Bird Banter
Bird Watchers, Birders, Nature Lovers should hear the Bird Banter Podcast. Hear Birders talk about birdwatching, or birding for the more passionate. Hear their birding stories, about bird watching experiences, about birding research, birding travel, and birdwatching anecdotes. It’s fun, conversational and tries to be a birding ambassador to improve the world one birder at a time.
Episodes
The American Birding Association is an organization I as a birder sometimes take for granted. I love getting Birding magazine, and especially North American Birds regularly, but wanted to really learn a lot more about the organization I've been a member of for years, but never really looked at carefully. Wayne helps a lot, by educating me about what the ABA does, and for me, better understanding why I should continue to support the...
In case the masquerade ball thumbnail is not enough, David, the creator of Birdiegame, the very popular daily bird ID photo quiz, chooses to remain anonymous. I had a blast talking with David, and the game is one of my joys each morning. Check it out. Birdie Game
We talk about the game, but also about a number of other things. One of David's personal passions is seeing and finding owls. I mention a prior episode with the Urban Bir...
On this episode I talk with Jason Zolle, a birder I know from Washington who recently moved to Colorado. Jason and I talk about his birding story and experiences, as well as his work as a non-partisan counsel to the WA legislature, his travels and his art. Enjoy.
Information about the Rebecca Heisman episode and the book I recommend, Flight Paths is here.
Here is an article about Suciasaurus Rex, Wash...
It;s great tio be back. After a long hiatus to attend the birth of my first two grandchildren in Costa Rica, and then a birding trip to Colombia, the podcast is back. On this episode Bruce LaBar (remember episode #3) and I recap our Colombia trip. It was a terrific trip with Hillstar Nature Tours, and leader Mollee Brown and Yessenia Tapasco.
Check out my trip report on eBird where lots of photos from many of the participants ...
As I mention in the introduction, some of my best times recording episodes for the podcast is when I just talk birding with another birder, like myself who just loves to talk birding with a fellow birder. No other agenda, just having fun. Keith Corliss is my guest on this episode, a North Carolina birder who perfectly exemplifies a fellow birder enjoying taking an hour to chat about birding and meeting a new friend. Enjoy
See Kei...
On this episode Alex and I talk about how he has enjoyed birding in Eastern Washington as a Washington State University student, after birding in the Seattle area for most of his early birding days. We also talk about his mammal WA big year in 2022, his birding story, and more.
Enjoy.
Reach Alex by text, his phone number is on his eBird profile, or by email sowersalexander1- at- gmail- dot - com
On the Birdbanter.com blog post a...
On this episode we talk about slow birding, as Joan Strassmann writes about in her book. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying Birds in Your Own Backyard. Joan also talks about her work at Washington University in St. Louis, and how her teaching there has led to using birding in the area as a means of teaching students observation skills. In her book she goes into beautiful detail about places and birds she sees and visits...
On this episode Melissa and I talk about her new book, Dare to Bird: Exploring the Joy and Healing Power of Birds as well as her recent travels. Melissa was a guest on Episode #105 in July 2021 where you can hear more about her background and birding story.
Find her new book whereever books are sold. Here you can find it on Buteo Books.
You can read more about Melissa's experiences and the book in an article in Audubon Magazine....
I don't know many birders who may be better known by a reputational moniker than by their real name, but The Urban Birder, David Lindo, may be my first. I had certainly heard of someone called The Urban Birder, but only looked up who this was after Diane Yorgensen-Quinn put out notice of a trip David is planning to take Diand, Faye and likely other members of our ABC Birding Club on to see the Short-eared Owls of Kikinda, Serbia t...
On this episode I talk with Ezekiel Dobson, the young birder who just became the youngest Lower-48 ABA birder to see 700 species in a year on his 2024 big year. Ezekiel talks about his big year, his birding story, the birders and birds he has seen this year, and on what's yet to come, both in the big year and the years ahead for him.
