# The early birdwatchers

- Institution: TED
- Department: The Do Lectures
- Speaker: Tim Birkhead
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_birkhead_the_early_birdwatchers)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Birds, a perennial human fascination, entertained medieval homes long before science took them for serious study. "Wisdom of Birds" author Tim Birkhead tours some intriguing birdwatcher lore (dug up in old field journals) -- and talks about the role it plays in ornithology today.

## Lectures

1. [The early birdwatchers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tim_birkhead_the_early_birdwatchers/2e2c39e6992e), 29 min (TED's player)