June 1 – 7, 2023
Wow! On Day 4: Song, we were treated to an incredibly exciting session “Understanding Bird Song” by naturalist David Lukas. David is an outstanding educator, and I found myself being totally blown away by his presentation. So much information that it was worth watching the video 3 times, so I could sketch note every fascinating detail!
The topics ranged from why birds sing, how they sing, and signature songs. We learned about song shifts, repertoires, is it a call or a song, understanding alarm calls, song mimics, song sharing and how birds tutor young birds in neighborhood songs.
Information overload, but that’s how I like it!
I hope you enjoy my pages crammed with diagrams, descriptions and definitions. I ended my last page with a couple of illustrations of a mourning dove and greater roadrunner, comparing each of their similar-but-not-quite-the-same calls. Curious!
Thanks once again for taking a look! As always, I hope my pages spark in you a sense of curiosity and wonder, and that you would like to learn more. A good place to start is by visiting the INJW home page at https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/.
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It’s still not too late to get involved in International Nature Journal Week 2023, and there’s no cost for participants, so check it out! All workshops and resources, the schedule and links to videos are available at https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/
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Wonderful, Barb! I’m so inspired by the joy you got from the video session. I’m really looking forward to getting caught up on the videos – birds & birdsong have become a strong interest to me. I would love to hear the roadrunner call — I’m sure it’s more than the “beep-beep” I remember from cartoons! (I wasn’t able to click on and enlarge your journal pages to look at the detail, so I can’t quite read your notes. Is there a way you could insert the images so they can be enlarged? I am really excited to read the detail you have provided.) Thank you!
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Hi Karen! I’ve sent you an email with the images at their original size. Hope that helps. And thanks for letting me know the detail was hard to read on my posted images! And you’re right in assuming the roadrunner (at least our local dudes) don’t sing “meep meep!”
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