<description>&lt;p&gt;Roughly a quarter of chocolate sales in the US and the UK occur around the holidays at the end of the year. And if you are listening to this podcast, you are statistically almost certain to be participating. What does that have to do with birds? Well, like coffee before it, chocolate now comes in a bird friendly version. It's the subject of a recent article in &lt;em&gt;Birdwatcher's Digest&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href="https://www.bryonyangell.com/"&gt;Bryony Angell&lt;/a&gt; a Washington based birder and writer on birding culture. She joins us to talk about what that certification means for birds and chocolate-lovers alike. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Also, congratulations to the full slate of &lt;a href= "https://www.aba.org/2024-aba-awards/"&gt;2024 ABA Awards recipients&lt;/a&gt; and thanks for all you do for the birding community. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the podcast at &lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/66zR2yB4AyXb4kRs90QBdo"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And don’t forget to give to the &lt;a href= "https://aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2023eoyappeal"&gt;ABA’s End of Year Appeal&lt;/a&gt;! Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The American Birding Podcast

American Birding Association

08-50: It's Bird-Friendly Chocolate Season with Bryony Angell

DEC 12, 202438 MIN
The American Birding Podcast

08-50: It's Bird-Friendly Chocolate Season with Bryony Angell

DEC 12, 202438 MIN

Description

Roughly a quarter of chocolate sales in the US and the UK occur around the holidays at the end of the year. And if you are listening to this podcast, you are statistically almost certain to be participating. What does that have to do with birds? Well, like coffee before it, chocolate now comes in a bird friendly version. It's the subject of a recent article in Birdwatcher's Digest by Bryony Angell a Washington based birder and writer on birding culture. She joins us to talk about what that certification means for birds and chocolate-lovers alike. 

Also, congratulations to the full slate of 2024 ABA Awards recipients and thanks for all you do for the birding community. 

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

And don’t forget to give to the ABA’s End of Year Appeal! Thanks!