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 got going, he hit is hard.  Attu, a record breaking cou.

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 birds found by others, rather looks for his own bird si.

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 guest on the podcast.  Be sure to hear about her trans-P.

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 episodes augment the answer. Enjoy. Here is a link to the B.

On this episode I talk with Dr. Geoffrey Hill, professor at Auburn University, about his birding as well as his research. We spend bit of time talking about his theory on speciation, involving compatability of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA.  It is pretty.

The Willettes?  Is this a broadway dance group?  A 60's music group?  No, its a group of birder women who love to go birding together.  That is of course when they are not drinking wine with bird labels, or buying or creating matching bird-theme apparel..

In this episode I talk with Will Brooks.  Will took the Pierce County, WA birding community by storm 3 years ago when he matriculated at the University of Puget Sound, about 1.5 miles from where I live.  Since he has found many of the rarities in the cou.

In this episode Ed and Blair talk about Blair's birding story as well as his 50-50-50 quest to see 50 species of birds in one day in each of the 50 United States each with a local birder. Enjoy. Check out Blair's blog at https://blairbirding.com/ You can.

On Episode #17 Ed talks about the recent Memorial Day weekend, memories of this weekend gone by, and the recent ABC Birding meeting where Ken Brown from Episodes #2 and #6 presents a talk on birding names and nomenclature.   Ed talks about stumbling onto.

In this episode Ed talks with Shawneen Finnegan, one of the top U.S. birders who offers a wealth of perspective on birding, rare birds commettees and what it has been like to be a top female birder when at times she was part of a significant minority.  H.