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The Bird Banter Podcast #182 with Melissa Hafting

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 next time, good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #181 with David Lindo

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 came to be known as the Urban Birder, about his various services and roles in his company, and about his approach to urban birding in general. I think you'll find it interesting. 

To see more, check out the related Bird Banter blog post. 

Thanks for listening, and until next time, good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #180 with Ezekiel Dobson

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!

The Bird Banter Podcast #179 with Dr. Abby Darrah

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!

The Bird Banter Podcast #178 with Matthew Bell

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 blog post on BirdBanter.com has more links and details on topics related to this episode. Thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #177 with Larry Schwitters and Diane Yorgason-Quinn

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 roosts throughout the western U.S.  and Mexico.  

Enjoy. To learn more check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com  

The Bird Banter Podcast #175 with Jacob Miller

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, check out Episode #118 with Jim Danzenbaker. 

Read more on the Bird Banter Podcast Blog post. 

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

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

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 blog. 

The Bird Banter Podcast #173 with Mollee Brown

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. 

 

The Bird Banter Podcast #172 with Joshua Covill

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!