Birds on Birds

Can you blow my whistle, baby? The Harlequin Duck

Hannah's birthday week means one thing: ducks. This time it's the Harlequin Duck, dressed to impress, squeaking instead of quacking, and living in whitewater rapids on purpose. September 21st is International Day of Peace. Hannah has donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a UK charity providing emergency medical care, nutrition support, and mental health services to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, and invites listeners to do the same: https://www.map.org.uk/how-to-help/donate/ Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harlequin_Duck/overview https://abcbirds.org/birds/harlequin-duck/ https://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/harlequin-duck https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/harlequin-duck https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=harlequinduck.printerfriendly https://animalia.bio/harlequin-duck https://www.bto.org/learn/about-birds/birdfacts/harlequin-duck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_duck https://share.google/0hGiWicn5XsqUeaCc https://share.google/FdBZ4ndNQzVnekH8R https://fathersonbirding.com/monotypic-birds-evolutions-survivors/ https://www.map.org.uk/how-to-help/donate/

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Stumping and Branching: Tawny Frogmouth

Another Wednesday, another new bird, and this one loves to break the fourth wall! Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they learn all about the tawny frogmouth, the supposed "burly brutes of the caprimulgiforms." Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/tawny-frogmouth/ https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tawny-frogmouth-podargus-strigoides?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24147383687&gbraid=0AAAAAD3LNqGZFFKYmABMBAZLpyaKZ0RgD&gclid=CjwKCAjwkaXUBhASEiwAZI3dswVkISQnhUE2ASD3WinqyXyVYE6pxfGRwDFaldQojhIoWJTaSjyxARoC7ZIQAvD_BwE https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/tawfro1/cur/introduction https://ebird.org/species/tawfro1?continue https://www.lpzoo.org/animals/tawny-frogmouth/ https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/podarg1/cur/introduction https://www.scu.edu.au/news/2020/hard-to-spot-but-worth-looking-out-for-8-surprising-tawny-frogmouth-facts.php

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Tipsy Time: Cedar Waxwings

Join Hannah + Cleo with an "ear-full" of Cedar Waxwings: the bird that looks like it was dipped in silk, courts with a berry-passing dance, and occasionally gets flat-out drunk on fermented fruit. We get into the wax, the mask, and the invasive honeysuckle problem nobody's talking about. Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/id https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/lifehistory https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/overview https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/cedar-waxwing https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Cedar-Waxwing https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bombycilla_cedrorum/ https://www.birdnote.org/explore/field-notes/2015/05/cedar-waxwings-spring-courtship https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/category/cedar-waxwing/ https://www.audubon.org/news/spring-air-and-so-are-intoxicated-birds https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/141203-drunk-birds-animals-science-winter-global-warming https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cedar-waxwing-bombycilla-cedrorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Fire https://www.treehugger.com/nandina-berries-cedar-waxwing-4863712

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Highest Flying Bird: Rüppell's Vulture/Griffon

The highest flying bird in the world! Join Hannah + Cleo this week for their first vulture (griffon?) in honor of Cleo's birthday and favorite group of birds. Learn about these vital and, if i may say, handsome, birds and if you feel so inclined, head to 4vultures.org to donate to vulture conservation and research. Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/vultures/ruppells-vulture https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gyps_rueppellii/ https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/ruegri1/cur/introduction#sex https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gyps_rueppellii/ https://exoticglobalparrotsfarm.com/product/fertile-authentic-ruppells-griffon-vulture-eggs/ https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ruppells-griffon-vulture https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/08/18/the-highest-flying-bird-was-found-a-tenth-of-the-way-to-space/ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/the-race-to-save-african-vultures/ https://www.forbes.com/profile/mackenzie-scott/ https://4vultures.org/

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Golden Slippers: The Snowy Egret

A stunning silk-and-feathers hunter who almost paid for her looks with her life... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through this golden-footed showstopper, THE SNOWY EGRET. Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/overview https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/lifehistory https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-egret Stephen Moss, Ten Birds That Changed the World (Basic Books, 2023)

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Strawberry Finch: Red Avadavat

