# Birding Then and Now

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Podcast: [The Old Naturalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-naturalist-6742526)
Published: 2025-04-14T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandon7196/episodes/Birding-Then-and-Now-e31d2nc
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Duration seconds: 2142

## Resource

The natural world is always changing. The lives our backyard birds are no exception. In this episode, Eric takes Brandon on a tour of the natural history of some of our more common backyard birds. And to match the theme of the episode, the boys decided to record at a great place to watch the birds: Secor Metropark's Window on Wildlife.

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