Read more on the blog post on Bird Banter.
Support Ezekiel on his Go Fund Me page.
Follow Ezeki...
On this episode Abby and I talk about the conservation efforts she is working on with Audubon Delta and the conservation of Black Skimmers and Least Terns, as well as her doctoral studies with mixed flocks in the American tropics, her birding story and stories.
You can contact Abby through Audubon Delta. Read more about topics on this episode on the blog post on BirdBanter.com
Until next time, good birding and good day!
Matthew Bell, a Connecticut birder and travel specialist with the Connecticut Audubon Society is my guest on this episode. Matt got passionate about birding while at Ohio State University after a trip to Costa Rica, and on getting back to Ohio helped revive the Ornighology Club there. We talk about his work at Connecticut Audubon, his birding experiences, and birding in Connecticut.
On this episode Diane Yorgason-Quinn (see Episode #20) and Larry Schwitters talk about their work with Vaux's Swifts and the Vaux Happening Project. Larry got his start in swift research hiking to and looking for Black Swifts at over 100 waterfalls (thing very remote) in Washington State (and Oregon and CA). From there he helped preserve the Wagner Schoolhouse in Monroe, WA. From there he continued to start the Vaux Happening Pro...
On this episode I talk with Jacob Miller, a young Washington birding friend who has just completed his freshman year at Washington State University. Jacob shares his experiences as a first year university student, talks about birding in a new county and part of the state, big days and developing new birding friends, as well as starting a birding club at WSU. Enjoy.
We talk about Liam Hutcheson's WA big year, hear about it on episo...
On this episode I talk with the authors of the new identification field guide to Empidonax flycatchers and Pewees as well as the book on Myarchus flycatchers and Kingbirds, Cin-Ty Lee and Andrew Birch. We talk about their longtime birding friendship, their birding stories, and the new books.
Check out the books at your favorite book resource. Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees and Kingbirds and Myiar...
Mollee Brown is my guest on this episode and we talk about her Nighthawk Agency, which provides business solutions for the birding industry. We also talk about her work as a bird guide, her birding story, and the trip she is leading for Hillstar Nature to the the Chocó region of Colombia that I'll be taking next winter.
Check out Nighthawk Agency here. The trip to Chocó here, and The Birding Coop here.
On this episode I talk with Josh Covill, a Montana birder who leads birding tours in Montana as well as in Central and South America. Josh was the guide on my recent trip to the Santa Marta area of Colombia, and is a fabulous birder and really nice guy. Enjoy.
Find Josh for a Montana Tour at Glacier Birding.
Joshua's page at Hillstar Nature Tours.
See the blog post on BirdBanter.com for lots more related info and links.
Thanks ...
On this episode I talk with a relative newcomer to birding, Courtney Ellis. Courtney began birding during the pandemic, and has become a birding enthusiast and ambassador. Check out her podcast The Thing with Feathers, as well as her soon to be released book Looking Up: A Birders Guide to Hope Through Grief.
We talked about my episode #148 with Holly Merker where you can hear about Ornitherapy and the Mindful Birding Network.
On this episode I talk with Holly Garrod, an accomplished birder, bird bander and conservationist about her work on bird banding networks with Birds Caribbean, and about the MOTUS network progress in the Caribbean. Her energy is fabulous, and her knowledge and expertise wonderful. I think you'll enjoy hearing her story.
Check out Birds Caribbean here.
See the Caribbean Birding Trail information here.
Learn about the MOTUS netwo...
Well, after a long break for a fabulous winter trip, the podcast is back with Ed talking about his trip to Florida, Colombia and Costa Rica.
The Colombia trip was run by Hillstar Nature Tours and led by Joshus Covill.
The Proaves Organization is worth checking out, and here is their article about the possible new species of antpita.
To see photos, more detailed narrative, and other cool stuff about the trip check out the Bird Ban...
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