Bird Banter

In this episode Christian and I talk about his recent trip to Attu, the eastern most island off Alaska that is still a part of the U.S. and therefore the American Birding Association Area, as well as ...

20 Aug 201934min

In this episode I go solo, and talk about things I'm learning as I take the Cornell University online course:  Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology.  You can find about it here:  https://academy.al...

15 Aug 201921min

In this episode I talk with the McQuades, a birding couple who are on their 5th consecutive big year in the lower 48 states, and this is their 4th consecutive year of >600 species in the lower 48.  We...

7 Aug 20191h

In Episode #26 my guest Tim Larson makes a strong case for the use of poison to eradicate mice from the Farallone Islands off the coast of California.  Rodent infestation of bird breeding islands is a...

31 Jul 201935min

In The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #25 with Dr. John Fitchen we talk about the simlarities in our early lives, and then get into John's birding story. He started later than some birders, but when he g...

23 Jul 201945min

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #24 Ed and Nick talk about Nick's recent Alaska trip, his 2019 "self-found" or "no chase" Connecticut big year where he is doing a big year where he does not chase b...

17 Jul 201953min

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #23 my guest is Ann Nightingale, a Victoria B.C. birder who has become the face of Victoria birding, is a great birding ambasador, a very good birder, and a great gu...

10 Jul 201933min

In Episode #22 I ask why am I, and I think lots of other people, birders.  Why birding and not fly-fishing or painting or a million other hobbies/passtimes.  Some stories and clips from previous episo...

1 Jul 201919min