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[S1E21] Chasing the Summer
Sep 02, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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Episode description
A raptor like no other crosses 20,000km across hemispheres every year, chasing summer and bugs and grasslands through the Americas. The Swainson's Hawk is a spectacle, and we're grateful to have them fighting on our side in the looming grasshopper apocalypse.
Thanks for listening to our weekly exploration of why grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you next time!
Primary Sources:
- Bechard, M. J., C. S. Houston, J. H. Sarasola, and A. S. England (2020). Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.swahaw.01
- Bird Names for Birds; William Swainson
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