Banding Together For Birds: What Birds Mean to a Woman Who has Banded 30,000 of Them

Have you always wanted to know about the Bird Banding process and just how important it is for conservation? Well, you're in luck! In this episode of The Curious Bird, Denver Audubon Communications Manager, Dori Edwards, sits down with Meredith McBurney- the Banding & Volunteer Coordinator for Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

If you're in the local Birding community, you may have met Meredith or heard her described as a "rockstar" or "so cool." Well, she absolutely is and, whether or not you're local, this episode is a joyous journey to learning about her two decades spent banding over 30,000 Birds. Meredith made her decision to make conserving birds and their habitats her second career in 1997 when she held a warbler in the hand for the first time while volunteering for Earthwatch in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Returning to Colorado, she took Hugh and Urling Kingery’s beginning birder class, obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology from Colorado State University, and has now worked for the Bird Conservancy since 2004.

In this conversation, Dori and Meredith dive deep into the Bird Banding process all while gushing about how Birds and animals are true glimmers in life. They discuss what it's like to be a facilitator of awe-filled experiences, how we as humans can be conduits of this in our every day lives, and the importance of having the courage to follow your passion.