Welcome to another episode of Bird Sh*t! It's currently nesting and fledgling season for adorable shorebirds. As such, we're excited to talk to Chris Allieri, founder of the NYC Plover Project.

Chris joins us to talk about:

• what it's like on the frontlines of the annual summer showdown: shorebirds vs. the world
• the wacky and wonderful world of starting a wildlife conversation non-profit
• LOTS OF CUTE LITTLE PIPING PLOVERS
• conversation optimism in a continuously depressing world (or is it just us that feel this way? loooool)

Tune in to hear about the amazing work that Chris and his team of 250+ volunteers do every year to help give piping plovers—an endangered species—a fighting chance on the popular summer beaches of NYC.

And, as always, keep your eyes to the skies (or the beach)!

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Wake up, folks, because our hiatus is over and IT'S MIGRATION SEASON.

In this episode, we're bringing you five incredible bird migrations: the longest, the shortest, and some impressive ones in between. We also cover some fun birds in the news stories, including Zoom parrots.

Plus, find out if we actually know the length of an American football field and hear some terrible British accents. It's all waiting for you on this "welcome back" episode of Bird Sh*t!


BIRD SHIT WE DISCUSSED

BIRDS WE MENTION (in order)

Ruby-crowned kinglet
Snowy plover
Piping plover
Macaw
Arctic tern
Sooty Shearwater
Bar-tailed Godwit
Adélie Penguin
Dusky grouse (blue grouse)

BIRDS IN THE NEWS
SpaceX vs. the shorebirds (guess who’s winning)

Scientists are making terrifying drones from taxidermied birds

Parrots use video chat (and love it)

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Knock on wood: we're talking about woodpeckers this episode! These recognizable and unique species of birds have a lot of cool secrets up their sleeves. Tune in as we unpack what makes them so special (and make a few sexual innuendos along the way, of course).

Plus, we discuss birds in the news, including the controversial (possible) rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker and the benefits of mixing birds with wine.



BIRDS WE MENTION (in order)
American robin
Peregrine falcon
Great horned owl
Prothonotary warbler
American kestrel
Ivory-billed woodpecker
Red-tailed hawk
Bald Eagles
Lesser Scaup
Canada goose
Snow goose
Black vulture
Northern flicker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Red-bellied woodpecker
Red-headed woodpecker
Golden-fronted woodpecker

BIRDS IN THE NEWS
Ivory-billed woodpecker...is it back?
For our coverage, we used The Guardian's coverage and @alexander_lees for useful commentary

Wine + birds = pretty awesome

Bird flu is bad and might be here to stay

OTHER COOL SH*T

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