The cutest little fruity bird, with a strangely mysterious wingspan... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through this color changing cutie, THE STRAWBERRY FINCH *Government Name: Red Avadavat. Music by Fknsyd Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/redava/cur/introduction?login https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red_Avadavat/overview https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Amandava_amandava/ https://www.curiousspecies.com/my-species/red-avadavat http://youtube.com/watch?v=87lkC7kJk1U&themeRefresh=1 https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-with-bec-crew/2020/08/the-red-strawberry-finch-is-the-sweetest-songbird/ https://www.fws.gov/media/strawberry-finch

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Local Heroes: Lark Sparrow and Lark Bunting

Two grassland birds, one unique state bird. This week, Hannah and Cleo dig into the Lark Sparrow and the Lark Bunting, who are both summer regulars at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Plus: the true story of how Colorado picked its state bird in 1931, what birds so many states are stuck sharing, and how one very passionate Fort Collins educator won a multi-year lobbying campaign for a bird "unknown to ninety percent of Colorado citizens." Music by fknsyd Larks and States discussion starts at 15:55 Sources All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Ruddy Duck: Overview, ID, Life History All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Pied-billed Grebe: Overview, ID, Life History Missouri Department of Conservation, Ruddy Duck field guide: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ruddy-duck Maryland DNR, Pied-billed Grebe: https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/pages/plants_wildlife/pie-billed_grebe.aspx New Jersey DEP, Pied-billed Grebe status (State Endangered): https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/end-thrtened/pbgrebe.pdf Audubon Field Guide, Pied-billed Grebe: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pied-billed-grebe Tweeters mailing list, Pied-billed Grebe territorial "Circle Display" / "Bluff Diving" behavior notes (citing Birds of the World): https://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/2023-May/002759.html Britannica, The Odyssey (2026 film, dir. Christopher Nolan), release date and cast: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Odyssey-film-by-Nolan https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ducks-penis-length-depends-other-guys Bright-Eyed Birder Reel

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Hell Diver vs. The Clown: Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck

Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck. A duck with a bright blue bill spends breeding season fully absorbed in his own bubble show. A smaller bird with a horror-movie nickname has other plans. We break down both fighters, then get into who's playing god. Music by fknsyd Epic Duel Begins at 16:30 Sources All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Ruddy Duck: Overview, ID, Life History All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Pied-billed Grebe: Overview, ID, Life History Missouri Department of Conservation, Ruddy Duck field guide: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ruddy-duck Maryland DNR, Pied-billed Grebe: https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/pages/plants_wildlife/pie-billed_grebe.aspx New Jersey DEP, Pied-billed Grebe status (State Endangered): https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/end-thrtened/pbgrebe.pdf Audubon Field Guide, Pied-billed Grebe: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pied-billed-grebe Tweeters mailing list, Pied-billed Grebe territorial "Circle Display" / "Bluff Diving" behavior notes (citing Birds of the World): https://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/2023-May/002759.html Britannica, The Odyssey (2026 film, dir. Christopher Nolan), release date and cast: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Odyssey-film-by-Nolan https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ducks-penis-length-depends-other-guys Bright-Eyed Birder Reel

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Fast as F*ck: The Peregrine Falcon

Not just fast but THE fastest animal on earth... other than some this one mite... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through Jeffrey Lendrum's most trafficked bird, an legend among icons, the peregrine falcon. Music by fknsyd Peregrine Falcon chat starts at 19:00 Sources https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/perfal/cur/introduction https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/overview https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/peregrine-faqs/peregrines-mating-how-its-done/ https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/diving-into-love-at-200-miles-per-hour https://peregrinefund.org/history-peregrine-falcon https://www.audubon.org/magazine/why-are-peregrine-falcon-numbers-falling-united-states-again National Geographic — “Falcons up close”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/paid-content-falcons-up-close Avian Hybrids (WordPress) — Falconiformes: https://avianhybrids.wordpress.com/falconiformes/ The Nature Conservancy: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/stories-in-indiana/peregrine-falcons/ JSTOR Daily — “The Case of the Thinning Eggshells”: https://daily.jstor.org/the-case-of-the-thinning-eggshells/ NY State Museum eggshell lab handout: https://nysm.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/bird_hall_education_guide_eggshell_lab_student_a.pdf War History Online: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/mi5-falcons.html World War Supply blog: https://www.worldwarsupply.com/2024/01/falcons-in-the-skies-training-raptors-to-intercept-carrier-pigeons-during-wwii/ HistoryNet — “Birds of War”: https://historynet.com/birds-of-war/ Pigeons of War blog: https://pigeons-of-war.com/2022/09/13/how-to-sabotage-military-pigeons-a-primer/ The Devil of History blog: https://devilofhistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/the-first-fighting-falcons/

