12: Tucker Davidson on Birds and Hope

About this episode

Tucker Davidson discusses his passion for birds and how they can inspire hope amidst the challenges of drought and climate change in New Mexico.

Guest: Tucker Davidson It seemed unfair – asking Tucker Davidson to name his favorite bird. A senior water associate at Audubon Southwest, Davidson is a hopeless bird nerd – pulling out his binoculars as he drives Rio Grande levee roads and walks through Albuquerque’s bosque. Davidson joins Rin Tara and John Fleck to talk about the birds he loves, the places he loves, and how you can turn to birds to bring hope as drought and climate change dry New Mexico’s rivers. And you, too, can visit som...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rin Tara, John Fleck

Guest: Tucker Davidson

Topics covered

• birds
• drought
• climate change
• Rio Grande
• Albuquerque

Keywords

• Audubon Southwest
• bird nerd
• bosque

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico’s

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