Smog, Sprawl, and Lifers: Birding Shanghai

White bellied green pigeon, Shanhai, by Craig Brelsford

White bellied green pigeon, Shanhai, by Craig Brelsford

 

What is urban birding like in the biggest city in the world? Join Tony as he interviews Craig Brelsford, the birder behind Shanghai Birding. They discuss birding in a city of 24 million souls, all while racing rampant coastal development and fighting dense smog.

And here’s Billy’s favorite Shanghai Birding post, White-bellied Green Pigeon! (or, How We Slogged Our Way through the Shanghai Smog and Picked Up a Lifer).