Birds + BoBs - we have officially entered the book-o-sphere. Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through the first installment of Bird-ish Book Club: Birding With Benefits and BONUS: The travesty that is the Hallmark movie adaptation. We talk signature scents, biceps, adult hide and seek...? and also, BIRDS!

Music by Fknsyd

Sources:
Book - Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
Movie - Adventures in Love and Birding
Random google searches about Hallmark™

Hannah and Cleo attended a talk by Dr. Lauryn Benedict of the University of Northern Colorado, and they have thoughts. This episode covers what bird vocalizations actually communicate whether it's territorial aggression or pair bonding. They cover Benedict's research on California Towhees, Rock Wrens, Canyon Wrens, and even your pet parrots. Along the way, they get into the long-overlooked reality that female birds sing too, and what it means that ornithology took this long to notice. Plus: do parrots know your name, or are they just saying it?

Music by fknsyd

39:45 Bird Vocalizations discussion starts

Sources:
https://www.unco.edu/employee-directory/lauryn-benedict/

https://www.youtube.com/@BirdbrainQA

https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rocwre/cur/sounds

http://femalebirdsong.org/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct80hh

https://www.audubon.org/news/when-women-run-bird-world

Hannah and Cleo are finally tackling one of the hummers: the gorgeous, chaotic, and unbelievably tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Join us as we explore the incredible adaptations that make these birds so freakin' cool. From their unique flying ability, insane heart rates and surprisingly fierce territorial behavior, this episode is pure sugar fueled chaos... just as god intended.

Music by fknsyd

19:22 Ruby Throated Hummingbird discussion starts

Sources:

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Ruby-throated Hummingbird Overview
• Merlin Bird ID App by Cornell Lab
• Audubon Field Guide – Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• IUCN Red List – Archilochus colubris
• Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center – Hummingbird Migration
• National Geographic – Hummingbird Facts
• Journey North – Ruby-throated Hummingbird Migration Maps
• BirdLife International Species Factsheet
• https://feederwatch.org/common-feeder-birds/?__hstc=75100365.d7c068bd4204601c667015ebdb735de9.1773028647986.1780194158440.1780198291424.16&__hssc=75100365.1.1780198291424&__hsfp=8e75d25a957f23bb029d88d2f3d247c4
• https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/ruby-throated-hummingbird.htm
• https://www.fws.gov/story/hummingbirds-north-america
• https://www.audubon.org/magazine/why-do-hummingbirds-fight-so-much