The Bird Banter Podcast #147 with David Swain

On this episode I talk with Bob Zaremba, a Georgia birder. We talk about his birding story, birding in Georgia, his Georgia big days, pelagic trips off Georgia, and more. Enjoy! For more details see t...

9 Feb 37min

On this episode I talk with Tim Lenz, a longtime back-end developer for eBird, member of record-breaking Team Sapsucker big days, and now the creator of BirdingApp, a new phone app that offers messagi...

17 Nov 202528min

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 ...

18 Okt 202537min

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 Iv...

12 Sep 202537min

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...

21 Aug 202539min

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,...

4 Aug 202541min

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 an...

15 Jul 202535min

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 dif...

1 Jul 202552min