Bird Banter

Bird Banter


Latest Episodes

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #53 with Ryan Merrill
March 22, 2020

Ryan Merrill and I talk about his birding story,  birding in Washington State, and about his local patch birding.  He also talks about his work on the Washington Bird Records Committee, and life as the husband/father in a family with a young child as a b.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #52 with Stephanie Seymour
March 13, 2020

On this episode I am joined by Stephanie Seymour, the artist of the recently released album There Are Birds.  She is an avid birder, has her own private official hawkwatch station at her home in New jersey, and is a longtime professional musician.  This .

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #51 with Lane Epps and Corrie Fulsom-O'Keefe
March 05, 2020

Lane Epps and Corrie Fulsom-O’Keefe Episode Podcast notes On the Bird Banter Podcast Episode #51 I talk with two women who have maintained and nourished a long-time and long-distance birding relationship.  They actually used a recent episode of this podc.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #50 with Nathanael Swecker
March 05, 2020

In The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #50 Nathanael Swecker and I talk about his extensive experiences birding on the huge military post in Tacoma, Joint Base Lewis McChord, about his bird banding at the Morse Preserve, his work with the Tahoma Audubon Soci.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #49: Home from Texas
February 17, 2020

I got home from Texas this week, the next day chased and found a lingering Siberian Accentor in Cowlitz County for a new Washington State bird to me, and now sit down to reminisce about the trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.  I talk briefly ab.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #48 with Mary Gustafson
February 06, 2020

I’ve been in the LRGV now for almost 2 weeks, and am starting to feel like I can find my way around. I am also starting to meet some of the local birders, and today was able to meet with Mary Gustafson.  I learned that Mary and I have at least one thing .

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #47 with Ryan and Victor Rodriguez
January 30, 2020

On episode #47 I talk with Ryan Rodriguez at his Dad, at the office of his Dad and primary birding chauffeur Victor Rodriguez.  Ryan learned to read at age 4 by studying the Sibley Guide to the Birds of North America for a full summer. He is an avid bird.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #46 from South Texas with Ken and Bruce
January 25, 2020

We record Episode #46 after our 8th consecutive long day of birding in the lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, and Ken and Bruce were gracious enough to talk with me about our time here.  To learn more about Ken and Bruce's birding story and our time.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #45 with Annie Meyer
January 16, 2020

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #45 I talk with Annie Meyer. I first met Annie when she was a pre-teen birder, and we talk about her birding story, her birding and research experiences, and conservation issues regarding birds. She has wonderful storie.

The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #44 with Clarice Clark and Jerry Broadus
January 09, 2020

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #44 Clarice Clark and Jerry Broadus, Tacoma area birders and volunteer conservation and ornithology researchers talk about their life experiences in these fields.  They have really walked the walk in terms of putting th.