National Parks Traveler Episode 173: Birding In The National Parks

Birding in the National Park System

The natural and wild environments of our national parks offer the unsurpassed protection and diverse ecosystems that birds need to thrive. And that makes our parks equally great places for you to see birds. This week the Traveler’s Lynn Riddick talks to Maine Audubon birding expert Nicholas Lund, who believes that whether you consider yourself a full-fledged birder or just someone who simply likes birds, when it comes to our national parks, there’s always a bird in the air, in a tree or along the water’s edge to see, hear, and learn about.

 

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
:37 Spring Fever - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
:53 Wild Tribute
1:13 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
1:40 Eastern National Passport
2:22 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
2:46 Lynn Riddick talks -- and listens to -- birds in the National Park System with Maine Audubon's Nick Lund
19:00 Shenandoah - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Shenandoah
19:07 Washington’s National Park Fund
19:40 Yosemite Conservancy
20:00 The Everglades Foundation
20:14 Lynn and Nick continued to talk about birding in the National Park System
44:23 Otter Point - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
44:33 Interior Federal Credit Union
44:51 Great Smoky Mountains Association
45:11 Friends of Acadia
45:35 Potrero Group
46:04 Nick Lund of Maine Audubon points out parks with specific bird species to Lynn Riddick
55:54 Whispering Winds - Grant Geissman - The Sounds of the Caribbean
56:21 Episode Closing
56:47 Orange Tree Productions
57:18 Splitbeard Productions
57:28 National Parks Traveler footer

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