E45 - Nic Grant + Belted Kingfisher

My guest is a familiar one, Nic Grant, you might remember him from Episode 20. He is a Marine Science Instructor and Aquarist at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. Although Nic’s educational background in the biological sciences might be unrelated to birds, his growing up in Cape May, New Jersey sure is. Birding a variety of habitats throughout the year and witnessing the massive fall migrations, allowed him to build a solid foundation for his interest in birds. Since this is our second time together, the episode will focus less on Nic’s birding background and more on the birds here at Catalina Island.

Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:36 - Nic's Recent Encounter with a Brandt's Cormorant 
• 3:06 - Ways that Birds Adapt to Living on Catalina Island
• 8:59 - Ways that Birds Adapt to Living on Other Islands
• 9:34 - "Rules" that Organisms Follow on Islands
• 13:00 - The Hawaiian Honeycreeper Adaptations
• 15:30 - Possible Future Avian Adaptations on Catalina Island
• 17:07 - San Clemente Spotted Towhee Adaptations
• 20:31 - Island Loggerhead Shrike Adaptations
• 25:40 - Bird of the Episode: Belted Kingfisher
• 39:24 - Outro

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