In this episode, after most of 2019 as the inaugural year of The Bird Banter Podcast, with 53 episodes, some brief and unnumbered, I look back at the guests I've talked with, the fun I've had, and feel happy with the year in the rear view mirror.  Enjoy..

In this episode I talk with my son Brett.  I'm visiting Brett in SE Asia, with visits to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  We talk about his travel and experiences in SE Asia, about birding in these two areas, and have a father-son talk ab.

In this episode I talk with Alex Wang, a birder and conservation biologist living on the Big Island of Hawaii, who is home to visit his family in Tacoma.  His Dad, Art Wang was my guest on Episode #14 so be sure to check that out too. We talk about many .

Happy Thanksgiving.  Let us give thanks for the wild birds we all love, for the time to see and study then, and for all our blessings.  For more info on the history of Wild Turkeys in the U.S. see the associated post on The Bird Banter Podcast. http://bi.

In this episode I talk about the birding I've managed on my Kauai, Hawaii vacation.  Enjoy.  Check out my blog on Birdbanter.com to see photos from the trip and some of this info in writing. http://birdbanter.com/index.php/blog/ Until next time, Aloha.  

In this episode Isaiah and I talk about his 2019 Washington State Big year and his birding story.  Isaiah is a top young Washington State birder, and I hope you find his story interesting.  I also talk a bit about my upcoming vacation to Kauai and the is.

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #39 I talk with Rob Porter, creator of The Songbirding Podcast.  On his podcast Rob takes listeners along with him on walks through birdy and otherwise quiet areas of Ontario, where he essentially gives a song-by-song n.

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #38 I talk with Alex Israel, a conservation activist with the Safe Flights program of the New York City Audubon Society.  The combination of human light at night in cities combined with glass exterior skyscrapers in maj.

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 birders from Adak to Attu, birding Attu by day, and slee.

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 biologist, along with her work recently on Eastern Egg Islan.