Birds of a Feather Talk Together

By: John Bates Shannon Hackett RJ Pole Amanda Marquart
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  • A podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, talk with two amateur birders on all things bird related. With access to one of the largest bird collections in the United States, the hosts dive into exotic, rare, extinct, and also common birds. For experienced birders to people who are brand new to birding, this podcast is for anyone who has ever been interested in birds!
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Episodes
  • 67: Wild Turkey Revisited - with Jacob Drucker

    67: Wild Turkey Revisited - with Jacob Drucker
    Nov 25 2024

    We revisit an old episode on the Wild Turkey this week. These birds are a major conservation success story. We also talk about John seeing a turkey in the Democratic Republic of Congo, how turkeys got their name, and learn all about their magnificent feathers. Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart for Birds of a Feather Talk Together.

    This week we are also joined by Jacob Drucker. Jacob Drucker is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum studying how birds interact with tropical climates over ecological and evolutionary time. We also did a couple episodes on Hawaiian Honeycreepers with Jacob, please go back and check those out if you haven't heard them yet.

    Email us your questions at podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com

    Follow us on Instagram for pictures of the birds we discuss, specimen, and more info! @birds_of_a_feather_podcast

    We are also on Tiktok and Blue Sky Social!
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    23 mins
  • 66: White-throated Sparrow

    66: White-throated Sparrow
    Nov 18 2024

    Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart as we discuss the White-throated sparrow. We talk about sparrows in general, and how to differentiate them based on behavior and not just their appearance. We also talk about how they have been shrinking in size over the last 50 years, and how the specimen collection at the Field Museum have helped determine that. We also talk about their different head-types, and mating preferences between the two head types.

    We also answer a mailbag question from a listener in the U.K. on vultures.

    Please send us your questions for us to answer as well! You can send them to podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com

    Make sure to follow us on instagram, Blue Sky Social and tik tok as well!!
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    46 mins
  • 65: Wrentits with Kevin Burns

    65: Wrentits with Kevin Burns
    Nov 11 2024

    This week we discuss the wrentit with Kevin Burns! You've probably heard this bird's call in many movies and tv shows, but only seen it if you've been to California or Oregon. They are one of the most sedentary birds in North America, but somehow their closes relatives are in Asia. Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart in Birds of a Feather Talk Together!

    Please send us your questions for us to answer as well! You can send them to podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com

    Make sure to follow us on instagram and tik tok as well!!
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    47 mins

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