I’ve done a lot of things to find birds. For starters, I’ve gotten up really early in the morning. Way before sunrise, at times of the day which up until then had seemed theoretical.

I’ve gone to some strange places, too. To a research camp in the middle of the Cameroonian jungle. To a marsh near JFK airport where we found a whole abandoned wharf in the reeds, complete with a jet-ski. To a Maya ruin on the Yucatan peninsula. To Staten Island. But I’ve got nothing on this episode’s guest, Nathan Hood, whose birding habit brings him to… well, let’s save the surprise.

You’ll also hear from animal behaviorist Dr. Emily Shepard, about the strange things seabirds will do in the name of survival.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

-Jer

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