Episode 6: Geomagnetic storms, bird flu, and migrating shorebirds in Africa!

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Bird Brief. I'm Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist, here to bring you the latest on birds from news and research around the globe. Today, we're discussing everything from geomagnetic storms, to bird flu outbreaks, to migrating shorebirds in Africa. All in just five minutes. Before we start, a quick note: I'm new to mixing sound and audio equipment needed to produce a podcast,so thanks for bearing with the quirky sound quality in the last part of the show. For the love of birds let’s get started.

Stories:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2306317120

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0918

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-night-auroras-extreme-solar-storm.html 

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1059801 

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/04/bird-flu-wildlife-mammals

Catry, T., Correia, E., Gutiérrez, J.S. et al. Low migratory connectivity and similar migratory strategies in a shorebird with contrasting wintering population trends in Europe and West Africa. Sci Rep 14, 4884 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55501-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55501-y

Music and Bird Sound:

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola); Recorded by Gerrit Vyn/Macaulay Library; Jul 2007; ML138238.

Albert Lastukhin, XC902033. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/902033.

W. Agster, XC897347. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/897347.

Bar-tailed Godwit (European) (Limosa lapponica lapponica); Recorded by Patrik Åberg/Macaulay Library; Jun 2010; ML63209671.

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Recorded by James M. Hartshorne/Macaulay Library; Mar 1956; ML3748.

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This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, thanks for listening. If a particular story piqued your interest, be sure to check out the show notes for more details. If you have a story that you would like to spread the awareness of, I would love to highlight it in my podcast. Just let me know in the comments or send a note to thebirdbrief@gmail.com. Please tune in next time for The Bird Brief - your rundown, or should I say featherdown, of the birds we love.