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Sheridan Alford, smiling at the camera while holding a female Cardinal in her hands

Celebrating Black Birders Week

This week is the second annual Black Birders Week. It was created in response to an incident in Central Park in New York City, where a Black birder was racially profiled and harassed. The week invites more Black folks to learn about birding, which has historically been very white. Tenijah…
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A Red-eyed Vireo seen in left profile, perched amidst branches and greenery. A grayish horizontal stripe sets off the red eye of the vireo, and its greenish yellow, light brown, and white plumage looks softly blended as its body tapers neatly to a short tail.

Heid E. Erdrich - DNA Tribes

Ojibwe writer Heid E. Erdrich's poem DNA Tribes deals with her identity as a Native American woman and the call of the Red-eyed Vireo, which sounds like someone saying “ Here I am, where are you?” [Hear more poetry by Erdrich and other contemporary writers on our podcast, BirdNote Presents…
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A Red-eyed Vireo seen in left profile, perched amidst branches and greenery. A grayish horizontal stripe sets off the red eye of the vireo, and its greenish yellow, light brown, and white plumage looks softly blended as its body tapers neatly to a short tail.

Heid E. Erdrich - DNA Tribes

Ojibwe writer Heid E. Erdrich's poem DNA Tribes deals with her identity as a Native American woman and the call of the Red-eyed Vireo, which sounds like someone saying “ Here I am, where are you?” [Hear more poetry by Erdrich and other contemporary writers on our podcast, BirdNote Presents…
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Illustration of a Baltimore Oriole, Osprey and American Tree Sparrow flying over our host, Tenijah Hamilton, smiling and holding binoculars, against a background of trees and tall buildings

How Do We Know that Birds are in Trouble?

In the inaugural episode of Bring Birds Back, host Tenijah Hamilton gets to know biostatistician Dr. Adam Smith, coauthor of the study that found we’ve lost 3 billion birds in North America since 1970, and helps us wrap our heads around that gigantic number. The good news? There are lots…
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Eurasian Wren seen in left profile, beak open wide as it sings. This Eurasian wren shows the warm brown wing feathers and buff colored breast, and its short tail is tilted upward.

International Dawn Chorus Day

The first Sunday of May is International Dawn Chorus Day, a day to appreciate the beauty of birds’ dawn songs. Dawn Chorus Day began as a small event in Birmingham, England in the 1980s and has grown to be a worldwide celebration of birdsong. You can join in wherever you are by listening…
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Eurasian Wren seen in left profile, beak open wide as it sings. This Eurasian wren shows the warm brown wing feathers and buff colored breast, and its short tail is tilted upward.

International Dawn Chorus Day

The first Sunday of May is International Dawn Chorus Day, a day to appreciate the beauty of birds’ dawn songs. Dawn Chorus Day began as a small event in Birmingham, England in the 1980s and has grown to be a worldwide celebration of birdsong. You can join in wherever you are by listening…
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Northern Mockingbird perched on a branch against a clear blue sky, its head turned to the left and its beak open as it sings in the sunlight

Timothy Steele - Mockingbird

Many years ago, poet Timothy Steele had a Northern Mockingbird take up residence right outside his bedroom window. And the bird sang day and night. “I love mockingbirds generally,” Steele said, “but in this case, I did wish that this particular fellow would shut up! And I wrote the poem as…
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Northern Mockingbird perched on a branch against a clear blue sky, its head turned to the left and its beak open as it sings in the sunlight

Timothy Steele - Mockingbird

Many years ago, poet Timothy Steele had a Northern Mockingbird take up residence right outside his bedroom window. And the bird sang day and night. “I love mockingbirds generally,” Steele said, “but in this case, I did wish that this particular fellow would shut up! And I wrote the poem as…
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Male Northern Cardinal perched on edge of bird feeder tray, partially lit by sunlight, his red crest glowing

Spark Bird: Tig Notaro and the Dinosaurs

Tig Notaro is known for her acting, writing, and especially her deadpan comedy. Less well known is her love for birds. Watching the film Jurassic Park, she noticed how the dinosaurs were portrayed to move similarly to birds, and it piqued her interest. These days, she has bird feeders…
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Male Northern Cardinal perched on edge of bird feeder tray, partially lit by sunlight, his red crest glowing

Spark Bird: Tig Notaro and the Dinosaurs

Tig Notaro is known for her acting, writing, and especially her deadpan comedy. Less well known is her love for birds. Watching the film Jurassic Park, she noticed how the dinosaurs were portrayed to move similarly to birds, and it piqued her interest. These days, she has bird feeders…
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