Bird Banter

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 the blog post associated with this episode on The Bird Banter Podcast website blog. Check out the Georgia Ornighologic Society site here. Here is Bob's eBird profile. Thanks for listening.

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 he might be an interesting guest. In the next few days he continued to find great shorebirds there, and I was sure I wanted to talk with Eric. I hope you enjoy. As always suggestions for future guests are helpful. Contact me here. Check out prior guest Charlie Wright's incredible eBird checklist from Dune Peninsula last month. Here is a link to the eBird Hotspot for the mouth of the Cedar River. Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

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 guest. We talk about his birding experiences, big days, and lots more. Enjoy. Bird Banter Blog to see more details on this episode. Contact Ed about guest recommendations or anything else you like. Until next time, good birding and good day!

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 anytime. It is pretty cool, and yet one more way for birders or researchers to monitor birds in an area. I find especially interesting, besides the device itself, the background story of how it was conceived, produced and marketed. It uses the neural net BirdNet from who else, Cornell, which uses similar computer learning technology to that used in Merlin. It's pretty cool To see more detailed info check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com, and please leave comments there or in a review on your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening, and until next time, good birding and good day!

Rick Szabo is a birder, birding guide, and participant on the current NBC series Destination X, a reality TV competition where Rick's superpower is his knowledge of the range and distribution of the birds of most areas of the world. He remains in the competition at the time this episode drops, so watch to see if he can win the competition. Rick and his wife also make birding and travel videos you can watch on his You Tube channel as well as on his Instagram feed. As always there are more links and info on the blog post associated with this episode on BirdBanter.com Until next time, good birding and good day!

Dr. Erick Masias and I talk about his relatively recent and intense start as a birder, and his involvement in the Chicago birding community, the BIPOC birding community, the local birding scene in Chicago, and about his upcoming move to the central California Bay area for residency. I really enjoyed hearing his story and stories. I hope you do too. Paper on the breeding and migration of high Arctic breeding Sabine's Gulls. The Joy Bird Podcast The Urban Birding Festival Windy City Bird Lab Chicago BIPOC birders on Instagram Erick on Instagram The Field Museum As always see the Bird Banter Blog post for more info and links. Thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!

The American Birding Association is an organization I as a birder sometimes take for granted. I love getting Birding magazine, and especially North American Birds regularly, but wanted to really learn a lot more about the organization I've been a member of for years, but never really looked at carefully. Wayne helps a lot, by educating me about what the ABA does, and for me, better understanding why I should continue to support the organization. In addition, Wayne is an avid birder with his own birding story and stories. Enjoy. The American Birding Association Birding magazine North American Birds As always, to learn more check out the blog post on BirdBanter.com and Contact Me with suggestions for guests or other feedback. Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode I talk with Jason Zolle, a birder I know from Washington who recently moved to Colorado. Jason and I talk about his birding story and experiences, as well as his work as a non-partisan counsel to the WA legislature, his travels and his art. Enjoy. Jason's Art Website is here. Information about the Rebecca Heisman episode and the book I recommend, Flight Paths is here. Here is an article about Suciasaurus Rex, Washington's Official State Dinosaur A always check out the blog post on BirdBanter.com related to this episode. If you have suggestions for guests, or just want to reach out to me use the Contact Page. Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

As I mention in the introduction, some of my best times recording episodes for the podcast is when I just talk birding with another birder, like myself who just loves to talk birding with a fellow birder. No other agenda, just having fun. Keith Corliss is my guest on this episode, a North Carolina birder who perfectly exemplifies a fellow birder enjoying taking an hour to chat about birding and meeting a new friend. Enjoy See Keith's eBird profile here Keith's email is on his ebird profile. I mention several episodes I really enjoyed with other birders who have great local and regional birding experiences to share. You'll find links to those and more on my I also mention the San Diego Birding Festival, I believe I misnamed it as the Sea and Sage Festival on the recording but here is the link. You can find information about the Searcher 5-day pelagic with Todd McGrath and others here. Westport Seabirds in Washington can be found here. Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode we talk about slow birding, as Joan Strassmann writes about in her book. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying Birds in Your Own Backyard. Joan also talks about her work at Washington University in St. Louis, and how her teaching there has led to using birding in the area as a means of teaching students observation skills. In her book she goes into beautiful detail about places and birds she sees and visits regularly. You can find her book anywhere books are sold. Here is a link on Buteo Books. To see her bio at Washington University in St. Louis click here. To read the blog post associated with this episode or to send a comment or suggestion to me use these links. Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

I don't know many birders who may be better known by a reputational moniker than by their real name, but The Urban Birder, David Lindo, may be my first. I had certainly heard of someone called The Urban Birder, but only looked up who this was after Diane Yorgensen-Quinn put out notice of a trip David is planning to take Diand, Faye and likely other members of our ABC Birding Club on to see the Short-eared Owls of Kikinda, Serbia this winter. On the episode we talk about the planned trip, how he came to be known as the Urban Birder, about his various services and roles in his company, and about his approach to urban birding in general. I think you'll find it interesting. To see more, check out the related Bird Banter blog post. Thanks for listening, and until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode Abby and I talk about the conservation efforts she is working on with Audubon Delta and the conservation of Black Skimmers and Least Terns, as well as her doctoral studies with mixed flocks in the American tropics, her birding story and stories. You can contact Abby through Audubon Delta. Read more about topics on this episode on the blog post on BirdBanter.com Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode Diane Yorgason-Quinn (see Episode #20) and Larry Schwitters talk about their work with Vaux's Swifts and the Vaux Happening Project. Larry got his start in swift research hiking to and looking for Black Swifts at over 100 waterfalls (thing very remote) in Washington State (and Oregon and CA). From there he helped preserve the Wagner Schoolhouse in Monroe, WA. From there he continued to start the Vaux Happening Project which documents roosting Vaux's Swifts at many old chimney roosts throughout the western U.S. and Mexico. Enjoy. To learn more check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com