{"podcast":{"title":"The Spark Bird Podcast","slug":"the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","podcast_index_feed_id":7244275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/558320/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/558320","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/7/f/0/a7f0d5c9400e486816c3140a3186d450/Untitled.png","author":"The Spark Bird Podcast","episode_count":43,"summary":"The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people's passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T16:17:54.849053+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275"},"episode":{"title":"Jeffrey Train and Our Tern: Building Community Through Birds","slug":"jeffrey-train-and-our-tern-building-community-through-birds","published_at":"2026-06-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/jeffrey-train-and-our-tern-building-community-through-birds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","url":"https://338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905.libsyn.com/jeffrey-train-and-our-tern-building-community-through-birds","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905/Jeff_Train.mp3?dest-id=4822875","summary":"In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jeffrey Train, educator and co-founder of Our Tern in Hoboken, New Jersey. What began as curiosity quickly grew into a passion for birding, teaching, and community stewardship. Links & Resources from This Episode 🌿 Visit Our Tern to learn more about the community-driven effort to support nesting terns and urban ecology in Hoboken. 📸 Follow Jeffrey Train on Instagram @mrtrain_ 🐦 Follow Our Turn on Instagram @ourternhoboken 📚 Learn more about To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession by Dan Koeppel, one of Jeff's favorite birding books and a memoir discussed during the episode. Show Notes by Kayla Gajewski","meta_description":"In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Jeffrey Train, educator and co-founder of Our Tern in Hoboken,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2438,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/episodes/jeffrey-train-and-our-tern-building-community-through-birds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/jeffrey-train-and-our-tern-building-community-through-birds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}