In this episode, I had a very fun and informative conversation with Dr. Loren Ammerman from San Angelo, Texas. Dr. Ammerman is a C. J. Davidson Endowed University Professor of Biology in the Department of Biology at Angelo State University. We chatted about her background and education, her love for bats, the natural history of bats, and research on the bats of Big Bend National Park. Please consider following this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!

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BATS OF TEXAS BOOK

BIG BEND NP STORY ON BAT DIVERSITY

DR AMMERMAN'S FACULTY PAGE AT ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY

DR AMMERMAN'S RESEARCH GATE SITE WITH PUBLICATIONS

ECKERT JAMES RIVER BAT CAVE

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Hello and welcome to Just About The Birds. An episode series part of Bird’s Eye View Podcast. During these JATB episodes we chat about many topics related to the wonderful and diverse birds found across the US and Canada. Today, it's a chance to test your knowledge of the birds of the US/Canada! My hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian species! Thank you for all that you do to support them! Please consider following this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!

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In this episode I had a great conversation with Amy Davis from Forked River, New Jersey. We chatted about the birds and birding in New Jersey, New Jersey's various ecoregions and birding opportunities, Amy's background professionally and as a volunteer, and bird trips in other parts of the country. Thank you, Amy! Follow these links to learn more...

CELLULAR TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEYS

AMY DAVIS and the ABA

CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY

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In this episode I had a great conversation with Dr. Joan Strassmann. She is an award-winning teacher of animal behavior, first at Rice University in Houston and now at Washington University in St. Louis, where she is Charles Rebstock professor of biology. She has written more than two hundred scientific articles on behavior, ecology, and the evolution of social organisms. Please order her books: SLOW BIRDING, THE SLOW BIRDING JOURNAL, and THE SOCIAL LIVES OF BIRDS. Learn more about Joan's work at THE QUELLER/STRASSMANN LAB page.

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Thank you for listening to another episode of Just About The Birds. In this episode we chat about the three pillars of true avian migration: seasonality, predictability, and reversibility. Our hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian species! Thank you for all that you do to support them! Please consider following this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!

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In this episode I had a great conversation with Dr. Rich Kostecke from Austin, Texas. He is Director of Science and Stewardship for Hill Country Conservancy. We chatted about the great birds of the hill county of central Texas, his favorite birds and ecoregions, Hill Country Conservancy, his work in conservation, and the Colima x Virginia's Warbler hybrid swarm of Davis Mountains in west Texas. Thank you, Rich!

Check out the HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY website. Here is Rich's eBIRD CHECKLIST FOR COLIMA x VIRGINIA'S WARBLER HYBRIDS and RICH'S eBIRD PROFILE.

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Let's chat about the Common Raven, White-winged Dove and Say's Phoebe. My hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian species! Thank you for all that you do to support them! Please consider following this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!

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In this episode, I had a fun conversation with Derek Sallmann from Wisconsin. We chatted about Great Tit in Wisconsin, recent birding trips to California and the boundary waters in Minnesota, guiding, listing, and his great music. Derek and his brother Ryan will be at BIRDING FESTIVAL OF THE SOUTH October 8-10.

Check out THE BIRDING GAME (use code BADGERLAND for 40% off if you get the paid version). LISTEN TO DEREK'S MUSIC ON SPOTIFY. WATCH DEREK GUIDE AT THE RGV BIRDING FESTIVAL. Here is a video of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō SINGING FOR THE LAST TIME.

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