On The Bird Banter Podcast #71 host Ed Pullen talks about resources birders can use to learn to be better birders, to identify birds, and to further their enjoyment of birding.

See the Supplemental Information blog post on BirdBanter.com for links to find most of the resources mentioned in this episode.

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Until next time.  Good birding. Good day!

Peter Hodum is a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA and is a passionate birder and researcher of seabirds.  We talk about his passion and work with seabirds off the Washington coast as well as in the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Peter is an eloquent speaker, penultimate teacher, and I know you’ll enjoy hearing his birding story. For lots of photos and much more detail check out the post on the Bird Banter blog at http://birdbanter.com

Here is a link to Peters not-for-profit mentioned in the episode.  https://oikonos.org/

Hear about birding in San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico from a local guide and top local birder. San Blas is an area where you can find a large variety of species and habitats all on short drive day trips while based in this delightful coastal community.  

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #69 with Francisco Garcia we talk about birding in the San Blas area of Nayarit, Mexico on the west coast between Mazatlán and Puerto Nuevo.  Francisco runs Safaris San Blas, a birding guide service in that area, and was recommended as a guest by Heather Ballash and Marcus Roening when we recorded Episode #64. 

Here is a link to the Safaris San Blas Facebook page where you can find Francisco’s Phone number and email address. 

Here is a link to the ABA A Birder’s Guide to Washington that I praise in the introduction to the episode.

Thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode with Dennis Paulson we talk about his start as a bird watcher, his life as a naturalist, his dragonfly studies and publications, his travels, and a bit about the politics of conservation and environmentalism.  Birding, Bird Watching, and the love of nature are common themes. Enjoy.

You can reach dennis by email at dennispaulson - at- comcast.net

He is on facebook as @dennis.paulson.10 and as he mentions he posts educational info with photos regularly.

Read more details about Dennis and the episode at the Bird Banter blog.  

Until next time. Good birding. Good day!

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #67 with Dr. Roger Lederer we talk about not just birding and ornithology, but tips on how to prepare for a career in ornighology, travel, and his birding website Ornithology.com  Below are some links to topics we discuss.

Here is the page on Ornithology Careers.

Here is the Osher Foundation site for  adult courses Dr. Lederer discusses.

Here are links to some of the other episodes I talk about in the intro.

Blog post on the Mary Gustafson Episode #55 

Good birding.  Good day!

Andrew took me out birding in Wahkiakum County, WA and we recorded this episode after a great day of birding.  We talk about the Alcyon Farm, his home and wonderful natural area, birding in Wahkiakum County, his Skamokawa Swamp Opera band, his Sea Kayak Business, the history of steemboats on the Columbia River, and more. He is a fabulously talented and interesting person.  

and here is a link to Columbia River Kayaking. 

Read and see lots more at The Bird Banter Blog. 

Until next time. Good birding and Good Day!

Patrick O’Donnell is my guest on Episode #65 of The Bird Banter Podcast and we talk about all things birding in Costa Rica. Patrick lives in San Jose, Costa Rica, is a guide for day trips from San Jose, leads trips for his local birding club all over the country, and writes extensively. He has published the Costa Rica Bird Finding eBook which I downloaded in Kindle format, but is available in other formats also.

He is a leader in the Birding Club of Costa Rica

Check out the blog post on the Bird Banter site for more details about the episode and related links.

Until next time. Good Birding. Good day!

On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #64 with Heather Ballash and Marcus Roening we talk about being a birding couple, about their extensive experience birding in Mexico, and about our local Pierce County, WA birding community.

You can read more about related topics on the Bird Banter Podcast Blog.

Please leave a review and rating on the podcast feed of your choice, and reach out to me if there are guests you’d like to hear from.

Until next time. Good birding. Good day!

On this episode Mike Denny sits with me and Ken Brown, in a remote area of the Northern Blue Mountains, and we watch and listen to a recently fledged trio of Great Gray Owlets and their parent as we talk about the owls, the area and Mike's amazing passion for birding, education and the environment.  See how many species of birds you can ID from the background of the recording. 

Here is a link to The Secret Life of the Forest: The Northern Blue Mountains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PuebOvlZu4

Here is the web site of the Blue Mountain Land Trust, the group that has helped preserve the land around a top birding area we visited, Coppei Creek https://bmlt.org/

Good birding.  Good day!