Your Bird Story

Wambui Ippolito's storytelling is exquisite and vibrant. She takes on us a back-and-forth global journey of land, people, birds, and plants from East Africa to New York City and places in between. Wambui returns again and again to how her perspectives about land are grounded and guided by the deep time connections to her ancestral homeland.

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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 in this episode were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Black Cuckoo sound was recorded by A.R. Gregory and is available in the Sounds Collection at the British Library.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

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You might know the New Yorker in this episode for her work on our local NPR station. But radio producer Kate Hinds is also a bird watcher. Kate shares her beginnings in the bird world, her family's relationship with birds, and her favorite place to observe birds in NYC. Hint: it's an estuary, a wildlife refuge, and shares a name with a Caribbean island.

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

In Part Two of the two-part Parent Birders series, we speak with Jen then Bryony about their pre- and post- parenthood birdwatching. We learn about birding in the moment and creating experiences where all members of the family can make connections with birds and the landscape. Both Jen and Bryony call out the work that agencies and institutions must do to make all aspects of birding--from board service to navigating a trail with a stroller--accessible.

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

Being a parent and watching birds. Can you and how do you do both at the same time? How do you weave birdwatching into the rituals you share with your child? When and where do you make space for solo birding? These and more questions are considered and reflected upon by five parents in a mini-series about parents who bird. In Part 1, Laurel and Ed, a couple with a preschool-aged child, and Stephanie, a parent of two elementary-aged children, share their bird lives before and with children. 

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

For today's episode, we spoke with Tatyana Soto, a biologist and plant ecologist, about her newfound passion, birding. Tatyana shares her spark moment and spark bird and talks about her patch and the community of birders at this birding hotspot in Indiana. Plants get a mention!! Learn more about Tatyana's research here.

Thank you to Nicole Callihan, poet, for permission to recite her poem, "The Origin of Birds."

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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 in this episode 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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Support the podcast with a gift of any amount.

What is it about big birds? In this month's episode, we spoke with Dimple and Laura about their encounters with wild turkeys and mute swans, respectively. 

If you've got a "big bird" story to share, record a voice memo and email it to [email protected]. We will share your tale in a future episode.

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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 in this episode were downloaded from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil, Bird Program Manager, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

We are back with Season 2 of Your Bird Story, made possible with a Puffin Foundation grant!

Our guests in this episode, Adam Martinek (Inwood Hill Park Conservancy), Leslie Davol (Street Lab), and Heather Wolf have created ways and places for people in NYC to learn about birds through specifically developed bird programs. You don't have to be an "expert" to create high-quality bird programming. Knowing and loving a space, a desire to collaborate with others, and the drive to create a safe and welcoming community are recipes for wonderful bird education programs.

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We dedicate this episode to a NYC-resident Barred Owl who people called “Barry.” The young owl was recently killed in Central Park when she was struck by a maintenance vehicle. Barry delighted scores of Central Park visitors, beginning in October 2020 when outdoor spaces were the safest places to spend time together. Barry reminds us how special and moving encounters with birds can be. Barry will be missed.

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Production

Bird vocalizations in this episode were downloaded from All About Birds.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil, Bird Program Manager, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

We are excited to release "Bird Girls" as the Season 1 finale of the Your Bird Story podcast! In this episode, four girls -- Baker, Zoe, Fernanda, and Clara -- enthusiastically share their bird knowledge, how they approach wild birds, their bird lists, and bird watching tips for other girls. Let's celebrate the diversity of bird watchers! Finally, a thank you to Loyan Beausoleil for proposing the idea.

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We will be back in September 2021 with a new season funded by a Puffin Foundation grant.

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Production

Bird vocalizations in this episode were downloaded from All About Birds.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil, Bird Program Manager, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

You don't need "start up investment" to watch birds. Kate Wong recommends going outside or standing by your window "and see who flies by." Thank you, Kate! And thank you for listening to Your Bird Story and Kate's birdwatching journey.

Production

Woodpecker vocalizations in this episode were downloaded from All About Birds.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil, Bird Program Manager, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People

During the spring migration season of 2020, many more people were home to observe the sudden filling up of greenspaces with birds. Talk about a room with a view. From their bay window, Arindam and Atasi watched many species of migrants and residents using their yard. We appreciate Arindam's and Atasi's generosity with their time and stories.

Production

Ruby-throated hummingbird vocalizations in this episode were downloaded from All About Birds.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans, Director, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Nature Note Writer: Loyan Beausoleil, Bird Program Manager, Washington Square Park Eco Projects

Producer and Editor: Pod to the People