Bad Eggs, First Crack: Jeffrey Lendrum

Episode 16: Bad Eggs, First Crack: Jeffrey Lendrum A former Rhodesian ornithology nerd gets caught in an airport shower with fourteen peregrine falcon eggs strapped to his chest. This week we cover one of the biggest cases in the history of oology. Hannah & Cleo discuss Joshua Hammer's The Falcon Thief, from helicopter raids on remote cliffs to eggs incubated in socks. Music by fknsyd 16:26 Bad Eggs discussion starts Sources Outside Online - “On the Trail of the World’s Most Daring Egg Smuggler” (Joshua Hammer): https://www.outsideonline.com/2378786/egg-thief-jeffrey-lendrum-falcon CBC Radio: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-january-23-2019-1.4988386 National Wildlife Crime Unit (UK): https://nwcu.police.uk/news/nwcu-police-press-releases/four-and-a-half-years-imprisonment-for-international-falcon-smuggler The National (UAE): https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/notorious-wildlife-thief-loses-bid-for-freedom-1.1037071 Matrix Chambers : https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/jeffrey-lendrum-will-not-be-extradited-to-brazil/ War on Wildlife blog: https://waronwildlife.co.uk/2020/06/22/egg-thief-jeffrey-lendrum-denied-early-release/ Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/falcon-egg-thief.html Mongabay video feature (2026): https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/02/the-man-who-risked-everything-to-steal-bird-eggs/. Wikipedia - Oology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oology Ornithology.com - Oology overview (Colin Watson, Gregory Wheal): https://ornithology.com/oology-the-study-of-bird-eggs/. American Ornithological Society - “An Egg Is Always an Adventure”: https://americanornithology.org/an-egg-is-always-an-adventureoscar-wilde/. Revlox - Daniel Lingham case: https://www.revlox.com/crime/the-case-of-daniel-lingham-britains-repeat-bird-egg-collector-who-amassed-nearly-3000-illegal-specimens/. Bird Watcher’s General Store - “The Evil Hobby of Egg Collecting”: https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/the-evil-hobby-of-egg-collecting-banned-since-1918/. Book: The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QYMRLBYRuc https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Prolific_wildlife_criminal_jailed_for_rare_bird_eggs_smuggling_attempt.aspx?s_id=288823488 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-11002924

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Bird-ish Book Club: Birding With Benefits

Birds + BoBs - we have officially entered the book-o-sphere. Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through the first installment of Bird-ish Book Club: Birding With Benefits and BONUS: The travesty that is the Hallmark movie adaptation. We talk signature scents, biceps, adult hide and seek...? and also, BIRDS! Music by Fknsyd Sources: Book - Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb Movie - Adventures in Love and Birding Random google searches about Hallmark™

BoB IRL: What Bird Vocalizations Can Teach Us

Hannah and Cleo attended a talk by Dr. Lauryn Benedict of the University of Northern Colorado, and they have thoughts. This episode covers what bird vocalizations actually communicate whether it's territorial aggression or pair bonding. They cover Benedict's research on California Towhees, Rock Wrens, Canyon Wrens, and even your pet parrots. Along the way, they get into the long-overlooked reality that female birds sing too, and what it means that ornithology took this long to notice. Plus: do parrots know your name, or are they just saying it? Music by fknsyd 39:45 Bird Vocalizations discussion starts Sources: https://www.unco.edu/employee-directory/lauryn-benedict/ https://www.youtube.com/@BirdbrainQA https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rocwre/cur/sounds http://femalebirdsong.org/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct80hh https://www.audubon.org/news/when-women-run-bird-world

