{"id":16447,"date":"2016-08-10T07:28:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T11:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/?p=16447"},"modified":"2016-08-16T16:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T20:09:13","slug":"some-birds-love-cities-can-cities-love-them-back-tnoc-podcast-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2016\/08\/10\/some-birds-love-cities-can-cities-love-them-back-tnoc-podcast-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Birds Love Cities\u2014Can Cities Love them Back? TNOC Podcast Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Sparrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Story Notes: \u00a0<\/strong>House sparrows, rock pigeons, and red-tailed hawks are three bird species that have successfully\u2014and very visibly\u2014adapted to life in cities. Yet as the number and the size of cities across the globe continues to grow<\/a>, more birds find themselves dealing with the challenges and the opportunities of urban life. While some species find ways to take advantage of living near humans, up to a billion birds die each year after flying into glass buildings, according<\/a> to the American Bird Conservancy.\u00a0Architects, engineers, and planners in some cities are working to make the built environment more bird friendly, adapting to the needs of our feathered neighbors.<\/p>\n

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White Crowned Sparrow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This podcast episode, produced by Philip Silva, checks in with\u00a0Kim Todd<\/a>, a science journalist and the author of\u00a0Sparrow<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0a book that explores the social and natural history of a tiny bird with an oversized representation in poetry, song, and theater from the past two thousand years.<\/p>\n

We hear from\u00a0Dr. Christine Sheppard<\/u><\/a>, a scientist with the American Bird Conservancy and co-author of the organization\u2019s\u00a0Bird-Friendly Building Design<\/i><\/a>\u00a0guidelines. While Todd\u2019s writing investigates the ways different bird species are adjusting to human habitats, Sheppard\u2019s book\u2014co-written with\u00a0TNOC contributor Glenn Phillips<\/a>\u2014collects insightful examples of buildings purposefully designed to make urban life easier for birds.<\/p>\n

Finally, we hear from Jennifer S\u00e1nchez Acosta, an environmental educator at\u00a0Parque La Liberated<\/a> in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, where the first annual\u00a0Urban Bird Festival<\/a>\u00a0recently introduced city dwellers to more than fifty bird species found within city limits. Educators at Parque La Liberated hope that residents of San Jos\u00e9 can grow to appreciate the diversity of birds living alongside them\u2014and, perhaps, take steps to help make the city more bird friendly over time.<\/p>\n

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The Orange Cube, in Lyon, France, was created\u00a0by Jakob+ MacFarlane, Architecture and\u00a0is a bird-friendly design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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