My guest is John Brush, the resident Urban Ecologist and Park Naturalist at Quinta Mazatlan in McAllen, Texas. He provides environmental education to visitors and grows native plants to rewild and enhance the park. He tells us about how became interested in birds, got into this role and also shares about the Clay-colored Thrush, a bird that I was fortunate to see on my way out of the park, after the interview. Time Stamps00:35 - John's background in birding.06:18 - Bird of the Episode: Clay-colored Thrush14:48 - More about Quinta MazatlanThis is the second episode that I'm adding chapter markers to, hope some of you find them useful!For pictures of birds discussed on the podcast (and some plants from this episode) please check out @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram.