<description>&lt;p&gt;What do birding and board games have in common? More than you'd expect! Birder and game designer Elizabeth Hargrave has made it a mission to bring these two things together and her bird-themed game &lt;a href="https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wingspan&lt;/a&gt; does just that. Wingspan has been covered by the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Smithsonian,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Science&lt;/em&gt; magazine among other places and has managed to elicit interest at a time when enthusiasm among the general public for both birding and board games are at an all-time high. She joined host Nate Swick in 2019 me to talk about both.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;a href= "https://marinesanctuary.org/news/birds-supporting-birds/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Philadelphia Eagles are getting in the bird conservation business&lt;/a&gt;, which opens up opportunities for all sorts of bird and professional sports crossovers. &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; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The American Birding Podcast

American Birding Association

09-47: Birds and Board Games with Elizabeth Hargrave

NOV 20, 202529 MIN
The American Birding Podcast

09-47: Birds and Board Games with Elizabeth Hargrave

NOV 20, 202529 MIN

Description

What do birding and board games have in common? More than you'd expect! Birder and game designer Elizabeth Hargrave has made it a mission to bring these two things together and her bird-themed game Wingspan does just that. Wingspan has been covered by the New York Times, Smithsonian, and Science magazine among other places and has managed to elicit interest at a time when enthusiasm among the general public for both birding and board games are at an all-time high. She joined host Nate Swick in 2019 me to talk about both.

Also, the Philadelphia Eagles are getting in the bird conservation business, which opens up opportunities for all sorts of bird and professional sports crossovers.

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!