Geoff LeBaron's guest appearances

Geoff LeBaron

Christmas Past

The American Birding Podcast

BirdCallsRadio

Sheri Williamson

Scott Whittle

Jen Brumfield

Bill Thompson

Tom Reed

Nathan Pieplow

Scott Weidensaul

John Kricher

David La Puma

Katie Fallon

Noah Strycker

Jason Ward

Julie Zickefoose

Kim Kaufman

Don Kroodsma

OwlTail

There is no question that climate change is having an impact on bird populations, but dig a little deeper and you find a tangled web of changing weather patterns, land use, habitat loss, and the different needs of individual species and groups of species that make coming up with management practices a real challenge. But birds, more than most other taxa, have the benefit of decades of data from both professional and community scientists perhaps best exemplified by the Christmas Bird Count. Dr. Sarah Saunders and Geoff LeBaron are authors of a paper published last month in the journal Global Change Biology, on the effects of climate change on bird populations using nearly a century of Christmas Bird Count data collected by birders like you.  Also, birding makes the Super Bowl. Sort of.  Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

There is no question that climate change is having an impact on bird populations, but dig a little deeper and you find a tangled web of changing weather patterns, land use, habitat loss, and the different needs of individual species and groups of species that make coming up with management practices a real challenge. But birds, more than most other taxa, have the benefit of decades of data from both professional and community scientists perhaps best exemplified by the Christmas Bird Count. Dr. Sarah Saunders and Geoff LeBaron are authors of a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16063" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">paper published last month in the journal</a> Global Change Biology, <a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/birds-tell-us-both-climate-action-and-healthy-natural-spaces-are-key-secure" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">on the effects of climate change on bird populations using nearly a century of Christmas Bird Count data</a> collected by birders like you.  Also, birding makes the Super Bowl. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiCB7eKW0uI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sort of</a>.  Subscribe to the podcast at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-birding-podcast/id1186824033?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-birding-association/american-birding-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, and <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iibz7obgdgnpmgtsea4uuffbvri" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

06-07: Climate Science and the CBC with Sarah Saunders & Geoff LeBaron

In 1900, an ornithologist suggested replacing the traditional Christmas morning hunt with a "bird census." It's an idea that has been carried out each year since then. The Christmas Bird Count is an important project that contributes to our understanding of bird populations. And you can get involved!  Links Join the Christmas Bird Count page Music in this Episode   Cottonwoods — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive  Labranche — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive  Cast and Favor — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive 

In 1900, an ornithologist suggested replacing the traditional Christmas morning hunt with a "bird census." It's an idea that has been carried out each year since then. The Christmas Bird Count is an important project that contributes to our understanding of bird populations. And you can get involved!  Links <a href="https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Christmas Bird Count page</a> Music in this Episode <ul> <li><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Feathers/Cottonwoods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cottonwoods</a> — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive</li> <li><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bayou_Birds/LaBranche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Labranche</a> — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive</li> <li><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bayou_Birds/The_Cast_and_Favor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cast and Favor</a> — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive</li> </ul>

Interview — Geoff LeBaron, director of the annual Christmas Bird Count

Geoff LeBaron, Director of National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, a position Geoff has held since 1987; fly’s by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about the Christmas Bird Count.

Geoff LeBaron, Director of National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, a position Geoff has held since 1987; fly’s by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about the Christmas Bird Count.

BCR 184: Geoff LeBaron, Director, Audubon Christmas Bird Count