#1551: Birds, Books & Technology | The Best Of Our Knowledge

June 12, 2020 00:27:30
#1551: Birds, Books & Technology | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1551: Birds, Books & Technology | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jun 12 2020 | 00:27:30

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Show Notes

On this week’s The Best Of Our Knowledge, we discuss birds, a pre-k book program, and terrifyingly awesome technology. Dr. Kevin McGowan is an Ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York who has taught thousands of beginners how to get started with birdwatching. He has created a new course for novice […]

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