Birdchick Podcast

Birdchick Podcast episodes:

• 08.23.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #254

  Stare at gulls to get them to leave you alone. Birds nap.Rabbit or BirdLarry Bird mural.

  
• 08.11.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #253 Sharon Forgot the Links

  Sharon forgot to corral the links. But the public podcast is up.

  
• 07.26.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #252 Birds have gone a little weird

  You can pre order a signed copy of Julie Zickefoose’s new book Saving Jemima. I HIGHLY recommend it. The crazy lengths people will go to try and have the best list…Four pound dog taken by a gull.Loons raising a mallard. ...

  
• 07.12.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #251 No Dead Bird Stories and NY Times Gear

  We got to meet Dr. Chuck Tingle this weekend…yes, THAT Chuck Tingle. If you are unaware of who that is then follow this link when you are not at work and not around your kids. The curious case of Curry...

  
• 06.28.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #250 Ferda

  Non Birding Bill and I referenced Letterkenny. Here’s a scene for what the show is like. The guys are tailgating waiting to get in a fight and they argue about how to cook steaks. In season 4 there’s an episode...

  
• 06.21.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #249

  Hey, Sharon forgot to create a post for last week’s podcast, so this it totally not Bill’s fault. Enjoy, and Bill is blameless as always!

  
• 06.01.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #248

  Sandhill Cranes raising a Canada goose gosling. Sharks eating migrants. Sharks eating migrants in the gulf. I think everything else we talked about was the usual nonsense.

  
• 05.18.2019

  Birdchick Pocast #247

  Wait…what did we talk about?

  
• 05.03.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #246 Jeremy Messersmith!

  The Patreon members said they wanted guests, so we brought on a guest. Our aim is not to have just anyone bird related on as a guest, but someone who can hang. And Jeremy certainly can. We played the game...

  
• 04.19.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #245

  The feminist birding revolution article. Me on a podcast explaining the relevance of Twitter seven years ago. Most poplar bird in the us. OMG what did I post a picture of…Check out Redpoling: a birder polling group. The Bird Banter...

  
• 04.05.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #244 FREEDOM GLIDERS

  A dozen ways you can celebrate the life and legacy of Bill Thompson III. Bald eagles are going crazy by nesting on the ground and dropping trash in people’s yards. Record sandhill crane count in Nebraska. Do...

  
• 03.22.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #243 Grasshopper Sparrow Hot Mess In Florida

  That Florida grasshopper sparrow hot mess. Hey, gang, if you missed the great black hawk in Maine…you will still have a chance to see it. Totally ok and understandable to suppress a rarity on private property. Not really...

  
• 03.08.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #242 Eagle Trios, Birding for Anxiety

  Using birding to help anxiety. This is an interesting perspective of how someone found their way to birdwatching. Please read the latest from Bill Thompson III’s caring bridge site. The man who invented the falcon copulation hat has...

  
• 02.22.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #241 "H is for Hawk," Wisdom and Turkeys

  According to the will of the Patreon I read H is for Hawk. Turkeys are terrorizing Moorhead, MN Wisdom the albatross is mating again. Gizmodo has a more colorful headline.

  
• 02.08.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #240 Problematic

  Is it ok to call a bird a trollop in a formal presentation? Move over yellow cardinal, you’ve been replaced by the gynandromorph cardinal. White-throated sparrows and the complexity of gender. A king eider shows up in...

  
• 01.25.2019

  Birdchick Podcast #239 We're back! Great Black Hawk, H is for Hawk

  We started a Patreon! The great black hawk that’s been in Maine is in wildlife rehab with frostbite. What will it’s future be? The American Birding Association Bird of the Year is the red-billed tropicbird. The artwork is by Megan...

  
• 07.27.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #238

  Birding doesn't always fee inclusive to the LGBTQ community.  We are losing Bentsen State Park.  Swamp sparrows have possibly always sang the same song. Timing is everything when birds leave the nest.  Crow  necrophilia.  Don't be like this herpetologist. 

  
• 06.14.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #237 Raccoons, Bill was right...what?

