Historically, birding spaces aren’t known to show diverse faces, races and even genders. But for the Chicago BIPOC Birders group, co-founder Daniela Herrera proves that what has always been isn’t always right. In this episode, Herrera shares with our host Deja Perkins why spaces for Black and brown birders are important to have for both safety and community-building. The group’s dynamic and inclusive approach to birding, as well as their grassroots-based structure is not only impressive but inspiring. To learn more about our guests and their work or to view this episode’s transcript and other resources, visit <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back">BirdNote.org</a>.Want more Bring Birds Back? Subscribe to our show and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/">Instagram</a>! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email">weekly newsletter</a>. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus">here.</a>BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote">tax-deductible gift</a> makes these shows possible.Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the <a href="http://merlinbirdid.com">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a> and the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/">American Bird Conservancy</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Historically, birding spaces aren’t known to show diverse faces, races and even genders. But for the Chicago BIPOC Birders group, co-founder Daniela Herrera proves that what has always been isn’t always right. In this episode, Herrera shares with our host Deja Perkins why spaces for Black and brown birders are important to have for both safety and community-building. The group’s dynamic and inclusive approach to birding, as well as their grassroots-based structure is not only impressive but inspiring. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about our guests and their work or to view this episode’s transcript and other resources, visit &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back"&gt;BirdNote.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;? Subscribe to our show and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email"&gt;weekly newsletter&lt;/a&gt;. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote"&gt;tax-deductible gift&lt;/a&gt; makes these shows possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://merlinbirdid.com"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cornell Lab of Ornithology&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;and the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://abcbirds.org/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;American Bird Conservancy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Chicago BIPOC Birders is advocating for the community while birding.

Building Community for BIPOC Birders

How much do you know about the lives of female birds? And could you identify, say, a male Scarlet Tanager from a female? This episode’s host and co-founder of the Galbatross Project, Purbita Saha, is here to explain why studying female birds is important. Joining her, ornithologist Joanna Wu details how the often overlooked and understudied female birds are crucial to bird conservation efforts. And wildlife ecologist, Michael Chamberlain, shares his vast knowledge about turkeys – a species whose survival was greatly impacted by a significant increase in research about turkey hens. To learn more about our guests and their work or to view this episode’s transcript and other resources, visit <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back">BirdNote.org</a>.Want more Bring Birds Back? Subscribe to our show and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/">Instagram</a>! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email">weekly newsletter</a>. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus">here.</a>BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote">tax-deductible gift</a> makes these shows possible.Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the <a href="http://merlinbirdid.com">Cornell Lab of Ornithology </a>and the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/">American Bird Conservancy</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;How much do you know about the lives of female birds? And could you identify, say, a male Scarlet Tanager from a female? This episode’s host and co-founder of the Galbatross Project, Purbita Saha, is here to explain why studying female birds is important. Joining her, ornithologist Joanna Wu details how the often overlooked and understudied female birds are crucial to bird conservation efforts. And wildlife ecologist, Michael Chamberlain, shares his vast knowledge about turkeys – a species whose survival was greatly impacted by a significant increase in research about turkey hens. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about our guests and their work or to view this episode’s transcript and other resources, visit &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back"&gt;BirdNote.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;? Subscribe to our show and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email"&gt;weekly newsletter&lt;/a&gt;. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote"&gt;tax-deductible gift&lt;/a&gt; makes these shows possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://merlinbirdid.com"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cornell Lab of Ornithology &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;and the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://abcbirds.org/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;American Bird Conservancy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Experts explain how gender bias affects bird conservation efforts.

The Forgotten Flock: Female Birds

Join us every other Wednesday for a new episode of Bring Birds Back! Meet this season’s co-hosts Deja Perkins and Purbita Saha, and learn about a wide range of topics from community activism in BIPOC birding spaces to regional and socioeconomic biases in the field of ornithology. From the landmark Chicago building contributing to a billion bird strikes a year to the ongoing bird flu pandemic – we have a lot to talk about. Subscribe now so you won’t miss it!  Want more Bring Birds Back? Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/">Instagram</a>! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email">weekly newsletter</a>. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus">here.</a>BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote">tax-deductible gift</a> makes these shows possible.Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the <a href="http://merlinbirdid.com">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a> and the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/">American Bird Conservancy</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join us every other Wednesday for a new episode of &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;! Meet this season’s co-hosts Deja Perkins and Purbita Saha, and learn about a wide range of topics from community activism in BIPOC birding spaces to regional and socioeconomic biases in the field of ornithology. From the landmark Chicago building contributing to a billion bird strikes a year to the ongoing bird flu pandemic – we have a lot to talk about. Subscribe now so you won’t miss it!  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;? Follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email"&gt;weekly newsletter&lt;/a&gt;. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote"&gt;tax-deductible gift&lt;/a&gt; makes these shows possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back Season 6 is sponsored by the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://merlinbirdid.com"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cornell Lab of Ornithology&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;and the &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://abcbirds.org/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;American Bird Conservancy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Bring Birds Back Season 6 Coming Soon!

