Beakuency welcomes Julie Hart, the Project Coordinator for the New York Breeding Bird Atlas (ebird.org/atlasny) a citizens’ science project that aims to build an inventory of all the birds breeding in New York State. She gives a progress report on the project in the Hudson Valley and shares the actions we can take now. NYBBA is open and accessible to anyone interested in birds. Julie tells us about the apps and tips that help beginners to enjoy birding, and how such technology has changed the way we survey from the time of the first NYBBA in the 1980s to now.

Bird-inspired music of this month is “Bird Nest Bound” by Charlie Patton. Also traditional folk music from Okinawa, Japan: 鷲の鳥節, a song about Crested serpent eagles successfully raise their chick, and 下千鳥 (Plover) a farewell song.

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird people, plus a freeform mix of sound made by birds and humans inspired by birds, and “Birds of Wave Farm,” a field recording journal from Wave Farm, in Acra, New York. Hosted by Mayuko Fujino. Playlists and photos for the previous shows: https://beakuency.tumblr.com.