10-01: 2026 ABA Bird of the Year Artist Kristina Knowski

2026 is officially the year of the Horned Lark ! This dapper little songbird can be found just about everywhere in the ABA Area, and we're excited to put a spotlight on it this year as our Bird of the Year for 2026. As is tradition, the species is featured on the January issue of the ABA's Birding magazine, depicted by Indiana artist Kristina Knowski , who bird art afficianados might know from her work as artist in residence for the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival. And it's not just the magazine, we will have a whole range of fun Horned Lark merch, including the return of our Bird of the Year t-shirts, at the ABA shop!

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10-01: 2026 ABA Bird of the Year Artist Kristina Knowski is an episode from American Birding Podcast by naswick.

This episode is 39:18 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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