by Gael Bissell

Recent cool episode about student research on the historic list of the Birds of Bougainville Island in the South Pacific, go to NPR’s science Short Wave podcast at: https://pca.st/episode/79f108db-5a14-4c07-bc4d-d9f2f1a8c98e

To support important bird conservation south of our border, Shika Shika developed this incredibly unique album “A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean”. The music combines native bird songs with music created by local artists. https://shikashika.bandcamp.com/album/a-guide-to-the-birdsong-of-mexico-central-america-the-caribbean. When you purchase/download this soothing and captivating album, funds go to local bird conservation efforts. 

Shika Shika just released their Kickstarter announcement to do a similar project for African birds: “A Guide to the Birdsongs of Africa” https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shikashika/a-guide-to-the-birdsong-of-western-africa/.