I’d Rather Be Birdwatching
Birdwatching can be as relaxing or as intense as you want to make it. In a way, it's the original Pokemon Go: you could come upon hundreds of species at any moment, some common, and some rare, but you have to be much more on your toes, because the sightings can be fleeting. For Correne George, avid birder of 37 years, it's one of the most therapeutic and mesmerizing things she has ever experienced.
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Show Notes
Referenced in or Researched for this Episode:
Ivory-Billed and Pileated Woodpeckers side by side (allaboutbirds.org)
Is it really time to write the ivory-billed woodpecker’s epitaph? (audubon.org)
Extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Chasing a Ghost (Texas Parks & Wildlife - YouTube)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker to be Officially Declared Extinct in US (audubon.org - 9/29/21)
Historic Film Shows Heath Hens Alive and Dancing on Vineyard
How to Identify Birds (audubon.org)
How to Find a Bird (audubon.org)
20 Productive Hobbies that Will Make You Smarter and Happier (lifehack.org)
Real-Time Associations Between Engaging in Leisure and Daily Health and Well-Being
Creative Activities Outside Work Can Improve Job Performance (news.sfsu.edu)
Measuring the similarity among leisure activities based on a perceived stress-reduction benefit
Association of Enjoyable Leisure Activities with Psychological and Physical Well-Being
Birding with Benefits: How Nature Improves our Mental Mindsets (audubon.org)
Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective (science.org)
Birdwatching for peace of mind and better health (cnn.com)
List of bird extinctions by year (Wikipedia)
American Bird Conservancy Conversation Impact Scorecard 2019
Top 10 Reasons to Be a Bird Watcher (birdwatchersdigest.com)
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Music: Funkaroma by Kevin Mcleod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
