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It's all about the places and spaces where birds and birders meet with deep dives into the lives of some of our most fascinating feathered friends.

Episodes

  1. 03/23/2022

    Episode 9: Montezuma Quail

    In this episode, I recap some spring birding adventures and highlight my most recent lifer, the Montezuma Quail. Show Notes Episode TranscriptBorderlands Restoration NetworkReferences Albers, R.P. & Gehlbach, F. R. (1990). Choices of Feeding Habitat by Relict Montezuma Quail in Central Texas. The Wilson Bulletin, 102(2), 300–308. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4162867All About Birds (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Montezuma_Quail/lifehistory  Greene, C.D., Harveson, L.A., Cross, J.G., Luna, R.S. (2020, Jan). Spatial ecology and habitat utilization of Montezuma Quail in the Davis Mountains of Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 72:1.Hernandez, F., Harveson, L. A., & Brewer, C. E. (2006). A Comparison of Trapping Techniques for Montezuma Quail. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 34(4), 1212–1215. https://doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1212:ACOTTF]2.0.CO;2Mathur, S, DeWoody, JA Genetic load has potential in large populations but is realized in small inbred populations. Evol Appl. 2021; 14: 1540– 1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13216Mathur, S., Tomeček, J.M., Heniff, A. et al. Evidence of genetic erosion in a peripheral population of a North American game bird: the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae). Conserv Genet 20, 1369–1381 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01218-9Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (n.d.). Montezuma Quail. AgriLife Extension Wildlife & Fisheries. https://wildlife.tamu.edu/montezuma-quail-reversing-the-quail-decline-initiative/ Support Here Birdy Birdy Birdy Buymeacoffee/HBBBStart your own podcast at Buzzsprout using this link and collect a $25 Amazon gift card for FREE

    24 min
  2. 09/01/2021

    Episode 4: A Deep Dive into the Vermilion Flycatcher

    One of my favorite bird since childhood, the Vermilion Flycatcher or Pyrocephalus rubinus is the subject of our next deep dive. Join me in finding out more about this amazing little bird. Transcript References Andrews, B.J., Sullivan, M., & Hoerath, J. D. (1996). Vermilion flycatcher and black phoebe feeding on fish. Wilson Bulletin. 108(2), P. 377-378.Charles Darwin Foundation. (2020). Philornis downsi. Galapagos Species Checklist. https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/datazone/checklist?species=10067Cornell Labs. (2019). Vermilion Flycatcher. All About Birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overviewhttps://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overview Dunn, P. (2006). Pete Dunn’s Essential Field Guide Companion. Houghton Mifflin.Ellison, K. S. (2008). Nest reuse by vermilion flycatchers in Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(2) 339-344.Howell, S.N.G., & Webb, S. (2004). A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern central america. Oxford. Leuba, C., Tebbich, S., Nemeth, E., Anchundia, D., Heyer, E. Moquera, D.A., Richner, H., Roojas Alleri, M.L., Sevilla, C., & Fessi, B. (2020). Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos [Abstract]. Journal of Avian Biology. 51(8). https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02438Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641938. This recording is licensed under  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641942 . This recording is licensed under  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)Raulston, B. [ed]. (2013). Vermilion flycatchers on the LCR: A summary of data from 1970–2 012. Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.  https://www.lcrmscp.gov/reports/2012/c51_sumrep_1970-2012.pdf Ríos Chelén, A.A., Macías Garcia, C., & Riebel, K. (2005). Variation in the song of a sub-oscine,the vermilion flycatcher. Behaviour 142 (1121-1138).

    22 min

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It's all about the places and spaces where birds and birders meet with deep dives into the lives of some of our most fascinating feathered friends.