeders clean

Tips for people who want to get started in birding:

• Apps to use

• Citizen science

• Tips for learning bird song

Lauren's research and how she got interested in birds

Black Birders Week:

• What is #BlackBirdersWeek?

• How did it get started?

And MORE!

For the full show notes visit: https://www.stephanieschuttler.com/bird-basics/