Bring Birds Back

Series produced by BirdNote

Caption: Illustration of a Baltimore Oriole, Osprey and American Tree Sparrow flying over our host, Tenijah Hamilton, smiling and holding binoculars, against a background of trees and tall buildings. , Credit: Hayden Maynard
Image by: Hayden Maynard 
Illustration of a Baltimore Oriole, Osprey and American Tree Sparrow flying over our host, Tenijah Hamilton, smiling and holding binoculars, against a background of trees and tall buildings.  

A podcast about the joy of birds and the ways that humans can help them through simple, everyday actions.

Like many birders, host Tenijah Hamilton discovered her love of birds during the pandemic. Now she invites listeners to join her in appreciating the beauty and mystery of the birds all around us and taking action on their behalf. As Tenijah speaks with bird experts from all walks of life, she and the listener learn, together, how to bring birds back.


8 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
1: How do we know that birds are in trouble?
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Tenijah gets to know Biostatistician Dr. Adam Smith, coauthor of the study that found we’ve lost 3 billion birds in North America, and helps us wra...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 24:40
  • Purchases: 2
2: Who is birding for?
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Tenijah and Sheridan Alford, co-founder of Black Birders Week, talk about how to celebrate Black people who love birds and expand the choir for con...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 23:58
  • Purchases: 2
3: Can we make our cities safer for birds?
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Tenijah talks with NYC Audubon Senior Conservation Biologist Kaitlyn Parkins and Seattle Audubon Urban Conservation Manager Joshua Morris to break ...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
4: For birds to win, do cats have to lose? - Part 1
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The first of this two-part series pulls apart the issues with cats and birds. Producer Mark Bramhill gives Tenijah an overview of how outdoor cats ...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 31:21
  • Purchases: 2
5: For birds to win, do cats have to lose? - Part 2
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The second of this two-part series pulls apart the issues with cats and birds. Host Tenijah Hamilton gets an overview of how outdoor cats affect bi...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 2
6: How can native plants help birds?
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Tenijah joins volunteers planting wildflowers and grasses along Atlanta’s BeltLine, an urban rail trail, where she learns how native plants can pro...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 27:48
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7: How can coffee help birds?
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Tenijah hears firsthand from coffee grower Oswaldo Acevedo in Colombia how shade-grown coffee farms offer better wildlife habitat and working condi...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 2
8: How can we protect birds from plastics?
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In our season finale, Tenijah heads to Tybee Island off the Georgia coast for a day at the beach... picking up trash. She joins Tim Arnold, founder...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 22:52
  • Purchases: 2