43: Kirtland's Warbler - Back From the Endangered Species List, Connection to Leopold and Loeb?

We talk about a bird that was majorly affected by the parasitic brown-headed cowbird so much that it was on the endangered species list for nearly 50 years. One of the rarest songbirds in North America, the Kirtland’s Warbler migrates back and forth from the Bahamas to Michigan every year. We also learn that this bird was studied back in the 1920’s by Nathan Leopold, one half of the murdering crime pair Leopold and Loeb. Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart as we discuss the Kirtland's Warbler.We kick it off talking  about the Whooping Crane that was spotted in the northern Chicago suburbs. We also answer a mailbag question on using fake calls when looking for birds. Please follow our instagram @birds_of_a_feather_podcast Please send us your questions for us to answer as well! You can send them to [email protected] are links to our social and YouTube pages, give us a follow:YouTube InstagramTikTokBlueSky