Summary

In this episode, I’ll be answering questions sent by my listeners. So this is what we call an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode.

I enjoy doing these, and it’s so interesting to see what sorts of questions people have about birds.

The listeners who get to contribute questions for these Ask Me Anything episodes are members of my community on Patreon. There are several tiers of support that people can join, and at the Helpful Hornbill and Awesome Osprey level, one perks is getting to ask questions for episodes like this one.

So if you’d like to have me answer your bird questions in a future episode, consider signing up on my Patreon page, and become a Helpful Hornbill or an Awesome Osprey.

I got lots of participation this time and some great questions. Many of the questions submitted are about things I hadn’t thought about before. Some of them are sort of out of left field… Which is so cool. The curiosity and unique perspectives of my listeners—you guys—drive me to expand my own understanding of birds. And I love that!

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Research Citations‍

• Avian migration phenology and global climate change
• Decoupling of bird migration from the changing phenology of spring green-up
• Birds use individually consistent temperature cues to time their migration departure
• Parental Age and Lifespan Influence Offspring Recruitment: A Long-Term Study in a Seabird
• Patterns and Mechanisms for Age-dependent Reproduction and Survival in Birds
• When ambient noise impairs parent-offspring communication
• A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna

Photos

Attributions

• Pacific Wren sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC656397)
• Montezuma Oropendola sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC274124)
• American Crow sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC112598)
• Common Raven sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC707410)