In this episode we explored how Christian became interested in birds; how he developed a specific interest in New Caledonian Crows; other tropical birds; Crows using tools for foraging; the new research station; reflections on time as a Grass Fellow at Radcliffe College; his visit to the Crow Roost in Lawrence, MA; using telemetry devices; his leadership for the International Bio-Logging Society; his new research paper, and more!
Interview with Brian Harrington. Episode Summary: Brian shared details about his background, his time on staff at Manomet, his involvement in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN), creating the International Shorebird Survey, details about the recent article in Bird Observer on counting and estimating, techniques for estimating large flocks, and the importance of practicing estimating techniques.
In this episode, we heard about Prof. Marzluff’s research and academic work during the pandemic. He also shared news on the launch of his new citizen scientist app for young people. We discussed the many facets of a winter crow roost: how large they can be, staging and flying to the overnight roost, Crow family social dynamics, roosts as information centers, the deafening vocalizations around an overnight roost, and then approached to counting crows in a roost!
In this episode, we explored how Prof. Clark first became involved with birds, her academic work and doctorate at the University of Chicago, her teaching and research at Binghamton University, her extensive research and field work with American and Fish Crows, and her approach to counting Crows around an overnight winter roost.
Kevin shares how he first got started in birding; his research on the biology of American Crows; an overview of his new Bird Academy course on Crows about the remarkable lives of American Crows - from their complex social lives to their impressive problem-solving skills...
Our first guest on the new Crow Patrol podcast is Wayne Petersen, Director of Important Bird Areas (IBA) for Mass Audubon. Listen to Wayne describe his experiences with Crows over his lifetime, and his impressions from the Winter Crow Roost in Lawrence, MA. Wayne wrote an excellent article, titled, "Licorice in the Sky" for Mass Audubon about this overnight Crow roost phenomenon...