303: American Dipper w/ Jason Hall!
Join Ellen & birder and science communicator Jason Hall for a review of a little bird full of big surprises: the American dipper.
Just the Zoo of Us · Jason Hall, Ellen Weatherford
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Show Notes
Join Ellen & birder and science communicator Jason Hall for a review of a little bird full of big surprises: the American dipper. We discuss birding pre-smartphone, Philadelphia’s role in ornithological history, the wild physiological adaptations that let this tiny songbird brave mountain rapids, smooth dance moves, aura farming, and so much more.
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Sound credits:
- Brown-headed cowbird: Thomas Magarian, XC527674. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/527674.
- American dipper: Ted Floyd, XC460525. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/460525.
- Swainson's thrush: Stanislas Wroza, XC1014351. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1014351.
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