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Podcast: BirdNote Daily
Episode: What If You Only Have a Feather?h
Description: Sometimes all you need to identify a bird is a single feather. Because collecting bird feathers is prohibited in the U.S. to protect birds from poachers, start by taking a photo with a common object for scale. Then you can use online resources like the iNaturalist app or Featherbase website to help you solve the mystery. Keep your prime suspect in mind when you’re back where you found the feather and you might get to see the bird itself — feathers and all.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to ou...