Courtney talks to David Johnston about how to see the most birds (fast!), the connections between mourning and birding, Mississippi kites, and the birds of West Virginia.

Links from David's show

A History of Birding's Big Year

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

Seek

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The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests.

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Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for Emily Dickinson, for having such a lovely poem in the public domain!). Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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