The Bird Brief
A global rundown of newly published avian research and newsworthy bird stories in just 5 minutes.
Episodes
16 episodes
S2 E11: Owl Paparazzi and Birds Emitting Bioluminescence
Today we are going to learn about Birds of Paradise species that emit bioluminescence, the owl papparazzi creating a frenzy around owls during the recent owl irruption near the Great Lakes, and why you should be protecting your hearing right no...
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5:43
S2 E10: Machine Learning Is For The Birds
Today, we are going to talk with Zan Aslett, a remote sensing scientist and geophysicist with deep expertise in analyzing large datasets—like those 18,300 hours of recordings scientists used to uncover why birds call out during their seemingly ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:52
S2 E9: Why do solitary songbirds call when migrating at night?
Welcome back to the Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist. Today let’s dive into songbird migration and how their seemingly solitary nocturnal travel is more cooperative and social than we thought!Stories:<...
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3:59
S2 E8: Hummingbird Torpor, Airports as Bird Migration Hubs, and Vulture Doomsday
Welcome back to the Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist. Today let’s dive into what’s driving bird strikes at airports, hummingbirds and their psychic torpor, and black vultures creating literal doomsday for high schoo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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5:00
S2 E7: A Bird Police Squads that Fights Drones, and the Oldest Living Bird!
Welcome back to the Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist. We are starting 2025 off right with stories of a raptor police squad in India, the oldest living bird, and how the Bald Eagle just become the US national bird (w...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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4:57
S2 E6: Wildlife Research and the Birds Aren't Real Conspiracy
Welcome back to the Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist. This Pre-Christmas edition is about a viral conspiracy, wildlife research, and the wild crossover between satire and science. Let’s get started. ...
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S2 E5: The penguin who went from the Antarctic to the Outback...and Back.
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome back to Season 2, Episode 5 of The Bird Brief! This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published resea...
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S2 E4: Australia Fights the Flu, Conservation Wins, and Lockdown Habits That Were For The Birds
Welcome back to Episode 4 of The Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world. Stor...
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4:30
S2 E3: The Oldest Known Birds, Migration Myths, Neonicotinoids, and a Murder Mystery
Welcome back to The Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world. This episode falls in that ...
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4:54
S2 E2: Bilingual Birds, Kittiwakes That Love 3D Prints of Themselves, and The Most Dangerous Chicks In The World Have Hatched!
Welcome to The Bird Brief, this is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world. Today, we’ll explore everything from b...
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3:39
S2 E1: Tropical Cyclones, Drug Trafficking, Superbugs, and How Birds Can See Wind Turbines Better!
Welcome back to a new season of the The Bird Brief! This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist, giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world. Today we hav...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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4:45
Episode 7: New hummingbird species, endangered birds and the pet trade, and a record setting feather!
Welcome to Episode 7 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’s episode will range from a new hummingbird species, the plight of the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:59
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 outbre...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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4:37
Episode 5: Birds with Prostheses, Plumage Color in China, Gull Screeching Contest Winner, and the Oldest Bird in the World
Welcome to Episode 5 of the Bird Brief! This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and published research throughout the world. Today’s episode will rang...
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4:54
Episode 4: Owls, Chickadees, and do birds care about the Eclipse?
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Bird Brief. This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist and former intelligence analyst for the Department of Defense giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news and publ...
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4:42
Episode 3: Avian espionage and tracking spring migration from your doorstep
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Bird Brief. This is Stephanie Jenkins Aslett, avian ecologist and former intelligence analyst for the Department of Defense giving you the rundown on the most recent happenings in birds, both in popular news an...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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