  MPR had a racoon.  Some Ohio officers do not know how to step aside under a bird nest. Pad Redig from the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center is an amazing man and one of the reasons I moved to Minnesota. ...

  
• 05.30.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #236 The Tadoussac eBird List

  From now on birders will ask each other at festivals, "Where were you when you first found out about The Tadoussac eBird List?" Here's a video to give you an idea of the event. Let's face it, bird taxonomy is...

  
• 05.18.2018

  Birdchick Podcast # 235 Owls Being Weird and Laurel/Yanny

  Neil Degrasse Tyson needs a hug.  Laurel or Yanny...also where it came from.  One male great horned owl living with two females. Also some great horned owl raising a red-shouldered hawk chick. Until the tree fell down.     

  
• 04.11.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #234 Eagles and Puffins

  Puffins beaks are amazing...and you can attract them with window feeders? There's a red warbler in Arizona! Gulls get a guy banned from a hotel for 17 years. New book: Does It Fart? Also, help out Laura Erickson. If guys flirted...

  
• 03.28.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #233 Migration! Laura Erickson, Bird Farts

  Birdcast has live migration maps this spring! A hot mess of an article about birds, National Parks and climate change. Urban barred owls give very few ducks. The closing of the Lodge and Spa in Pico Bonito National Park is...

  
• 03.13.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #232

      Oxpeckers sleeping around giraffe "armpits" and testicles.  Thanks to searching for poop on NASA images, we found some penguins.  Video of red kites at Gigrin Farm.  Here's the naturalist dream date.  eBird is keeping some locations of birds...

  
• 02.27.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #231: Sharon gets the number wrong

  Beast Box--make your own dj poppin' sounds with actual wildlife calls.  What? A saw-whet owl band in a barred owl pellet.  The O RLY owl is 17. The Internet is old.  Sparrow Swap for bluebird trail runners.  Godwit Days.  FYI...

  
• 02.14.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #230: Brain Damage and Messy Relationships

  What real field biologist resumes should include. Ovenbird vs a garter snake. OMG those birds are surprisingly badass.  Morning Bird Walk Bingo! Woodpeckers get brain damage. Blind goose involved with swans dies.  Nigel the gannet dies next to his statuesque...

  
• 02.01.2018

  Birdchick Podcast #229 We're Back!

    It's winter so of course we talking about owls. Here's an article that I did for Audubon with tips on how to search for Northern Saw-whet Owls. The politics of reporting owls...there are definitely more northern species of owls...

  
• 09.11.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #228 Hurricanes and Eagle Optics

  It's the end of an era, folks. Eagle Optics is closing its doors at the end of the year.  There's some cool stuff over at Big Day Birding.  Great article about what different birds species do during a hurricane.  Could...

  
• 08.31.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #227 My Husband is Surprisingly Supportive

  The plight of young conservationists seeking an actual job.  Hawk + Snake + power lines = frowney face.  Map of what people observing birds noticed during the solar eclipse.  You should totally listen to the American Birding Association Podcast.   Hurricane...

  
• 08.19.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #226 Paddle Birding, Gulls, Spencer Pratt

  A study attempts to categorize birders. Do you fit one of the four categories? Listen to Alec Baldwin learn about birding from Charles Munn on Here's the Thing.  Spencer Pratt is the hummingbird hero we need right now.  If you...

  
• 08.03.2017

  Podcast #225 Senior Passes and the Border Wall

  So...we recorded this over a week ago and forgot to post it. Whoops. The first half hour is a rant on the Senior Pass price increase for federal parks. If you really want one at the old rate, order it...

  
• 06.30.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #224: Johnnie's Cowbird Question, Update on Canuck the Crow

  House finches that use cigarette butts in the nest may get some insect protection.  Canuck the Crow is causing some mail delivery problems. Also, you can follow him on Facebook.  Eagle mistakes testicles for turtle eggs (fake news). Report your...

  
• 06.19.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #223 Cowbirds, Audubon, Gay Griffon Vultures

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• 05.09.2017

  Birdchick Podcast 222: Cuba Birding and Migration

  Weird things happening on bird cams. There appears to be a Canada goose uprising and they're taking over osprey nest platforms. Not all ospreys are taking it lying down.  The field guide we've all been waiting for: The Field Guide...

