Taking Flight

Shourjya Majumder
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This original podcast series features informative sessions about the biology, ecology, and conservation of birds. Guest speakers may appear from time to time. New episodes will be live every other Monday, starting from 07/18/25 at 7 AM EST. Please let me know your feedback in the comments section. Happy Listening!

Episodes

  1. 07/16/2024

    Ep 12: Bird Diversity in the Amazon

    The rain forest....not the corporate giant. This episode barely scratches the surface, as it's nearly impossible to discuss all birds in the region. If you're interested in about rainforests and birds that live there...just press play A floresta tropical... não a gigante corporativa. Este episódio mal arranha a superfície, já que é quase impossível falar sobre todas as aves da região. Se você se interessa por florestas tropicais e pelas aves que vivem lá... é só dar o play. (For my Brazilian listeners 🇧🇷Para meus ouvintes brasileiros 🇧🇷)

    11 min

  2. 06/21/2024

    Ep 11: Bird Flu

    Recently garnering a lot of attention from the media, bird flu is predicted to be the next pandemic. More details in this week's episode below.

    8 min

  3. 05/20/2024

    Ep 10: The Parrot Percussionist: Palm Cockatoo

    This episode focuses on one of my favorite birds, the palm cockatoo. Facts such as its life history, distribution, and conservation status are discussed.

    7 min

  4. 05/06/2024

    Ep 09: Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Conservation

    As you can probably tell by the title, I talk about the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow in this episode, weaving in aspects of my own experience with the species in 2021.

    7 min

  5. 04/22/2024

    Ep 08: Tiktok Famous

    In this short episode, I talk about two instances in which Tiktok has raised awareness about wildlife issues. Disclaimer: this was recorded in 2021; so may contain outdated information. The main idea here is Tiktok has so much potential, if it is used correctly, for Wildlife Conservation. Who knows? I might make a sequel to this episode later.. Also side note: Critterfacts Radio, the station that these episodes were initially on, is mentioned a few times in this episode. This is not an endorsement, and the website may have been updated in the last 3 years.

    7 min

  6. 04/08/2024

    Ep 07: Piping Plover Conservation

    This episode discusses the piping plover, a shorebird found on the beaches of the New England Region and the Great Plains.

    7 min

  7. 03/25/2024

    Ep 06: Communication and Conservation: ft. Elizabeth Hogan

    I really don't know what to put for this episode, as it goes from me talking about social media, to having an awkward conversation with my former writing professor about environmental writing. So if you want to hear my terrible social skills, and hear us go from Thoreau to Tiktok, then go right ahead and click that play button

    31 min

  8. 03/04/2024

    EP 05: The Lost Episode (Learning Gap: Autistic Finches)

    This episode discusses the process by which nestlings learn songs from their parents. The focal species here are zebra finches. The addition or removal of a specific gene can cause the nestlings to exhibit haphazard singing or hinder them from the learning the song altogether.

    7 min

  9. 02/26/2024

    Ep 04: Vagrancy (The Purple Gallinule)

    A tropical bird in Maine..?! Hit that play button to learn more.

    7 min

  10. 02/12/2024

    Ep 03: Neonic Pesticides

    This episode features a brief discussion on how neonic pesticides are released into the environment and discusses a study on how they alter a bird's migration instinct.

    7 min

  11. 01/29/2024

    Ep 02: Birds in your own Backyard

    This episode describes how you can create bird-friendly habitat, right outside the comfort of your home.

    6 min

  12. 01/18/2024

    Ep 01: Birds in a Changing Climate

    The pilot episode of Taking Flight discusses bird migration and how that is being affected by climate change. Disclaimer: This was recorded in December 2020, so may contain some outdated information

    6 min
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This original podcast series features informative sessions about the biology, ecology, and conservation of birds. Guest speakers may appear from time to time. New episodes will be live every other Monday, starting from 07/18/25 at 7 AM EST. Please let me know your feedback in the comments section. Happy Listening!

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  • Creator
    Shourjya Majumder
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Shourjya Majumder
  • Show Website
    Taking Flight