Your Bird Story

Monica Yadeun wears many hats. She is a veterinarian, a bird advocate, and an environmental innovator. Her initiative Pollinator Resorts is part of the World Economic Forum. She founded Guardianas de las Aves. In our conversation, Monica talks about her path to veterinary care, doctoral degree in decolonize pedagogy, bird diversity conservation, and favorite birds(s). She tells us that she gets to know birds by spending time in their places. 

Follow Guardianas de las Aves on Instagram @guardianas_de_aves. Learn more about Pollinator Resorts.

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Season 3 of Your Bird Story brings more field recordings to listeners. CHIRP, as we are calling this season, is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

Bird vocalizations were accessed from the Macaulay Library.

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Katie Leung's childhood interest in charismatic megafauna and predatory mammals and fish has evolved to include raptors like the Eastern Screech-Owl and the Osprey. Katie describes her previous work with raptors in New York City. She is effusive about her new job working on the Hudson River, a "beautiful, vast estuary".  I appreciate Katie's willingness to talk about balancing vigilance in light of anti-Asian hate and enjoying and working in the outdoors.

Read about the eagle hacking project in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. 

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Season 3 of Your Bird Story is devoted to bringing more field recordings to listeners. CHIRP, as we are calling this season, is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

Raptor vocalizations were accessed from the Macaulay Library.

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Last month, Your Bird Story x CHIRP spent two weeks with 12 science classes in a Manhattan public middle school. We showed bird specimens, prepared bird specimens, talked about birds and urban ecology, and swapped bird stories. This episode is based on a recording made in one classroom during the preparation of a Yellow-bellied Cuckoo specimen. Our thanks to TSMS. 

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Season 3 of Your Bird Story is devoted to bringing more field recordings to listeners. CHIRP, as we are calling this season, is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

Yellow-bellied Cuckoo vocalizations were accessed from the Macaulay Library. 

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UX designer Zoey Liangzhang caught the birding bug in New York City. Among her spark birds was a Red-tailed Hawk that spent time on her fire escape. When she returned to Beijing she immersed herself in the birdwatching community there. In this month's episode, Zoey talks about her birding life in both cities as well as her hopes for the future of birding in Beijing.

Follow Zoey's bird adventures on Instagram. Learn more about the organizations she volunteers with such as Friends of Nature. Zoey recommends watching this Beijing Television show featuring wildlife conservationist Terry Townshend which she describes as "a great video about birding in Beijing." We agree!

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Season 3 of Your Bird Story is devoted to bringing more field  recordings to listeners. CHIRP, as we are calling this season, is made  possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

Bird vocalizations were accessed from the following sources:

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How much do you know about the American Robin? Turdus migratorius is the focus of the doctoral research of Emily Williams, an avian ecologist. How big are robin roosts? Are female robins territorial? How flexible is their migration? After all, migratory is in their name. Emily's research, based in Washington DC, is highlighting and revealing much about this underappreciated common bird. Follow Emily on Twitter and on her website.

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Season 3 of Your Bird Story is devoted to bringing more field recordings to listeners. CHIRP as we are calling this season is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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The Your Bird Story team listened through our 2-year archive and selected three of our favorite segments to share with you to close out Season Two. You'll hear about deterring bird-airplane conflicts, Black people in the outdoors are not unicorns, making friends through bird watching, experiencing nature as a child, and the importance of caring for nature. Take a listen.

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Season 2 of Your Bird Story is made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant.

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Production

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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Large urban centers can be wonderful places to encounter nature. From LA to NYC, Melissa Breyer has experienced urban wildlife, and is keenly aware of threats to wildlife in cities, especially to migratory birds. She works with Project Safeflight to rescue and to collect data about collisions. While changing existing city architecture is a huge task, Melissa reminds us that there are also simple ways to help migratory birds in cities, such as turning off lights at night and keeping cats indoors.

Learn more about Project Safeflight. Follow Melissa on Twitter @MelissaBreyer to see the work she does to help urban birds in NYC.

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Season 2 of Your Bird Story is made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant!

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Production

Bird vocalizations were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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Shimona Quazi, a forester and researcher in Singapore, shares her childhood memories of unstructured and organic discoveries about nature. She recalls exposure to rural birds, caged birds, balcony birds, and family members who went hunting. Through her role as research projects manager, Shimona is knowledgeable about the important role birds play in forest ecosystems. Finally, she points to Singapore's commitment to a green, resilient city.

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Season 2 of Your Bird Story is made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant!

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Production

Bird vocalizations were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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In this episode, Akilah and Alyssa share their approaches to education and ethical birding. They also spotlight the human dimensions of biological diversity. As New Yorkers it's no surprise they praise the city, but it's no exaggeration! NYC provides opportunities for diverse people, plants, and animals to thrive together. Follow Alyssa on Instagram at alizurd and Akilah on Twitter at BirdingQueens.

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Season 2 of Your Bird Story is made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant!

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Production

Bird vocalizations were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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Loyan Beausoleil, the Nature Notes writer for the podcast, joins us to talk about her bird life and the ways in which she has come to know birds and how she shares her knowledge about birds with others.

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Season 2 of Your Bird Story is made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant!

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Production

White-throated Sparrow and Belted Kingfisher vocalizations were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Andean Cock-of-the-rock sound was downloaded from Xeno-Canto here.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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Support the production of this podcast with a gift of any amount.