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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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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #39 I talk with Rob Porter, creator of The Songbirding Podcast. On his podcast Rob takes listeners along with him on walks through birdy and otherwise quiet areas of Ontario, where he essentially gives a song-by-song narrative of the bird sounds he hears. You feel like you are out birding with a local expert who is teaching you about the birds you are hearing along with him. It is really cool. Be sure to check it out on any of the top podcast feeds. Here is a link to Songbirding Podcast on iTunes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preview-songbirding/id1480167042?i=1000449879933
here is a link to the Birding by Ear series I talk about in the intro to this episode. This is the Eastern U.S. course, there is also a series for the Western U.S. birds. https://www.buteobooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=BBBAO&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=11266
You can find more about this episode on my blog post at http://birdbanter.com/index.php/blog/
Thanks for listening. Until next time. Good birding. Good day!
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #38 I talk with Alex Israel, a conservation activist with the Safe Flights program of the New York City Audubon Society. The combination of human light at night in cities combined with glass exterior skyscrapers in major migratory bird flyways is a lethal one to many songbirds. Listen to hear about this and more.
Here is a link to the New York Audubon Societies Safe Flights Program page: http://www.nycaudubon.org/index.php/project-safe-flight
This is the article I mention on nocturnal calls and “supercollider” species that are especially at risk from nighttime lights and skyscrapers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402215613.htm
Here is a link to info about The Central Park Effect documentary I mention on the episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310157/
Here is the eBird details page on Central Park in NYC. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L191106
See my blog post on Birdbanter.com for more details.
Until next time. Good Birding. Good Day.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #37 I talk with Alaskan Island expert and trip leader John Pushcock. John has been able to lead trips to Attu in recent years using a seaworthy ship to transport birders from Adak to Attu, birding Attu by day, and sleeping on the boat at night. He also has led trips to Adak, Utgiagvik (previously Barrow), Alaska. John runs a Seattle based birding tour company Zugunruhe Birding Tours, website Zbirdtours.com http://www.zbirdtours.com/
You can find John on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/john.puschock but the best way is via his website above.
On the podcast we talk briefly about my experience on the 5-day Pelagic trip on the Searcher out of San Diego. The leader of that trip is John McGrath, I could not recall his last name when we were talking. Here is a link to the trip site. https://www.bajawhale.com/wildlife-tours/pelagic-birding-tours/
We talk about Johns early birding days on the east coast, his time in California, and how he came to become a leading Alaskan island bird tour operator. Enjoy.
Until next time, good birding. Good day!
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
In this episode Tasha and I talk primarily about her work to support the endangered Steller's Eider in Alaska, but also about her birding story, her early experiences as a birder and as a field biologist, along with her work recently on Eastern Egg Island in Maine. Be sure to check out all the links on The Bird Banter website at http://birdbanter.com/index.php/blog/
Here is a link to Tasha's Instagram account @featheredobsession https://www.instagram.com/featheredobsession/?hl=en
On the blog post you'll find lots of links to things we mention in the episode and more.
Until next time. Good birding. Good day!
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #35 Dr. Valdez and I talk about her birding story, and especially about her research in the Peruvian Amazon. Her project in the Madre de Díos (Mother of God) mountains in southeastern Peru is documenting the amazing biodiversity there, working with local youth to provide paying jobs, increase environmental awareness and provide valuable data on the bird and other species diversity there. A correction to the introduction, CECCOT is in the Tambopata region, not the city of Tambopata. It is near the city of Puerto Maldonado. Volunteer opportunities are available, and you can check them out at the Facebook page of @CECCOT (Centre de Educacíon, Ciencia y Conservacíon Tambopata) Their website is also very informative.
My blog post at http://birdbanter.com/index.php/2019/10/14/dr-ursula-valdez-and-the-bird-banter-podcast-episode-35/ has lots more detail and links to issues like illegal gold mining and her falcon research.
Enjoy. Good birging. Good day.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #34 I talk birding with Brad Waggoner. Brad is a top Washington birder, and an especially avid Kitsap and Clallam County birder. He is the chairperson of the Washington Rare Birds committee, and one of the most respected Washington birders. Enjoy.
