It;s great tio be back.  After a long hiatus to attend the birth of my first two grandchildren in Costa Rica, and then a birding trip to Colombia, the podcast is back.  On this episode Bruce LaBar (remember episode #3) and I recap our Colombia trip.  It was a terrific trip with Hillstar Nature Tours, and leader Mollee Brown and Yessenia Tapasco.  

Check out my trip report on eBird where lots of photos from many of the participants are on the eBird lists. 

For more photos and details see the blog post on the BirdBanter.com blog. 

As I mention in the introduction, some of my best times recording episodes for the podcast is when I just talk birding with another birder, like myself who just loves to talk birding with a fellow birder. No other agenda, just having fun.  Keith Corliss is my guest on this episode, a North Carolina birder who perfectly exemplifies a fellow birder enjoying taking an hour to chat about birding and meeting a new friend.  Enjoy

See Keith's eBird profile here

Keith's email is on his ebird profile.

I mention several episodes I really enjoyed with other birders who have great local and regional birding experiences to share. You'll find links to those and more on my 

I also mention the San Diego Birding Festival, I believe I misnamed it as the Sea and Sage Festival on the recording but here is the link. 

You can find information about the Searcher 5-day pelagic with Todd McGrath and others here.  

Westport Seabirds in Washington can be found here. 

Thanks for listening.  Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode Alex and I talk about how he has enjoyed birding in Eastern Washington as a Washington State University student, after birding in the Seattle area for most of his early birding days.  We also talk about his mammal WA big year in 2022, his birding story, and more.

Enjoy. 

Reach Alex by text, his phone number is on his eBird profile, or by email sowersalexander1- at- gmail- dot - com 

On the Birdbanter.com blog post about this episode you can find links to many of the ebird hotspots discussed and more. 

Thanks for listening.  Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode we talk about slow birding, as Joan Strassmann writes about in her book. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying Birds in Your Own Backyard.  Joan also talks about her work at Washington University in St. Louis, and how her teaching there has led to using birding in the area as a means of teaching students observation skills. In her book she goes into beautiful detail about places and birds she sees and visits regularly. 

You can find her book anywhere books are sold. Here is a link on Buteo Books. 

To see her bio at Washington University in St. Louis click here. 

To read the blog post associated with this episode or to send a comment or suggestion to me use these links. 

Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode Melissa and I talk about her new book, Dare to Bird: Exploring the Joy and Healing Power of Birds as well as her recent travels. Melissa was a guest on Episode #105 in July 2021 where you can hear more about her background and birding story.  

Find her new book whereever books are sold. Here you can find it on Buteo Books. 

You can read more about Melissa's experiences and the book in an article in Audubon Magazine. 

As always check out the related blog post on BirdBanter.com 

Until next time, good birding and good day!

I don't know many birders who may be better known by a reputational moniker than by their real name, but The Urban Birder, David Lindo, may be my first.  I had certainly heard of someone called The Urban Birder, but only looked up who this was after Diane Yorgensen-Quinn put out notice of a trip David is planning to take Diand, Faye and likely other members of our ABC Birding Club on to see the Short-eared Owls of Kikinda, Serbia this winter. 

On the episode we talk about the planned trip, how he came to be known as the Urban Birder, about his various services and roles in his company, and about his approach to urban birding in general. I think you'll find it interesting. 

To see more, check out the related Bird Banter blog post. 

Thanks for listening, and until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode I talk with Ezekiel Dobson, the young birder who just became the youngest Lower-48 ABA birder to see 700 species in a year on his 2024 big year.  Ezekiel talks about his big year, his birding story, the birders and birds he has seen this year, and on what's yet to come, both in the big year and the years ahead for him.  

Read more on the blog post on Bird Banter. 

Support Ezekiel on his Go Fund Me page.

Follow Ezekiel on Instagram

Until next time, good birding and good day!

On this episode Abby and I talk about the conservation efforts she is working on with Audubon Delta and the conservation of Black Skimmers and Least Terns, as well as her doctoral studies with mixed flocks in the American tropics, her birding story and stories.  

You can contact Abby through Audubon Delta.  Read more about topics on this episode on the blog post on BirdBanter.com 

Until next time, good birding and good day!

Matthew Bell, a Connecticut birder and travel specialist with the Connecticut Audubon Society  is my guest on this episode. Matt got passionate about birding while at Ohio State University after a trip to Costa Rica, and on getting back to Ohio helped revive the Ornighology Club there.  We talk about his work at Connecticut Audubon, his birding experiences, and birding in Connecticut. 

If you have suggestions for guests you'd like to hear from, contact me here and I'll be grateful. 

As always the blog post on BirdBanter.com has more links and details on topics related to this episode. Thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!

On this episode Diane Yorgason-Quinn (see Episode #20) and Larry Schwitters talk about their work with Vaux's Swifts and the Vaux Happening Project. Larry got his start in swift research hiking to and looking for Black Swifts at over 100 waterfalls (thing very remote) in Washington State (and Oregon and CA).  From there he helped preserve the Wagner Schoolhouse in Monroe, WA.  From there he continued to start the Vaux Happening Project which documents roosting Vaux's Swifts at many old chimney roosts throughout the western U.S.  and Mexico.  

Enjoy. To learn more check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com