In this episode, we talk with Amy Berkov, a research scientist specializing in beetles and plant chemistry. Dr. Berkov shares her journey from artist to scientist, and her strong expertise in insect ecology, and the relationships among plants and birds.—Read <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ps7LfSAAAAAJ&hl=en">Amy Berkov’s research</a>.—Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera SeamansProducer and Editor: Pod for the PeopleVocalizations: American Goldfinch song <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/230747651">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/230747651</a><a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Psarocolius-montezuma">Montezuma Oropendola</a> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/522867">https://xeno-canto.org/522867</a>Red-winged Blackbird song <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/223686181">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/223686181</a>Hooded Merganser call <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/229281">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/229281</a>Wood Duck call <a href="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/136505">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/136505</a>

Jenn Lodi-Smith Collects Spark Bird Stories

Your Bird Story centers the voices of everyday people and their encounters and relationships with wild birds in cities. The podcast is hosted by Georgia Silvera Seamans and is edited and produced by Pod to the People. Subscribe to the podcast. Join us on social media: @yourbirdstory on Instagram.