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Sugar Fueled Chaos: The Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Hannah and Cleo are finally tackling one of the hummers: the gorgeous, chaotic, and unbelievably tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Join us as we explore the incredible adaptations that make these birds so freakin' cool. From their unique flying ability, insane heart rates and surprisingly fierce territorial behavior, this episode is pure sugar fueled chaos... just as god intended. Music by fknsyd 19:22 Ruby Throated Hummingbird discussion starts Sources: Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Ruby-throated Hummingbird Overview Merlin Bird ID App by Cornell Lab Audubon Field Guide – Ruby-throated Hummingbird IUCN Red List – Archilochus colubris Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center – Hummingbird Migration National Geographic – Hummingbird Facts Journey North – Ruby-throated Hummingbird Migration Maps BirdLife International Species Factsheet https://feederwatch.org/common-feeder-birds/?__hstc=75100365.d7c068bd4204601c667015ebdb735de9.1773028647986.1780194158440.1780198291424.16&__hssc=75100365.1.1780198291424&__hsfp=8e75d25a957f23bb029d88d2f3d247c4 https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/ruby-throated-hummingbird.htm https://www.fws.gov/story/hummingbirds-north-america https://www.audubon.org/magazine/why-do-hummingbirds-fight-so-much

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"You do not have to be good," said Mary Oliver

She won the Pulitzer. She spent forty years loving a woman named Molly. She wrote more poems about birds than almost anything else. Hannah + Cleo celebrate Pride Month with Mary Oliver. A quiet queer icon, nature's poet, and the writer who convinced a generation that paying attention is a radical act. 32:10 Mary Oliver conversation starts Music by fknsyd Please listen to this Sources Primary Sources: Oliver, Mary. New and Selected Poems, Volume One. Beacon Press, 1992. Oliver, Mary. New and Selected Poems, Volume Two. Beacon Press, 2005. Oliver, Mary. Why I Wake Early. Beacon Press, 2004. Oliver, Mary. Blue Horses. Penguin Press, 2014. Oliver, Mary. Upstream: Selected Essays. Penguin Press, 2016. Oliver, Mary. Our World (photographs by Molly Malone Cook). Beacon Press, 2007. Oliver, Mary. Felicity: Poems. Penguin Press, 2015. (Recommended acquisition for love story section) Academic: Cardenas, Elijah. "'A Poem Should Always Have Birds in It': Birds in Mary Oliver's Poetry." The Macksey Journal, Vol. 3, Article 64, Johns Hopkins University, 2022. Keegan, Bridget. "The wisdom of the owls: gender, nature and spirituality in the poetry of Mary Oliver." Journal of Religion and Society, Supplement Series, Vol. 5, 2009. Burton-Christie, Douglas. "Nature, Spirit, and Imagination in the Poetry of Mary Oliver." CrossCurrents, Vol. 46, No. 1, Spring 1996. Murphy, Patrick D. "Pollywogs and Polylogues: Material Spirituality in the Writings of Mary Oliver." ANQ, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2020. Davis, Todd. "The Earth as God's Body: Incarnation as Communion in the Poetry of Mary Oliver." Christianity & Literature, Vol. 58, No. 4, 2009. Ullyatt, Gisela. "'The Only Chance to Love This World': Buddhist Mindfulness in Mary Oliver's Poetry." Journal of Literary Studies, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2011. Bonds, D.S. "The Language of Nature in the Poetry of Mary Oliver." Women's Studies, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1992. Biographical / Journalism: "Mary Oliver: Nature Poet." New Jersey Conservation Foundation. njconservation.org, April 2019. "Mary Oliver, Acclaimed Lesbian Poet, Dies at 83." The Advocate, January 18, 2019. "Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lesbian Poet, Is Dead at 83." Autostraddle, January 2019. McDonald, Lexi. "Re-reading Mary Oliver as an Adult Lesbian: A Review of Felicity." Lesbrary, November 2025. "Felicity by Mary Oliver." Lambda Literary Review, April 2016. Thibodeau, Amy. "Big-Hearted Poems: A Review of Felicity." Medium, December 2015. "Mary Oliver on Love and Its Necessary Wildness." The Marginalian, October 2015. "Mary Oliver's World with Molly Malone Cook." Music and Musings, December 2020. Library of Congress Manuscript Division: "Mary Oliver Papers Newly Available." blogs.loc.gov, June 2024. "Mary Oliver: 10 Quotes from the Pulitzer-Winning Lesbian Poet." PinkNews, June 2019. "On the Overlooked Eroticism of Mary Oliver." Literary Hub, March 2019. "Epitaph to a Photographer." The Gay & Lesbian Review, 2008. Poetry Foundation biography: poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver Academy of American Poets biography: poets.org/poet/mary-oliver Library of Congress exhibit: "Mary Oliver: Poet of the Natural World," 2025. Documentary: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World. PBS American Masters, Season 40, Episode 5. Premiere: August 25, 2026. pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/mary-oliver-documentary/37967/

