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Feb 12, 2026 48 min

Birding is Essential with Indigo Goodson-Fields

from Your Bird Story Hosted by Local Nature Lab

Indigo Goodson-Fields is a writer, poet, birder. We begin our conversation with Indigo’s essay, “Black Woman's Guide to Loving through Birds” (read it!), and end with her memory of seeing her first Northern Flicker in the Native Flora Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She recalls the sun illuminating the yellow shafts of the bird in flight from the ground. In between Indigo talks about her literary inspirations and the essential role of birding in her life which happens to be the title of her upcoming anthology titled Essential Birding. More information about Indigo Goodson-Fields https://linktr.ee/indigoindaflow “Black Woman's Guide to Loving through Birds” Bird Vocalizations White-throated Sparrow https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/136579 Northern Flicker https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/263782231 About the podcast Your Bird Story is an initiative of Local Nature Lab. The podcast is hosted by Georgia Silvera Seamans on Lenapehoking, and produced by Pod to the People. Support Our Work Subscribe, follow, like, leave a comment. It costs $100 to produce each episode. Donate here.

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