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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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37:49

The Bird Banter Podcast #199 with Eric Hope

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2025/10/18

Eric Hope is my guest for this episode of the podcast. I met Eric while chasing a couple of rare shorebirds at the Mouth of the Cedar River hotspot in southern King County, WA and thought at the time he might be an interesting guest. In the next few days he continued to find great shorebirds there, and I was sure I wanted to talk with Eric. I hope you enjoy. As always suggestions for future guests are helpful. Contact me here. Check out prior guest Charlie Wright's incredible eBird checklist from

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37:19

The Bird Banter Podcast #198 with Ivan Phillipsen

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2025/09/12

Ivan, creator of The Science of Birds Podcast, and I talk about his birding story, his work as a podcaster and a tour leader, how he researches and creates his episodes, and more. Enjoy.Check out Ivan's tour company, Wild Latitudes Thanks for listening. If you have guest suggestions let me know on my Contact page. Read more related info on the blog post about this episode.

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39:54

The Bird Banter Podcast #197 with Ron Weeks

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2025/08/21

On this episode Ron Weeks, a top Texas birder, veteran of multiple record big days, author of books on regional birding in Texas and elsewhere, and active speaker at bird festivals and elsewhere is my guest. We talk about his birding experiences, big days, and lots more. Enjoy.Bird Banter Blog to see more details on this episode. Contact Ed about guest recommendations or anything else you like. Until next time, good birding and good day!

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41:18

The Bird Banter Podcast #196 with Zac Cota

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2025/08/04

Zac Cota and I talk about his adventure as a traveling nurse exploring the country, birding, working and visiting as many as possible of what he estimates to be 1508 federally preserved natural areas, including National Wildlife refuges, National Parks and Monuments, National Forests and lots more. Hear about this quest, as well as his birding story and a little about life as a travelling nurse. Enjoy.Here is a link to the Instagram page Zac is starting to document his experiences at the conserved

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35:36

The Bird Banter Podcast #195 with Dr. David Mann and...

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2025/07/15

On this episode Dr. David Mann talks about HaikuBOX, a small device that can record and identify bird calls and songs nearby, and send these recordings and IDs to a smart phone app for you to check anytime. It is pretty cool, and yet one more way for birders or researchers to monitor birds in an area. I find especially interesting, besides the device itself, the background story of how it was conceived, produced and marketed. It uses the neural net BirdNet from who else, Cornell, which uses

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52:21

The Bird Banter Podcast #194 with Peter Cavanagh

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2025/07/01

How do birds fly anyway? Well, in an incredible number of ways, adapted to their needs and circumstances. Birds have evolved from dinosaurs, some have evolved to not fly, others to fly in so many different habitats, circumstances and ways that to understand all of this is beyond human comprehension, but my guest on this episode, Dr. Peter Cavanagh, has set out to help readers understand a lot of what is understood, in a way that a non-PhD scientist can comprehend. Listen, read and learn.Find Dr

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37:19

The Bird Banter Podcast #193 woith Rick Szabo

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2025/06/17

Rick Szabo is a birder, birding guide, and participant on the current NBC series Destination X, a reality TV competition where Rick's superpower is his knowledge of the range and distribution of the birds of most areas of the world. He remains in the competition at the time this episode drops, so watch to see if he can win the competition. Rick and his wife also make birding and travel videos you can watch on his You Tube channel as well as on his Instagram feed. As always there are more links and

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48:58

The Bird Banter Podcast #192 with Suzy Buttress

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2025/06/10

On this episode I Suzy Buttress, the host and creator of The Casual Birder Podcast, talk about her birding story, her podcast, and her community of birders that she has nurtured around her podcast audience. It is a good story of advocacy, ambassadorship, and enthusiasm for birding, and I admire her work. Just prior to recording this episode, Suzy and I talked with me as her guest for her podcast, so that was a different experience too. Check out our episode together at the link above also if you

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53:08

The Bird Banter Podcast #191 with Erick Masias

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2025/05/28

Dr. Erick Masias and I talk about his relatively recent and intense start as a birder, and his involvement in the Chicago birding community, the BIPOC birding community, the local birding scene in Chicago, and about his upcoming move to the central California Bay area for residency. I really enjoyed hearing his story and stories. I hope you do too.Paper on the breeding and migration of high Arctic breeding Sabine's Gulls. The Joy Bird Podcast The Urban Birding Festival Windy City Bird

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46:51

The Bird Banter Podcast #190 with Gabriel Willow

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2025/05/05

I met Gabriel Willow when his trip and the western Colombian Andes trip I took with Molly Brown and Hillstar Nature Tours overlapped. I learned about common experiences I share with Gabriel, growing up in small towns in Maine, birding in and around NYC (admittedly much less for me) and was excited when Gabriel agreed to talk for the podcast. Check out Gabriel's NYC area and other tours on his website. See more links on the BirdBanter.com blog post associated with this episode. Thanks for

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44:59

The Bird Banter Podcast #189 with Wayne Klockner

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2025/04/16

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 organization. In addition, Wayne is an avid birder with his own

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40:50

The Bird Banter Podcast #188 with the Creator of...

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2025/04/02

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 GameWe 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 Birder, David Lindo, where we discuss the Long-eared Owls of Serbia. I

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41:50

The Bird Banter Podcast #187 with Jason Zolle

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2025/03/19

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.Jason's Art Website is here. Information about the Rebecca Heisman episode and the book I recommend, Flight Paths is here. Here is an article about Suciasaurus Rex, Washington's Official State Dinosaur A always check out the blog post on

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58:20

The Bird Banter Podcast #186: Colombia Recap with...

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2025/03/03

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 are on the eBird lists. For more photos and details see the blog

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44:14

The Bird Banter Podcast #185 with Keith Corliss

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2024/10/14

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. EnjoySee Keith's eBird profile here Keith's email is on his ebird profile. I

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41:33

The Bird Banter Podcast #184 with Alex Sowers

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2024/10/01

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 about this episode you can find links to many of the ebird hotspots

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28:11

The BIrd Banter Podcast #183 with Dr. Joan Strassmann

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2024/09/16

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 regularly. You can find her book anywhere books are sold. Here is a

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28:46

The Bird Banter Podcast #182 with Melissa Hafting

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2024/09/02

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. As always check out the related blog post on BirdBanter.com Until

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39:06

The Bird Banter Podcast #181 with David Lindo

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2024/08/19

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 this winter. On the episode we talk about the planned trip, how he

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26:37

The Bird Banter Podcast #180 with Ezekiel Dobson

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2024/08/05

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 Ezekiel on Instagram Until next time, good birding and good day!

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