<description>&lt;p&gt;It's the first This Month in Birding panel of the new year, and Nate welcomes a crew of birders featuring Mollee Brown, Frank Izaguirre, and Jordan Rutter to discuss predation of penguins, evolving junco bills, and weird bird stuff in our houses. Plus, is pishing an ethical birding practice?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Links to items discussed in this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/science/penguins-pumas-patagonia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.A1A.w1dn.rXIp8dIecH8Z&amp;smid=url-share"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Penguins Become Prey for the Pumas of Patagonia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1110419"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Without campus leftovers to pick through, the beaks of this bird changed shape during the pandemic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithapp/duaf079/8322736"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Bias in density estimates from avian point-count surveys: Prospects for post-hoc corrections using calibration data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/family/woman-s-viral-bird-theory-about-white-people-has-everyone-checking-their-homes/ar-AA1Uiq5g?ocid=BingNewsSerp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Woman's viral "bird theory" about white people has everyone checking their homes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class= "fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-36 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last"&gt; &lt;div class= "fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"&gt; &lt;div class="fusion-text fusion-text-25"&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;a href="https://all4birding.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;This episode brought to you by All4Birding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

The American Birding Podcast

American Birding Association

10-04: This Month in Birding - January 2026

JAN 29, 202671 MIN
The American Birding Podcast

10-04: This Month in Birding - January 2026

JAN 29, 202671 MIN

Description

It's the first This Month in Birding panel of the new year, and Nate welcomes a crew of birders featuring Mollee Brown, Frank Izaguirre, and Jordan Rutter to discuss predation of penguins, evolving junco bills, and weird bird stuff in our houses. Plus, is pishing an ethical birding practice? Links to items discussed in this episode: Penguins Become Prey for the Pumas of Patagonia Without campus leftovers to pick through, the beaks of this bird changed shape during the pandemic Bias in density estimates from avian point-count surveys: Prospects for post-hoc corrections using calibration data Woman's viral "bird theory" about white people has everyone checking their homes 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! This episode brought to you by All4Birding