Here is a link to the Washington Rare Birds committee page on the WOS website: http://wos.org/records/
Here is a link to Brad’s eBird list from 2 weeks ago when he had 99 species just in the town of Neah Bay: https://ebird.org/pnw/view/checklist/S60044350
Brad doesn’t make a profile on eBird public, but snooping around eBird shows his as a leader on these lists on an easy perusal:
Kitsap County, WA #1 298 species
Clallam County, WA #4 (really #3) 299 species
Washington State tie for #3 443 species
Be sure to follow @BirdBanter on Facebook, the Bird Banter blog at http://birdbanter.com/
Thanks to Ryan Merrill for the photo of the Blackburnian Warbler used for the thumbnail photo on this episode. This bird was found by Ryan and Brad on a recent trip to Neah Bay.
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Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
In this episode I talk with Mike Resch about his quest to see at least half of the species of bird on the state checklist of each of the lower 48 states plus the District of Columbia. A daunting task, and he is nearly there. A wild story. Check it out. Note the thumbnail of this episode is a screenshot of the state lists diagram on Mike Resch's eBird profile. Note all the red and orange!
Here is a link to Mike's blog: http://statebirding.blogspot.com/
Here is a link to Blair Bernson's blog, the mutual friend of Mike and me who is on a different 50-state quest. https://blairbirding.com/ Be sure to check out episode #18 with Blair Bernson.
Be sure to look for more information on the Bird Banter website: http://birdbanter.com/index.php/blog/
Until next time, Good birding. Good day!
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
In this episode I looked back at the first 10 episodes of The Bird Banter Podcast. I've learned a lot, had fun, and think I've gotten better at many aspects of hosting this podcast. I've certainly had fun, talked with birders I's never have met without the podcast, and have had generlly positive feedback. Please leave a rating and comments on this episode and about the podcast in general either on the Apple Podcast store, Spotify, Stitchder or whereever you get your podcast feeds. Alternatively check out Bird Banter on Facebook or Twitter, or go to my blog at http://birdbanter.com/index.php/blog/ where you can leave comments.
Some of my best birding buddies and coolest guests were on the first 10 episodes, and I tried to take parts I think you'll enjoy as hte basis of this episode.
Good birding and good day!
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
On this episode I talk with John Patten Moss, a young birder from Georgia, who is also a unicycle enthusiast. John plans to do a big year in 2020, all while human powered and traveling on his touring UNICYCLE! Unbelievable? Listen and hear about his plans, his birding story and more.
Here is a link to his website where he plans to have a blog chronicaling his trip and his big year.
https://2020thevision.blogspot.com/
If this sounds somewhat like Dorian Anderson's 2014 Biking for Birds big year, listen to hear some of the unique challenges facing a unicyclist on the road. Here is a link to The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #5 with Dorian Anderson where we talk about his big year, and below that a link to Dorian's blog about that year.
http://bikingforbirds.blogspot.com/
For bikers planning a road trip here is a link to the "Warm Showers" app John mentions on the episode.
Until next time, good birding, and good day!
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
In The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #30 with Peter Wimberger we meet on site at the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound. This was a new experience for me, getting out of my studio and doing a recording at the site we are discussing. It led to good inspiration and energy and I hope you find it enjoyable.
The Slater Museum has a website linked here where you can look at many of the specimens as photographs, and the Slater Museum Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SlaterMuseum/ has information on all of their events.
I discuss in the introduction the new book Oceanic Birds of the World a Photo Guide by Howell and Zufelt. You can find it at https://smile.amazon.com/Oceanic-Birds-World-Photo-Guide-ebook/dp/B07V7ZSYLR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S34OP03KW0IB&keywords=oceanic+birds+of+the+world+a+photo+guide&qid=1567025183&s=gateway&sprefix=oceanic+birds+of+the+world%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1
Be sure to check out my blog post about this episode at Birdbanter.com
I'll also have additional photos and information on the Bird Banter Facebook page.
Until next time. Good Birding. Good day!