{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Songbirding","title":"2023-24 Christmas Bird Count Special","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1948,"description":"The Christmas Bird Count is a census of birds in the western hemisphere that is held between December 14 and January 5 each winter.\nIt was devised originally as an alternative to the 19th century tradition of hunting birds at Christmas, and has evolved to become the longest running citizen science project.\nThere are tens of thousands of participants - seeking out and counting tens of millions of birds each year.\n2023 will be the 124th year of the Christmas Bird Count. If you don’t already participate in one, as of this episode’s release in November of 2023, you still have plenty of time to find and join a count local to you.\nThis episode was recorded while participating in the 102nd Hamilton Christmas Bird Count on December 26th, 2022.\nCredits\nSongbirding is a Songbirding Studios production, and was recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.\nThe Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062\nCreative Commons music is by Scott Buckley.\nFor more information about the Christmas Bird Count, see: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count\nThe eBird checklist for the outing this episode was recorded during: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124632617\nThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JrKPeVhBFDS4nGfU4XZnEZw_C2GjWW1HsZBLsn8g6_g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNTU1/NGRhNDI2M2U5OWY0/MmE5MGZmZDM5NzAw/ZTZjYy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}