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The Bird Banter Podcast #144 with George Armistead

On this episode I talk with George Armistead about our trip to Antarctica, his birding story as well as his birding tour company Hillstar Nature.  George has his own podcast with Alvaro Jaramillo and Molly Brown called Lifelist: A Birding Podcast that you may want to follow also. I certainly enjoy it. 

You can find George on his website at the link above. 

As promised you can learn more about the highly successful rodent eradication on the South Georgia Islands, about Katabatic winds, Churchill birding, the Bird Safe Philly Project, Christmas Bird Counts and more at my blog post on the Bird Banter Website.

To learn more about the importance of museums in modern science and ornithology, as well as hear from two extraordinary guests on the podcast check out:

The Bird Banter Podcast #30 with Peter Wimberger 

and The Bird Banter Podcast #68 with Dennis Paulson. 

Until next time. Good birding and good day!

 

The Bird Banter Podcast #143: Antarctica

I don't do many solo episodes but couldn't resist an episode to talk about my recent expedition cruise to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica.  Antarctica is such an awesome, wild, remote and special place I've long dreamed of visiting.  Well, after two years of covid postponements I finally managed the visit this November.  The ABA, Alvaro's Adventures, and Rockjumper Birding put together a ship full of birders and Quark Expeditions ran the ship, and we did it.  

For lots of details on the trip, see my trip report,and for lots of photos see my Flickr Album. To hear another podcast about the trip, check out Nate Swick's podcast episode with two of the expedition guides Ted Floyd and Katinka Domen. 

If all goes as planned my next episode will be a talk with one of the top guides on the trip, and fellow podcaster George Armistad.  Follow his podcst (along with Alvaro Jaramillo and Mollee Brown) Life List: A Birding Podcast. 

As always check out the Bird Banter Blog for more detailed info. 

Until next time, good birding and good day.

The Bird Banter Podcast #142 with Francis Canto Jr.

On this episode I talk with Francis Canto Jr., a birder and birding guide from Belize.  I learn a lot about Belize, birding there, and about Francisco and his work and passion for birds and birding. Enjoy. 

You can find Francisco on Facebook 

Here is a link to the Belize Bird Conservatory Hawk Watch Project web page. 

Thanks for listening. As always read more about this episode on the Bird Banter blog. 

Until next time. Good birding. 

The Bird Banter Podcast #141 with Mathew and Levi Radford

On this episode father-son birders Mathew and Levi Radford join me to talk about their birding, birding in Oklahoma, and how birding as a father-son duo had been important in their lives.  

You can find their Father and Son Birding page on Facebook here. Mathew here, and Levi here.

Read more about my recent coast birding trip on the ABC Birding site here, and as always check out the BirdBanter.com blog here. 

The Bird Banter Podcast #140 with Doug Hitchcox

On this episode Doug Hitchcox, a field educator with the Maine Audubon Society and one of very few birders to have found 400 species of birds in the state of Maine is my guest.  We talk about his birding story and adventures, as well as his work with Maine Audubon.  Doug is really fun to talk with, and I cannot wait to try to get together birding with him next time I go home to Maine. 

You can find Doug @dhitchcox on Twitter 

or contact him at Maine Audubon by email naturalist@maineaudubon.org  

Here is information about the Gilsland Farm which we talk about in detail on the episode. 

Here is the website for the Hog Island Audubon Camp. 

As always find more at BirdBanter.com under the blog section

Until next time. Good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #139 with Deborah Green

On this episode I talk  with Deborah Green, the president of the Orange Audubon Society, and the chairperson of the upcoming North Shore Birding Festival on Lake Apopka, Florida.  This really a pretty cool festival as you'll hear about on the episode.  

Deborah is also a birder who travels to birding festivals, and so we talk a bit about some of her favorites.  To see more about birding festivals check out the BirdBanter.com blog post associated with this episode.

You can find Deborah by email at festival@orangeaudubonfl.org 

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

The Bird Banter Podcast #138 with Alex Harper

7On this episode Alex Harper, a birder and trip leader from Las Vegas, NV talk about birding in Sin City, his company Bird Las Vegas that leads half and whole day trips individualized to his customer's needs in Las Vegas. Alex has also birded Alaska extensively, and has a great birding story. Enjoy. 

Bird Las Vegas Website

Check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com 

Contact Alex through his website here. 

The Bird Banter Podcast #137: A Special Backyard Birding Episode with Tammy Poppie

Backyard birding has become somewhat a national if not worldwide hobby for many during Covid times, and on this episode Tammy Poppie, creator of the website On The Feeder is my guest.  We talk about how to keep birds safer with proper feeder cleaning, bird window strikes, and overall how to enjoy the birds in your yard.

As always check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com for more links and info. 

Until next time. Good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #136 with Matt Goff

On this episode Matt Goff, a Sitka birder and all around naturalist, talk about birding in Sitka, his 10+ years of doing a bi-weekly radio show on KCAW, the local radio station in Sitka, about birding and many other aspects of the natural history and environment of the Sitka area.  He also has a website SitkaNature.org where you can learn lots more.  It was really fun to hear about hyper-focused birding in his home city/borough.  Matt is a self taught naturalist, who is simply very interested in every aspect of the natural world around him. Birding is just one aspect of his love of nature and his study of his local environment.  It seems like a very healthy and wonderful focus, and one we can all admire if not emulate.   

The Bird Banter Podcast #135 with Sarah Swanson

On this episode Sarah Swanson and I talk about her new book, Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon Coast, as well as her birding story, her prior book, birding around Portland, OR and lots more. 

You can preorder Sarah's book Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon Coast

She is @Sarahlovesbirds on Instagram

Be sure to check out the blog post with lost more info on BirdBanter.com

Thanks for listening.  Good birding.