Our biggest spring migration birding surprises
Birds - crabs - fish - mammals...oh my! Spring birding gets us out there and finding all sorts of things. Alvaro, Mollee, and George are catching up on stories from their time in the field and their b...
23 Maj 1h 7min
The expanding science of avian perception with Ed Yong
If you've read anything by Ed Yong, you know that he tackles the challenge of explaining some of the most difficult-to-grasp concepts in the animal world in ways that humans can (nearly) imagine. In t...
11 Maj 1h 17min
Birding the Eastern Himalayas, a backyard Long-eared Owl, and safari adventures with Jason Hall
Jason Hall is back on the podcast to talk about mid-April spring migration, backyard adventures, and time on the other side of the world in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, India. Get more Life list by s...
25 Apr 1h 7min
An evolutionary biology perspective on pair bonding - in birds and humans - with Bryony Angell and Wenfei Tong
Another classic Life List episode: a recipe of biological and ecological facts, rabbit holes, and a healthy dose of talk about life! Bryony Angell wrote The Migratory Suitor for a recent issue of BWD ...
11 Apr 1h 7min
Middle East birding, missiles, and Mollee's long way home
Mollee sat down with Alvaro to recount her visit to the UAE that was cut short when the US/Iran war broke out. From here, she talks about the journey to get out of the Middle East that ended up involv...
2 Apr 1h 30min
Ship-assisted birds, South American travel, and watching winter shift
George and Alvaro are chatting about recent birds in their backyards, ABA rarities, sparrow speciation, recent South American travels, and more! At the end of this episode, Alvaro cites a new paper ab...
21 Feb 1h 2min
Why visible migration matters: migration counts and seawatch tales with Allison Vilag
Allison has worked coast to (Great Lakes) coast for years, and today, we're chatting about tales from the field and lessons learned from endless days of visible migration experiences. Come for the hi...
7 Feb 1h 6min
