
Episode 8 Bird of the Year
02/12/22 • 16 min
In this episode, I reveal the first bird I saw in 2022 and why that's important. We'll also look at birding city parks and something completely different!
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- Official website: Birds Aren't Real
- Lorenz, T. (2021, Dec 9). Birds aren't real or are they? Inside a Gen Z conspiracy theory. New York Times.
- Kato, B. (2022, Jan 7). Birds aren't real founder throws up in live, viral TV interview. New York Post.
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In this episode, I reveal the first bird I saw in 2022 and why that's important. We'll also look at birding city parks and something completely different!
Show Notes
- Episode transcript
- Official website: Birds Aren't Real
- Lorenz, T. (2021, Dec 9). Birds aren't real or are they? Inside a Gen Z conspiracy theory. New York Times.
- Kato, B. (2022, Jan 7). Birds aren't real founder throws up in live, viral TV interview. New York Post.
Support Here Birdy Birdy Birdy
- Buymeacoffee/HBBB
- Start your own podcast at Buzzsprout using this link and collect a $25 Amazon gift card for FREE
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Episode 7: Year in Review 2021
This year has been difficult for almost everyone, but let's end the year on the upside by discussing our birding adventures this past year. In this episode, I survey the Here Birdy Birdy Birdy Facebook group to find out what they've been up to.
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Episode 9: Montezuma Quail
In this episode, I recap some spring birding adventures and highlight my most recent lifer, the Montezuma Quail.
Show Notes
References
- Albers, R.P. & Gehlbach, F. R. (1990). Choices of Feeding Habitat by Relict Montezuma Quail in Central Texas. The Wilson Bulletin, 102(2), 300–308. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4162867
- All About Birds (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Montezuma_Quail/lifehistory
- Greene, C.D., Harveson, L.A., Cross, J.G., Luna, R.S. (2020, Jan). Spatial ecology and habitat utilization of Montezuma Quail in the Davis Mountains of Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 72:1.
- Hernandez, F., Harveson, L. A., & Brewer, C. E. (2006). A Comparison of Trapping Techniques for Montezuma Quail. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 34(4), 1212–1215. https://doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1212:ACOTTF]2.0.CO;2
- Mathur, S, DeWoody, JA Genetic load has potential in large populations but is realized in small inbred populations. Evol Appl. 2021; 14: 1540– 1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13216
- Mathur, S., Tomeček, J.M., Heniff, A. et al. Evidence of genetic erosion in a peripheral population of a North American game bird: the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae). Conserv Genet 20 , 1369–1381 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01218-9
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. AgriLife Extension Wildlife & Fisheries. https://wildlife.tamu.edu/montezuma-quail-reversing-the-quail-decline-initiative/
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