My guest is Jon Dunn, lead author of the Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic, most recently the 7th edition in 2017, and a Tour Guide for WINGS, who has had a passion for birds most of his life. He’s led a few trips at this year's Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival and I’m happy he was able to join us for this episode.
Chapters
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:33 - Jon’s Recent Birding
- 02:40 - Some of Jon’s WINGS’ Trips
- 04:35 - How Jon Joined WINGS
- 05:18 - Some of Jon’s Upcoming Trips
- 06:12 - Birding in Idaho
- 07:16 - How Jon became Interested in Birds
- 08:11 - Earliest Memory of a Bird (Stellar’s Jay)
- 09:18 - One of Jon’s Memorable Encounter with a Bird
- 12:44 - Bird of the Episode: Clapper Rail
- 20:02 - Jon & The Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic
- 22:30 - Bringing Visual Representations of Birds to the Pages
- 26:30 - Jon & Peterson’s Guide to Warblers
- 28:34 - Connecticut Warblers that Walk?
- 32:46 - Jon & the AOS Checklist Committee
- 37:50 - Before We Go
- 39:33 - Outro
For pictures of the Clapper Rail, please checkout the podcast's Instagram: @lookingatbirdspodcast
Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year!