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Northern Wings -The Podcast of the Northern Arizona Audubon Society

The podcast is intended to engage listeners in appreciating and protecting birds and the places they need. Episodes will feature conversations with leaders of NAAS and partner organizations, birders, researchers, and others who share and support the health of birds and their habitats. Our goal is to provide interesting and useful episodes covering a range of relevant topics, including:

  • Enhancing birding skills and field knowledge.
  • Collecting and sharing science-based data about birds.
  • Conserving sanctuaries and important bird areas essential to wildlife.

Where to Listen Episodes of Northern Wings are now available through this link and on major podcast players (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.). Please visit the NAAS page on the Motus Wildlife Tracking System to learn more about its contributions to bird conservation. Comments and suggestions regarding the podcast can be sent to podcast@birdnaas.org.

Upcoming Events

Episode 4

Paul Dougherty Lazuli Bunting research

In this episode, Matt Anderson chats with Paul Dougherty, Ph.D., about the research he is conducting that brought him to northern Arizona to collect data.   Dr. Dougherty is a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  One of his primary interests is molting behavior, a chronically understudied aspect of avian biology that can render bird populations vulnerable to climate change.  Listen to this episode to learn more about his interesting research and academic journey.  

This episode includes a new Name That Song segment (birdsong, that is).  We are grateful to Rich Hoyer and the Macaulay Library, part of Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Cornell University, for the use of the audio clip.  


Episode 3

Motus update

In our episode on the Motus Wildlife Tracking System, we looked forward to receiving the first “pings,” or detections of tagged birds.  That future has become real.  This update provides information on three recent detections.   

Visit the Motus site (www.motus.org) to see the most recent data from the two stations in northern Arizona. 


Episode 2

Our Motus Wildlife Tracking System

In this episode, NAAS member Matt Anderson interviews immediate past president, Kay Hawklee, and board member, Rick Moore, on the efforts that led to the installation of two Motus wildlife tracking stations in Northern Arizona.  Motus is an international research community working together to study the movement and behavior of birds, bats, and insects (www.motus.org).  The two new stations are designed to capture radio signals from tagged animals and to contribute these data to the motus system to help advance research, education, and conservation.  


Episode 1

Introduction to Northern Wings

The Northern Arizona Audubon Society is launching a podcast focused on appreciating and protecting birds and the places they need in this beautiful part of the Southwest.   Listen to this trailer for more information and subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode! 

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P O Box 1496 Sedona, AZ 86339

Sanctuary Locations:

Bubbling Ponds
1950 N Page Springs Rd
Cornville AZ 86325

Sedona Wetlands
7500 W State Route 89A,
Sedona, AZ 86336
(Inbetween mile markes 365 & 366) 

Picture Canyon
N. El Paso Flagstaff Rd 
Flagstaff, Arizona

Kachina Wetlands
2263 Utility Rd,
Flagstaff, AZ 86005

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