Bird Banter

This is an episode I do solo without a guest. I try to talk about my experience on a recent family trip to Costa Rica.  The challenge of focusing on important time with family while being lured into b...

18 Apr 202141min

On this episode I talk with Jordan Boersma.  Jordan is without a doubt the first guest I know of who has had to avoid pirates to get to an island expedition, though John Sterling did worry about canni...

9 Apr 202144min

On this episode Neil and I talk about his work with raptors, especially his recent PhD work on Rough-legged Hawks, but also rapelling down to put motion-activated cameras on Gyrfalcon nests in Alaska,...

2 Apr 202138min

On this episode Eric Heisey and I talk about his birding, his research on Savannah Sparrows at the Ryan Norris lab working on an island in the Bay of Fundy with a breeding population of Savannah Sparr...

24 Mar 202136min

Jon Anderson is a hard guy to miss on a birding trip.  He is a big guy with a big moustache who is not shy about joining in any conversation, and he enjoys both birding and birders. On this episode we...

15 Mar 202145min

Debbie Beer is a birder, traveler, and works at Nature Lands, a land trust in the Delaware Valley area. We talk about her birding and travels. Sometimes on an episode it is fun when I learn that I sha...

4 Mar 202158min

On this episode Cyndi Routledge and I talk about her passion for hummingbirds, her research on hummers as well as other species, and her banding experiences. Listen for the segment on "cool hummingbir...

22 Feb 202157min

Alex Patia is my guest on The Bird Banter Podcast #93 and we talk about his birding story and experiences. Alex has birded in Washington and New Mexico most extensively, and we talk about how he keeps...

12 Feb 202159min