Mindful Birding Ethics with Holly Merker

Young birders who have participated in the ABA’s Camp Avocet Maine’s well known Hog Island Audubon Camp, are no doubt familiar with Holly Merker. But that only scratches the surface of her contributions to the birding world. A former member of the ABA’s Recording Standards and Ethics Committee, and one of the authors of the well-received and timely Ornitherapy, she is the recipient of the ABA’s Award for Conservation and Education, formerly the Betty Peterson Award. She joins The American Birding Podcast to talk about mindful birding and applying ethics.

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John and Brian are joined by a special guest, Holly Merker. She is an author, podcast host, birding guide, and nature-based wellness provider. They discuss how watching and feeding birds creates a sense of wonder and community, a sense of connection with people, and can change the direction of your life. Plus, a special callout for the Mindful Birding podcast episode 13. 

Life List Podcast episode, Sept 2023

Holly Merker joins hosts George Armistead, Mollee Brown, and Alvaro Jaramillo for a Q & A style chat, and discussion surrounding the wellness benefits for physical and mental health

Bird Banter Podcast Host Ed Pullen Interviews Holly Merker in Episode #148

“On The Bird Banter Podcast #148 I talk with Holly Merker, an accomplished birder, educator, and therapist who has been a leading advocate of using birding, and being in nature as a means of therapy through mindful birding and an intentional process. “

June 18, 2023

#939 June 18, 2023

On our latest show: birding guide and author Holly Merker explains the benefits of Mindful Birding; we meet and hear the elusive Clapper Rail; and we listen to Avian Audio Postcards from central Virginia and the coast of Maine.

“For the Love of Birds”

June 1, 2023

On May 19, 2023, the ABA and the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University hosted the For the Love of Birds panel as part of the Academy’s Cheryl Beth Silverman lecture series. If you weren’t able to join us in Philadelphia, we’re excited to share it with you as a podcast. Panelists Holly Merker, Anwar Abdul-Qawi, and American Birding Podcast host Nate Swick talk about birding and the bird community with moderator Maurice Baynard.

Episode #18

February 29, 2024

Easing into birding, or Ornitherapy, as this week’s expert, Holly Merker, styles it in her book of that name. Holly will share with us the science of how birds help our mental and physical health. What’s more, she’ll walk us through the best ways to get your kids started in this life-long practice, and the best places to do it—right here in Pennsylvania.

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