{"podcast":{"title":"Blue Ridge Birds and Nature at Hilton Pond North","slug":"blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095","podcast_index_feed_id":7713095,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f1cfa38/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hilton-pond-north-podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45385246/45385246-1771955759177-4d0963a52dcd7.jpg","author":"Hilton Pond North Podcasts","episode_count":41,"summary":"Like birds? Like all of nature? Love the Blue Ridge Mountains? You'll get all this and more in our \"This Week at Hilton Pond North\" podcasts from https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:19:20.429605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095"},"episode":{"title":"#35—Ashe County's Amphibolite Mountains","slug":"35-ashe-county-s-amphibolite-mountains","published_at":"2026-04-14T00:36:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/35-ashe-county-s-amphibolite-mountains","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hilton-pond-north-podcast/episodes/35Ashe-Countys-Amphibolite-Mountains-e3hs9te","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f1cfa38/podcast/play/118416750/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2Fd110ebfd-b296-eb69-99a2-c389f070e927.mp3","summary":"You’ve heard of the Smokies, the Appalachians, and the Blue Ridge, but how about the Amphibolite Mountains? They’re right here in Ashe County NC and are home to diverse flora, from Flame Azaleas to Scottish Harebells. “This Week at Hilton Pond North” we talk about these unique high ridges and toss in info about birds from finches to phoebes and cowbirds, too. There’s our usual tadpole update, along with an amazing list of goldfinch recaptures. After listening to our “Deep Dive” podcast you can view the complete photo essay #35 at https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org/twahpn-20260325.html Happy Nature Watching—And Listening!","meta_description":"You’ve heard of the Smokies, the Appalachians, and the Blue Ridge, but how about the Amphibolite Mountains? They’re right here in Ashe County NC and are h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/episodes/35-ashe-county-s-amphibolite-mountains/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/35-ashe-county-s-amphibolite-mountains.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}