The Feathered Desert Podcast

Summary: Cheryl and Kiersten talk about some of the hummingbirds that live year round in the desert SW, as well as some migratory visitors. You’ll also learn about how to attract them to your yard so you can enjoy these ‘flighted gems’ of the desert.

Show Notes:

Hummingbird photos and Identification help: www.allaboutbirds.org

Hummingbird feeders and nectar: Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa https://mesa.wbu.com

We are no longer sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa but through personal experience we highly recommend their products. 

Summary: To celebrate Women’s History month, Cheryl and Kiersten dug into some forgotten history to highlight a few outstanding female pioneers that shaped the path of ornithology.

Show Notes:

Rural Hours by Susan Fenimore-Cooper: https://www.fenimoreartmuseum,org/product/rural-hours

Harriet Hemenway and Mina Hill: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-two-women-end-deadly-feather-trade

Barbara DeWolfe: https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2010.127.1.235

Carina Motta, Minerva Rivera, and Evelyn Bobadilla: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/winter-2019

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13041

We are no longer sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa but through personal experience we highly recommend their products. 

Summary: Did you know there are three species of goldfinches in the SW? Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they discuss the different species and find out how you can attract these bright, lively birds to your own backyard!

Show Notes:

Goldfinch Identification: www.allaboutbirds.org

Finch feeders and Nyjer: Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa https://mesa.wbu.com

We are no longer sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa but through personal experience we highly recommend their products. 

Summary: There really are parrots in the desert SW! How did they get here and are they native? Learn about the rosy-face lovebird, monk parakeet, and thick-billed parrot. Cheryl and Kiersten also discuss how you can attract these chatty residents to your backyard.

Show Notes:

Thank you to Kyle Waites for all the amazing information he shared with us about the Thick-billed Parrot!

Status of Rosy-Faced Lovebirds in Phoenix, Arizona: www.azfo.org/journal/rosy-facedlovebird2011.html;

Rosy-faced Lovebird: www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/rosy-faced-lovebird

Lovebird feeders and seed: Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa https://mesa.wbu.com

We are no longer sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Mesa but through personal experience we highly recommend their products.