{"podcast":{"title":"Ducks Unlimited Podcast","slug":"ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912","podcast_index_feed_id":7631912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/dupodcast215581","website_url":"https://www.ducks.org/dupodcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Z-PGz1NGrMb8-5EXVVrlYdKejpFmD6KrtxDdSNtb_-Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNDJi/ODNkMmQ5ZWY5Mjdm/YzdhMDIxNGNiODEx/MmNhZi5qcGc.jpg","author":"Ducks Unlimited Inc.","episode_count":921,"summary":"Ducks Unlimited Podcast is a constant discussion of all things waterfowl; from in-depth hunting tips and tactics, to waterfowl biology, research, science, and habitat updates. The DU Podcast is the go-to resource for waterfowl hunters and conservationists. Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands conservation.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T22:20:13.254201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912"},"episode":{"title":"Are Duck Migrations Changing? Bringing Data to the Debate (Ep 809)","slug":"are-duck-migrations-changing-bringing-data-to-the-debate-ep-809","published_at":"2026-09-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912/are-duck-migrations-changing-bringing-data-to-the-debate-ep-809","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ca5f297","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/9ca5f297/5822b14b.mp3","summary":"Monthly Sponsors: North Dakota Tourism Weatherby Hunters have observed and debated changes in duck migration and winter distributions for as long as both have existed. Now, new research helps answer some of the biggest questions. In this special collaboration between the Ducks Unlimited Podcast and the North American Waterfowler Podcast , DU's Senior Waterfowl Scientist, Dr. Mike Brasher, joins Elliott Snider; Dr. Lisa Webb, Supervisor, USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program; and Dr. Heath Hagy, Project Leader, USFWS Habitat and Population Evaluation Team, to break down the findings of two recent studies that shed light on this captivating and hotly contested topic. The studies and conversation explore more than 60 years of waterfowl band recovery, harvest survey, and distribution data to examine whether ducks are wintering farther north than they once did. The group discusses what the studies found, where migration patterns appear to be changing, where they're not, and why answering these questions is far more complicated than many people realize. Topics Covered Are ducks wintering farther north? What 60 years of band recovery data reveals Differences between mallards, pintails, and blue-winged teal Why migration changes vary by species and month The role of weather, habitat, and agriculture What hunters see versus what large-scale datasets show How migration science is studied and evaluated What questions still remain unanswered How none of this would be possible without hunters Access to the study evaluating changes in 15 species of ducks: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.22521 Access to the more detailed study on changes in mallards, pintails, and blue-winged teal: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.11331 Acc…","meta_description":"Monthly Sponsors: North Dakota Tourism Weatherby Hunters have observed and debated changes in duck migration and winter distributions for as long as both…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912/episodes/are-duck-migrations-changing-bringing-data-to-the-debate-ep-809/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ducks-unlimited-podcast-7631912/are-duck-migrations-changing-bringing-data-to-the-debate-ep-809.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}