Bring Birds Back Season 6

Have you ever worried you’d hit a wild animal while driving down a highway or country road? In this special season closer, we learn about  a new and promising future for wildlife and battered cars: wildways. As technology and development continue to expand, infrastructure and fragmentation are threatening the habitats of wildlife. Christine Laporte explains how wildways bridge the gap between the natural world and rapidly growing cities. And then, Dr. Liz Hillard gives us a glimpse into what it all looks like in real time as evidence of its success rolls in. Co-produced by our guest host, Marcus Rosten. Press play!For more information about the From Love to Action campaign, episode transcript and other resources from this episode, visit <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/will-and-wildway">BirdNote.org</a>.Want more Bring Birds Back? Subscribe to our show and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/">Instagram</a>! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email">weekly newsletter</a>. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus">here.</a>BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote">tax-deductible gift</a> makes these shows possible.Bring Birds Back Special Season 5 is sponsored by the <a href="http://merlinbirdid.com">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Have you ever worried you’d hit a wild animal while driving down a highway or country road? In this special season closer, we learn about  a new and promising future for wildlife and battered cars: wildways. As technology and development continue to expand, infrastructure and fragmentation are threatening the habitats of wildlife. Christine Laporte explains how wildways bridge the gap between the natural world and rapidly growing cities. And then, Dr. Liz Hillard gives us a glimpse into what it all looks like in real time as evidence of its success rolls in. Co-produced by our guest host, Marcus Rosten. Press play!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the From Love to Action campaign, episode transcript and other resources from this episode, visit &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/will-and-wildway"&gt;BirdNote.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;? Subscribe to our show and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email"&gt;weekly newsletter&lt;/a&gt;. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote"&gt;tax-deductible gift&lt;/a&gt; makes these shows possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt; Special Season 5 is sponsored by the &lt;a href="http://merlinbirdid.com"&gt;Cornell Lab of Ornithology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Wildways were created to save wildlife.

A Will and a Wildway

25 years ago, a mysterious cause of eagle and osprey deaths plagued a small town in Arkansas. And in this special episode, we get to the root of it all: small unassuming weeds, also known as invasive aquatic species. In conversation with aquatic plant experts Stacy Holt Jr. and Greg Bugbee, we share what these invasive plants are, how this happened, what they’re doing in other parts of the world (like Connecticut), and ways we can all prevent them from spreading. Co-produced by our guest host, Adé Ben-Salahuddin. Listen in now!For more information about the From Love to Action campaign, episode transcript and other resources from this episode, visit <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/stone-cold-hydrilla">BirdNote.org</a>.Want more Bring Birds Back? Subscribe to our show and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/">Instagram</a>! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email">weekly newsletter</a>. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus">here.</a>BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your <a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote">tax-deductible gift</a> makes these shows possible.Bring Birds Back Special Season 5 is sponsored by the <a href="http://merlinbirdid.com">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;25 years ago, a mysterious cause of eagle and osprey deaths plagued a small town in Arkansas. And in this special episode, we get to the root of it all: small unassuming weeds, also known as invasive aquatic species. In conversation with aquatic plant experts Stacy Holt Jr. and Greg Bugbee, we share what these invasive plants are, how this happened, what they’re doing in other parts of the world (like Connecticut), and ways we can all prevent them from spreading. Co-produced by our guest host, Adé Ben-Salahuddin. Listen in now!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the From Love to Action campaign, episode transcript and other resources from this episode, visit &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/stone-cold-hydrilla"&gt;BirdNote.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more &lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt;? Subscribe to our show and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/BringBirdsBack/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;! For more about BirdNote, sign up for our &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/subscribe-email"&gt;weekly newsletter&lt;/a&gt;. And for ad-free listening and other perks, sign up for BirdNote+ &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/birdnoteplus"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your &lt;a href="https://www.birdnote.org/about/great-ways-support-birdnote"&gt;tax-deductible gift&lt;/a&gt; makes these shows possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bring Birds Back&lt;/i&gt; Special Season 5 is sponsored by the &lt;a href="http://merlinbirdid.com"&gt;Cornell Lab of Ornithology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Mystery surrounding the deaths of  Eagles and Ospreys is resolved.

Stone-Cold Hydrilla

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