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Ryan Shostack
Syracuse-area birder and Rosamond Gifford Zoo bird keeper who advocates for inclusive, autism-friendly birding and leads "Birding for All" programs.
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Oct 21, 2026
S7 E12: In This Together to Help Birds. A conversation with Ryan Shostack.
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35:16Ryan ShostackGUEST
S- some of these birders who just think that they're, you know, they're, they're it.
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35:22Ryan ShostackGUEST
They're, you know, gatekeeping of different species or just, they're, they're very, like, oh, persnickety who they talk to and whatnot.
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35:32Ryan ShostackGUEST
They, um, feel it's like their mission is just to have a big, it's all about the life list, having a huge...
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35:45Ryan ShostackGUEST
Which is all fine and dandy, but s- moving on from one bird to the next and it's, like, pushing other people out of the way.
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43:21Mathew RadfordHOST
And what would you say, again, it varies so much by individual, but in general, people that are planning a group outing or whatever, what's, what thing do you think is most important currently to really keep in mind to make sure we're planning and having these activities and thinking about the neurodivergent birders that may be in the group?
141: Black-backed Woodpeckers with Ryan Shostack And Making Birding More Inclusive
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6:37RJHOST
So Ryan, where, where did you grow up birding then?
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6:41Ryan ShostackGUEST
So around here we have places like Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, um, well-known.
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6:56Ryan ShostackGUEST
And about two hours away from here is the Adirondack Park, which you can actually see boreal species.