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A Flamboyance: American Flamingos

A true Pride Parade, an LGBTQIA+ episode, and even the star of our podcast cover art: The iconic American Flamingo! Hannah + Cleo continue their Pride Month celebration by diving into the world of this hot pink bird. Join us as we explore the colorful history and science of American flamingos in this fabulously flamboyant episode. Music by fknsyd 19:30 American flamingos discussion starts Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEgACdOetEc&t=457s https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/grefla2/cur/introduction?login https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Flamingo/overview https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/americanflamingo/characteristics https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phoenicopterus_ruber/ https://krdo.com/news/2024/08/21/same-sex-flamingo-pair-successfully-hatches-an-egg-together-at-a-uk-zoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://nypost.com/2024/08/21/science/same-sex-flamingo-pair-hatch-chick-the-parents-are-doing-a-great-job/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.southhams-today.co.uk/news/same-sex-flamingo-couple-successfully-hatch-a-chick-712705?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://people.com/same-sex-chilean-flamingo-couple-hatch-and-care-for-chick-8696536?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/science/same-sex-flamingos-hatch-egg https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635719303377#:~:text=Bothmale-male and female,irrespective of enclosure size differences). https://bi.org/en/resource/bi-and-pretty-in-pink-bisexuality-in-flamingos/ https://otterlieffe.com/queer-flamingos/ Documentary: Queer Planet https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/why-are-flamingos-pink-and-other-flamingo-facts https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-one-mans-pink-plastic-flamingo-landed-lawns

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Lesbian Seabirds: The Laysan Albatross

They mate for life, they dance for years to get there, and at least thirty percent of them are female-female pairs. Hannah + Cleo celebrate Pride Month with the Laysan albatross! The seabird that quietly dismantled assumptions about pair bonding, raising chicks together, and currently adapting to survive in our inhospitable oceans. Lindsay Young's 2008 discovery at Kaena Point changed the game. 28:48 Albatross conversation starts Music by fknsyd Sources All About Birds / Cornell Lab of Ornithology — Laysan Albatross Discover Wildlife (Lucy Cooke) — "Hawaii's Lesbian Albatrosses" National Geographic (Carl Zimmer) — "Same-Sex Mothers: Letting Albatrosses Be Albatrosses" / Young & VanderWerf, Proceedings of the Royal Society, 2013 Wikipedia — Albatross (metaphor), Laysan Albatross, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Audubon Society — field guide, courtship, Wisdom U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — Midway Atoll NWR, Wisdom updates Earth Sky — Wisdom 2025–2026 season Oceana — conservation profile Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology (2024) Samuel Taylor Coleridge — The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) Seafood watch “app” Ecobricking Info

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BoB IRL: Bird Banding

A century of science packed into a single feather. Hannah + Cleo visit a 20-year-old banding station at Chatfield State Park, where four organizations, a lot of whisper nets, and one very informed bird bander are quietly building the data that keeps birds alive. From Hans Christian Mortensen's aluminum rings to hemisphere-spanning genomic maps, it turns out the oldest trick in ornithology is still the backbone of everything. 26:58 Bird Banding conversation starts Sources Bird Conservancy of the Rockies — Bird Banding: https://www.birdconservancy.org/what-we-do/education/bird-banding/ Denver Audubon — Bird Banding: https://www.denveraudubon.org/bird-banding Audubon Rockies — Bird Banding Start to Finish: https://www.audubon.org/rockies/news/bird-banding-start-finish USGS — Why We Band Birds: https://www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-laboratory/science/why-we-band-birds USGS — How to obtain a federal bird banding permit: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-do-i-obtain-a-federal-bird-banding-permit Bird Genoscape Project: https://www.birdgenoscape.org Bird Genoscape Project - How To Make A Genoscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NmCI6z9vYM Audubon Bird Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org Motus Wildlife Tracking System: https://motus.org U.S. Fish & Wildlife — Motus Stations: https://www.fws.gov/story/2023-05/motus-stations NA Banding Network — Training resources: https://nabanding.net/passerines/training/ History of bird banding: https://www.raptorresource.org/2020/06/10/banding-birds-a-brief-history/ USGS Bird Banding Lab — Banding records: https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/Bander_Portal/login/howmany.php EURING Databank (Europe): https://euring.org/data-and-codes/euring-databank SAFRING (Africa): https://safring.ringing.africa/ Flight Paths by Rebecca Heisman

