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The Bird Banter Podcast #92 with Cyndi Routledge
February 22, 2021

On this episode Cyndi Routledge and I talk about her passion for hummingbirds, her research on hummers as well as other species, and her banding experiences. Listen for the segment on "cool hummingbird facts." You can find Cyndi on The Southeast Avian Re.

The Bird Banter Podcast #91 with Alex Patia
February 12, 2021

Alex Patia is my guest on The Bird Banter Podcast #93 and we talk about his birding story and experiences. Alex has birded in Washington and New Mexico most extensively, and we talk about how he keeps finding himself in big year quests that he had not pl.

The Bird Banter Podcast #90 with Cameron Cox
February 02, 2021

On The Bird Banter Podcast #90 Cameron Cox and I talk about lots of things, but maybe the most interesting to me was to hear about his philosophy on bird identification and the ways birders can learn more advanced bird ID.  He has a lot of experience at .

The Bird Banter Podcast #89- Looking Back
January 21, 2021

It's a new year, and more impactful for my emotional state a new presidential administration, and this prompted me to look back at the podcast's first 2 years.  Stories, people, birds, and more are topics I look back at as we move forward with birding an.

The Bird Banter Podcast #88 with Brian "Fox" Ellis
January 13, 2021

On The Bird Banter Podcast #88 with Brian “Fox” Ellis you’ll hear the story of a lifelong birder and professional story teller. Brian has worked as a story teller and performer for over 40 years, and tells his birding story and others on this episode.  E.

The Bird Banter Podcast #87 with Dan Cooper
January 05, 2021

Well, that wraps up the Bird Banter Podcast Episode #87 with Dan Cooper. I hope you enjoyed listening, and as always I welcome feedback, either as a review or rating on the podcast on your favorite podcast feed platform, by comments on the Bird Banter.co.

The Bird Banter Podcast #86 with Jason Westlake
December 27, 2020

 On The Bird Banter Podcast #86 with Jason Westlake we talk about his vocation as a professional traveler, his integration of birding into that career, and birding in Costa Rica where Jason now lives and runs the Tierra de Sueños Retreat and Wellness Cen.

The Bird Banter Podcast #85 with Jonah Gula
December 19, 2020

On The Bird Banter Podcast #86 I talk with a young birder and graduate student Jonah Gula about his work with African Storks, his birding story and other research work, and about African Storks in general.  I also learned about predation of Greater Sage .

The Bird Banter Podcast #84 with Larry Hubbell
December 11, 2020

Tire particulate and salmon runs recent article Life after Eddie post Link to drop of water call of Raven Larry Hubbell and I talk about his decade of regular patch birding and blogging at the Union Bay area as well as his work to restore the Arboretum C.

The Bird Banter Podcast #83 with Matt Bartels
December 03, 2020

How does the Washington Rare Birds Committee work and what makes it effective?  How did Matt find 200 species of birds in every one of the 39 WA counties, and how did he get so passionate about county listing?  Interested in the history and workings of t.