My guest is Kendall Kroesen, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Mission Garden. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology he participated in a number of archaeological and conservation projects. In the early 2000s, he left social science and joined the Tucson Audubon society, where he created the Urban Bird Habitat Program and was involved with rural habitat restoration. These days you are most likely to find him working with plants or looking at birds. Timestamps00:00 - Intro00:29 - Birds this Morning and Recent Birding05:31 - Kendall's Birding Background12:10 - Bird of the Episode: Verdin22:52 - Verdin's Call23:18 - More about Mission Garden28:20 - Upcoming Events at Mission Garden30:48 - How Kendall got into this Role 34:15 - A Typical Day at the Garden39:17 - A Little More about Mission Garden41:53 - OutroCheck out the links below for more on Mission Garden:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/missiongarden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missiongardentucson/Website: https://www.missiongarden.orgAddress: 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ 85745 Hours: Wednesday to Saturday8am - 2pm (October to March)8am - Noon (April to September)For pictures of some of the birds discussed on the podcast, please check out @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram.