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Meet Dan Gardoqui: Your Guide to Bird Language

Dan is leading a webinar series to teach the fundamentals of bird language, bird sits, and imitating birdsong.

Dan Gardoqui is a bird language expert and Science Editor of What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal Nature's Secrets. He will be leading a webinar series to introduce the Audubon California community to the art and science of bird language, bird sits, and how to imitate birdsong.

To see Dan's bird whistling skills and better understand Bird Language, check out the award-winning short film "The Birder" below.

Dan Gardoqui has always been a mimic. From a young age, he'd imitate household appliances, family and friends. As a teenager, he was turned onto birds and learned how to whistle like most of the diverse birds of his region. 

Dan will be leading a webinar series to introduce the Audubon California community to the art and science of bird language, bird sits, and how to imitate birdsong.Dan will be leading a webinar series to introduce the Audubon California community to the art and science of bird language, bird sits, and how to imitate birdsong.

Dan earned a Masters degree Natural Resources, served as science faculty for multiple college and co-founded and led a nature connection nonprofit for 20 years. He helped design the permanent exhibit "A Bird's World" at the Boston Museum of Science and served was Science & Audio Editor for “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal Nature’s Secrets"'

Today, Dan runs Lead with Nature, where he does nature-based consulting and custom educational programs for businesses, communities and individuals. 

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