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Podcast: BirdNote Daily
Episode: My Grandmotherâs Ornithology, and Mine
Description: In this episode, J. Drew Lanham shares how his grandmotherâs personal names for  birds helped shape his own relationships with birds. Names such as âredbirdsâ for Northern Cardinals, ârain crowsâ for Yellow-billed Cuckoos, and âcat owlsâ for Great Horned Owls help him feel personally connected to these species. Through developing oneâs own ornithology and personal names for birds, he says, anyone can strengthen their bond with birds.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a...