In the FIRST EVER episode of the Animal Whatever Podcast, Alayna speaks with Riley Teske, a fellow undergraduate at Willamette University and self-coined ornithology student(birds!). Riley explains her start in ornithology, her current research, and what it's like to be a female-identifying researcher in a predominantly male space. Alayna and Riley will also talk about nest boxes, acoustic monitoring, raspberry pie (but not the kind you're thinking of), and what to do if you think you might like birds! Listen to the end to hear Riley's answer to the final question: What is one thing people can do to make animal lives better?

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