Conversation 19 - Dr. Joan R. Bird
From API Case Files by Aerial Phenomena Investigations
June 25, 2022 · 1h 47m · Episode 19
About this episode
Marsha Barnhart interviews Dr. Joan Bird about her book on UFOs and her experiences in zoology and unexplained phenomena.
Recorded: May 5, 2022 Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes Marsha Barnhart talks to Dr. Joan Bird, author of the book Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Extraordinary Stories of Documented Sightings and Encounters . \ Dr. Bird is a Zoologist who specialized in animal behavior. She moved to Montana in 1973 to pursue graduate studies in zoology at the University of Montana, and in 1983 she completed her Ph.D. on inter-island variation in West Indian finches. Dr. Bird worked as a conservation biologist for the Montana Environmental Information Center, The Nature Conservancy, and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. She has also worked as a fire lookout in both Washington and Montana. Joan freelanced as a nature interpretation writer and has written numerous articles for scientific and conservation publications. Actively involved in women's empowerment, she was a columnist for Crone Magazine. A lifelong student of unexplained phenomena and long-time member of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, she has worked as a community educator and change agent. When Joan was a teenager, her mother had a near death experience. This engendered a lifelong interest in exploring paranormal and…
People in this episode
Host: Marsha Barnhart
Guest: Dr. Joan Bird
Topics covered
- UFOs
- extraterrestrials
- animal behavior
- paranormal phenomena
- women's empowerment
- Montana
Keywords
- UFOs
- Montana
- Dr. Joan Bird
- animal behavior
- paranormal
- women's empowerment
- Institute of Noetic Sciences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Montana, Montana Environmental Information Center, The Nature Conservancy, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Crone Magazine, Institute of Noetic Sciences
Books & works: Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Extraordinary Stories of Documented Sightings and Encounters
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