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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.

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36:28

The Bird Banter Podcast #179 with Dr. Abby Darrah

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2024/07/22

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!

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33:42

The Bird Banter Podcast #178 with Matthew Bell

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2024/07/08

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. If you have suggestions for guests you'd like to hear from, contact me here and I'll be grateful. As always the

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41:09

The Bird Banter Podcast #177 with Larry Schwitters...

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2024/06/22

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 Project which documents roosting Vaux's Swifts at many old chimney

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49:36

The Bird Banter Podcast #175 with Jacob Miller

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2024/05/30

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 episode #168. To hear more about nocturnal bird calls in Washington,

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33:21

The Bird Banter Podcast #174 with Cin-Ty Lee and...

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2024/05/13

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 Myiarchus. Read more and see a book review on the BirdBanter.com

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47:19

The Bird Banter Podcast #173 with Mollee Brown

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2024/04/29

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. The learn more about the topics discussed see the blog post on BirdBanter.com.

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42:26

The Bird Banter Podcast #172 with Joshua Covill

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2024/04/15

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 for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

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31:35

The Bird Banter Podcast #171 with Courtney Ellis

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2024/04/01

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. To read more about the things we talked about check out the blog post on

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44:06

The Bird Banter Podcast #170 with Holly Garrod

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2024/03/17

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 network and the Caribbean MOTUS systems at these links. Here is info on

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36:01

The Bird Banter Podcast #169 Ed's Winter Trip

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2024/03/03

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 Banter blog post about the trip.

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36:56

The Bird Banter Podcast #168 with Liam Hutcheson

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2024/01/10

On this episode I talk with Liam Hutcheson, sho just finished his record breaking Washington State big year. We talk about his big year, highlights, misses and people. Also about his birding story. While talking with Liam I marveled at how interconnected our birding community is, and how helpful birders are to each other. Pervious guests on the show who helped in one way or another with Liam's birding and his big year include:Bill Tweit episode #8 Shep Thorpe episode #9 Ryan Rodriguez episode

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33:06

The Bird Banter Podcast #167 with Marco Valtriani

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2023/12/26

Birding is not the first thing many think about when considering a trip to Italy, but as birders, it is always a consideration. On this episode I talk with Marco Valtriani, a guide with the Birding In Italy group of bird guides. As you can inagine a lot of their business is taking visitors from the U.S. and other far away countries out for a birding break from their other tourist activities in Italy. We talk about where and when to find birds in Italy, how to best use the services of his birding

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54:54

The Bird Banter Podcast #166 with Steve Hampton

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2023/12/11

On this episode I talk with Steve Hampton about his experience on the AOU Ad Hoc Committee on English names for birds, about climate change and the research on how it is affecting birds, about gulls in the Port Townsend area, his trip to Antarctica and more. You can find more about Steve and contact him on his professional website Stephen-Carr-Hampton.com His blogs are The Cottonwood Post about birding and Memories of the People about issues related to indigenous peoples of the U.S. Here is a link

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34:27

The Bird Banter Podcast #165 with Rachel Hudson

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2023/11/25

My guest on this episode is Rachel Hudson, a Lewis County, Washington birder who is also a photographer, artist and recent college graduate. We talk about her interest in birding as a very young child, reading and nurturing her interest in birds from age 3, through her childhood birding in Texas and to her move to Washington for college. She has a genuine love for birds and birding that comes through clearly, and was really fun to talk with and get to know better. She talks about the Vaux

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42:14

The Bird Banter Podcast #164 with Dorian Anderson

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2023/11/11

Dorian Anderson is my guest on this episode of the podcast. Dorian was a guest on one of my earliest episodes #5 in Feb. 2019, and I have been waiting it seems forever to talk with him again once his book was written and published. After you hear from Dorian today I'm sure you'll want to read Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery. On the episode we talk about Pop Tech, a pretty cool concept and event that I had not heard about before. Check it

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51:51

The Bird Banter Podcast #163 with Michael Hobbs

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2023/10/28

On this episode my guest is Michael Hobbs, a King County, WA based birder who has been doing weekly bird surveys at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA for almost 30 years. You can contact Michael at this link to the park. We talk about the experience of such regular intentional bird surveys of a single location, the benefits, both in friendships made and birding experiences of his efforts, and about his other birding interests. County birding is also fun, and Michael is one of a handful of WA birders

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39:46

The Bird Banter Podcast #162 withWill McLean Greeley

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2023/10/13

I'm guessing you know about The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, but do you know about the man who willed it to existance, the man known as "The Birdman of the Senate?" I didn't until Will McLean Greeley, the Great-great nephew of Senator McLean, and author of a biography on Senator McLean reached out to me and we talked for the podcast. It's a great story, and one I'm enjoying learning more about. You can find the book on Amazon here or at the publisher's website here. Read more about the

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39:20

The Bird Banter Podcast #161 with Frank Izaguirre

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2023/09/27

ON this episode Frank and I talk about his PhD work on field guides and how they have influenced conservation. To hear a video with Frank on this topic watch this You Tube. We also talk about the recent ABA social media network called ABA Community. Check it out. For more info about Frank and this episode visit the blog post on BirdBanter.com Until next time, good birding and good day!

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28:12

The Bird Banter Podcast #160 with John Oshlick

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2023/09/11

On this episode we talk about John's birding story, birding in Connecticut, and his chase to see American Flamingos that were blown north by Hurricane Idalia. We talk about why the Long Island Sound is not great for pelagic birding, but is excellent for other birds. Read more at the BirdBanter.com blog. Learn more about John on his eBird Profile.

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28:15

The Bird Banter Podcast #159 wtih Ken Ostermiller and...

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2023/08/26

eBird is a great tool for many purposes, but there are times when a birder wants to know how to best bird a hotspot, where to park at the hotspot, are there restrooms there, and generally about birding the hotspot. It is great to ask a local birder, but often that is not possible, and so what to do? Now the answer is easy. Go to BirdingHotspots.org where my guests Ken Ostermiller and Adam Jackson have created an open source, crowdsourced site for birders to help each other know how to find birds

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