  
• 04.11.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #221: Nest Watch, White-throated Sparrows

  Help a graduate fund her research project.  How much would you pay to go glamping for a nigh parrot in Australia? The city if Wichita is offering tips to prevent herons and egrets from nesting in your yard.  The California...

  
• 03.20.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #220 Birding Extremadura, Birds Do Weird Stuff

  Have you seen Swarovski's new BTX scope? Also, the Cotton Carrier tactical birding harness is no joke and comfortable in the field.  Are you having a hard day? Check out this bubbler type bath with a buttload of Allen's hummingbirds. ...

  
• 02.21.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #219 Owl Drama and Birding Apps

  The owl drama is intense this month on social media. You can follow the hashtag #owlmasterbaiters on Facebook to following along.  Funny caracara story and terrible caracara movie.  Lawsuit in New York to protect threatened piping plovers from non native...

  
• 02.09.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #218

  For some reason, somebody took this guy seriously about his ivory-bill sightings. Seriously, he's been at this since the original sightings. Falcons on a plane.  Great news, updated Warbler Guide app and it's now available for Android! Bird themed tarot deck. 

  
• 01.23.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #217 Ross's Gull Drama

    This winter's gull drama involves a Ross's gull. Here's one heck of an eBird list with pictures.  Bald eagles might be more of a problem on free range chicken farms than we realized.  Newer podcasts to check out: American...

  
• 01.14.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #216 Panama, Subarus and Species

  Thank you to everyone who became new members of the American Birding Association last year and sited us as a reason. We won the trip to Canopy Tower in Panama! I was there back in 2012 and I've always wanted...

  
• 01.05.2017

  Birdchick Podcast #215 2017 Goals and Podcasts

  Are you in the mood to travel? Want to go to Cuba? Come with me! There are some new podcasts in town that you should check out! One is from the American Birding Association and the other is from Bird...

  
• 10.31.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #214 Levi Wants A Goshawk Tattoo

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• 08.15.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #213 Duck Stamp Documentary and ABA Contest

  The American Birding Association is having several contests this year in an effort to get new members and get former members to renew. We are also having a contest for people to join the American Birding Association. If you join...

  
• 07.28.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #212 Poaching, Parrots and Pokemon

  I love that not only have I received official federal guidance about Pokemon for my job but that a hook and bullet publication put my post about Pokemon Go out there. If you think Pokemon Go is the beginning of...

  
• 07.14.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #211 Pokemon Go vs Birding

  So there's this think called PokemonGo... Frigatebirds can fly a long time! Army vet shoots down branch to help young eagle tangled with rope.  Loons raising a goldeneye.  This eagle is trying to land, it's not trying to take off...

  
• 06.20.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #210 Bird Brains and Philandering Godwits

  Spice Gull.  The struggle of birders attracting new birders.  Gary the philandering godwit.  Bird brains blah, blah, blah.  So if you have an iPhone, some extra time on your hands and you're looking for a bird dating sim app...

  
• 05.26.2016

  Birdchick POdcast #209 Bird Cams, Digiscoping and Spring

  Here's ill-informed Zeke from Indiana spouting nonsense.  Sometimes commenters on bird cam forums go too far.  Canadian police are digiscoping...watching out.        

  
• 05.05.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #208: Birders are Creepy and Eagles Eating Cats

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• 04.12.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #207 Fallout, Misidentified Birds, Twitter Wars

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• 03.18.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #206 Albatross, Honduras and Jobs

  The Birdist explains why you don't see native birds in movies. Albatross babies in flower pots and albatross buried in sand.Sharon has issues with this job description.  ...

  
• 03.01.2016

  Birdchick Podcast #205 Necrophilia, Jobs and Jon Hamm

  News: Jon Hamm helps a hummer.  Eurasian jay dodges a sparrow hawk Matrix style. Sand martin necrophilia.  Bird Jobs: If you were unemployed for a few months, which job would you take: Tundra Nesting Bird Internship at Arctic National Wildlife...