Crypto-Ornithology: Washington's Sea Eagle and the life of John James Audubon (with Brent Burton)

Join Cian on a bright cold Autumn morning for a cup of green tea and a deep-dive into the history of America's most mysterious bird. Special Guest: Mr Brent Burton, naturalist & science educator. -the life of American birding hero John James Audubon -his 'sighting' of the elusive and massive Washington Sea Eagle -new evidence on Audubon's personal situation when he made the claim -did Audubon invent the bird to appeal to financial backers? -other reported sightings of the bird SOURCES: Wide Atlantic Weird STORE! https://teespring.com/stores/my-store-10108989 Brent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingsnaturalist/ Audubon's Bird Of Washington, Matthew R Halley, Bulletin Of The British Ornithologist's Club, June 2020 https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-british-ornithologists-club/volume-140/issue-2/bboc.v140i2.2020.a3/Audubons-Bird-of-Washington--unravelling-the-fraud-that-launched/10.25226/bboc.v140i2.2020.a3.full Interview with Matthew R Halley, American Birding Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/jo/podcast/04-20-j-j-audubon-bird-washington-fraud-matthew-halley/id1186824033?i=1000485170153 Karl Shuker On The Washington Sea Eagle http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2012/08/washingtons-eagle-and-other-giant.html Substantiating Washington's Sea Eagle, Scott Maruna https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/V29.3.OhioCardinal_Spring2006_p140-150_Substantiating%20Audubons%20Washington%20Eagle.pdf