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Jared Del Rosso

Contributor, Audubon magazine

Jared Del Rosso is a sociologist and birder based in Colorado. He’s writing a book on the cultural lives of whip-poor-wills for New York University Press’ “Animals in Context” series.

Articles by Jared Del Rosso

A camouflaged whip-poor-will sits on the ground among brown and green leaves.

As the Whip-poor-will’s Chant Wanes, Our Cultural Loss Grows

May 06, 2024 — The iconic call of the Eastern Whip-poor-will has long been part of the fabric of American life, marking annual spring rituals and inspiring odes in popular music. What happens when we lose our connection with its meaning?

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