Episode 3: Bird News: Summer 2021

08/01/21 • 30 min

In this episode, we're going to explore some hot topics in birds news this summer. Join me for the first Bird News episode!
Show Notes

To report a sick or dying bird you suspect might be affected by the mysterious bird illness on the east coast, use this link to the PennVet Wildlife Futures Program: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers-laboratories/research-initiatives/wildlife-futures-program

Transcript and References

In this episode, we're going to explore some hot topics in birds news this summer. Join me for the first Bird News episode!
Show Notes

Transcript and References

Previous Episode

Episode 2: A Deep Dip (American Dipper)

In this episode, we explore the life, habits, and poetry of the American Dipper. Join me in celebrating America's only aquatic bird.
References
Dunn, P. (2006). Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Gallegher, C.P. and Lea, E.V. (2019). Overwintering habitat of American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, Observed in an arctic groundwater spring feeding on Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma. The Arctic Institute of North America. 72(1): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic67805

Johnson, T. M. (2021, April, 1). American Dipper [Letters to the editor]. Anchorage Daily News. https://www.adn.com/opinions/letters/2021/04/01/poem-american-dipper/

Sibley, D. A. (2001). The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior 1st ed..Knopf.

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Episode 4: A Deep Dive into the Vermilion Flycatcher

One of my favorite bird since childhood, the Vermilion Flycatcher or Pyrocephalus rubinus is the subject of our next deep dive. Join me in finding out more about this amazing little bird.
Transcript
References

Andrews, B.J., Sullivan, M., & Hoerath, J. D. (1996). Vermilion flycatcher and black phoebe feeding on fish. Wilson Bulletin. 108(2), P. 377-378.
Charles Darwin Foundation. (2020). Philornis downsi. Galapagos Species Checklist. https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/datazone/checklist?species=10067
Cornell Labs. (2019). Vermilion Flycatcher. All About Birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overviewhttps://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overview
Dunn, P. (2006). Pete Dunn’s Essential Field Guide Companion. Houghton Mifflin.
Ellison, K. S. (2008). Nest reuse by vermilion flycatchers in Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(2) 339-344.
Howell, S.N.G., & Webb, S. (2004). A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern central america. Oxford.
Leuba, C., Tebbich, S., Nemeth, E., Anchundia, D., Heyer, E. Moquera, D.A., Richner, H., Roojas Alleri, M.L., Sevilla, C., & Fessi, B. (2020). Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos [Abstract]. Journal of Avian Biology. 51(8). https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02438
Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641938. This recording is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641942 . This recording is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Raulston, B. [ed]. (2013). Vermilion flycatchers on the LCR: A summary of data from 1970–2 012. Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program. https://www.lcrmscp.gov/reports/2012/c51_sumrep_1970-2012.pdf
Ríos Chelén, A.A., Macías Garcia, C., & Riebel, K. (2005). Variation in the song of a sub-oscine,
the vermilion flycatcher. Behaviour 142 (1121-1138).