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Ben Bradmon

An 8-year-old BirdNote listener featured on the BirdNote Daily podcast who learns to identify birds by their calls and sketches them; his favorite bird is the Tufted Titmouse.

Aug 11, 2026

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Many people take an interest in birds as they get older, but others start very early, like this young BirdNote listener, Ben Bradmon.
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Hi, my name is Ben.
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I am eight years old, and I like to watch birds.
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I like watching their behavior, and I think their sounds are relaxing.
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I'm trying to learn to identify their calls.
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[bird chirping] I have a favorite bird, Tufted Titmouse.
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I think they're cute.
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And Ben is deepening his knowledge of birds by sketching them.
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Her son, Ben, is adding more bird calls to his repertoire.
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I can imitate a mourning dove.
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[mourning dove call] I just like birds.
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I like everything about them.
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BirdNote is the bridge between generations of conservationists.
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If you love birds like I do, I hope you'll make a donation to BirdNote today.

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