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She Walks on Water: The Jacana

She walks on water, runs the territory, and leaves dad holding the babies. Hannah + Cleo dive into the Jacana: the Jesus bird of the wetlands who breaks every rule nature supposedly wrote and somehow ended up tied to the oldest conservation treaty in history. And honestly? She's just getting started. 18:18 Jacana conversation starts Sources: Wikipedia: Jacanidae Wikipedia: Northern Jacana Wikipedia: Ramsar Convention Wikipedia: Wetland Wikipedia: Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants: Jacana https://ebird.org/species/norjac Animal Diversity Web: Jacanidae A-Z Animals: Jacana https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/jacani1/cur/introduction https://earthsky.org/earth/jacana-birds-long-toes-walk-on-lily-pads/ https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/jacana-aka-lily-trotter Dimensions.com: Northern Jacana https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lucy-cooke-2/bitch/9781541674912/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70480-6 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — Ramsar Convention on Wetlands UNESCO — Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust — Why the Ramsar Convention Matters More Than Ever Hoosier Environmental Council — The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Kayhan Life — Obituary: Eskandar Firouz https://www.ramsar.org/ Colorado Wetland Information Center (CWIC)

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Stinky, Clumsy, Claws...? The Hoatzin

The stink bird! Hannah + Cleo finally get out of North America and take on the Hoatzin. The smelly punk rock pheasant of South America that may or may not be a pheasant... Tune in to hear about this and MUCH more. 20:10 Hoatzin conversation starts Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/hoatzi1/cur/introduction https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/hoatzin/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1602607328&gbraid=0AAAAADL0VgAHYIovTdN6qkMJD-vfUiOze&gclid=Cj0KCQjw77bPBhC_ARIsAGAjjV-InO0SQfBrTnO_1vbmGGnlkZuEW_C9f9E8RNPesjLD2jA435JksfwaAqGSEALw_wcB https://critter.science/the-unusual-and-stinky-hoatzin/ https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/common-tern-chicks/#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20stay%20warm,down%20feathers%20natal%20down%20nesting https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/hoatzin-the-strange-stinkbird-born-with-clawed-wings-that-appears-to-be-an-evolutionary-orphan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HytWfqWYUQ&t=88s https://a-z-animals.com/articles/meet-the-hoatzin-the-smelly-bird-with-claws-on-its-wings/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)

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Heated Rivalry of the Wetlands: Marsh Wren vs Red-Winged Blackbird

Two birds. One marsh. Centuries of hate. Hannah + Cleo break down the red-winged blackbird, the marsh wren, and their extremely heated rivalry while drawing comparisons to Heated Rivalry™️. 19:30 Heated Rivalry Gets Hot Audubon Society. "Red-Winged Blackbird." Audubon Field Guide. audubon.org Audubon Society. "10 Fun Facts About the Red-Winged Blackbird." Audubon Magazine. audubon.org Audubon Society. "Marsh Wren." Audubon Field Guide. audubon.org Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Red-Winged Blackbird." All About Birds. allaboutbirds.org Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Marsh Wren." All About Birds. allaboutbirds.org Smithsonian's National Zoo. "Red-Winged Blackbird." nationalzoo.si.edu Wikipedia contributors. "Red-Winged Blackbird." Wikipedia. wikipedia.org Wikipedia contributors. "Marsh Wren." Wikipedia. wikipedia.org Picman, J. (1988). "Aggression by red-winged blackbirds towards marsh wrens." Canadian Journal of Zoology, 61(8), 1591–1595. springer.com Springer Nature. "Antipredator role of clumped nesting by marsh-nesting red-winged blackbirds." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. springer.com

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