Bird Banter

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 bi...

29 Okt 201944min

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 biolog...

22 Okt 201941min

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) mounta...

14 Okt 201932min

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 Washi...

7 Okt 201950min

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...

26 Sep 201939min

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 h...

11 Sep 201936min

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 tourin...

3 Sep 201932min

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 ...

28 Aug 201950min