Bird Banter

In The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #9 with Shep Thorpe host Ed Pullen and Shep talk about the upcoming Washington Ornithologic Society Annual Conference in Moses Lake, WA as well as Shep’s involvement with WOS, his weekly birding walks at the Billy Frank NWR, and Shep’s experience as a WOS field trip leader. 

Washington Ornithologic Society Website.  http://wos.org/

WOS 2019 Annual Conference Signup Page  http://wos.org/annual-conference/current-year/                                                                      

Billy Frank Jr. NWR  https://www.fws.gov/refuge/billy_frank_jr_nisqually/

Tahoma Audubon Society  https://www.tahomaaudubon.org/

WA Birder Website  http://www.wabirder.com/

http://abcbirding.com   http://abcbirding.com/

Shep talked about trying to see 300 species in a year in Washington.  Here is a recipe for  seeing 300 species in a year in WA focused around going on most of the ABC Birding field trips plus a few specialty trips.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MXjDic4rF2eNbhg33_Y0lJ1WKR_Vj0c5/view

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The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #8 with Bill Tweit

In this episode host Ed Pullen talks with Bill Tweit about his birding experiences, especially with Westport Seabirds, and how it came to have the longest continuous database of pelagic seabirds in the world.  Bill is a great birder, first rate scientist, and wonderful story teller.  Enjoy the episode.

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Annotated links to things discussed in the podcast:

On the bird banter website you can see photos from the Westport Seabirds Pelagic Trip discussed in this episode as well as read an account of the trip.  http://birdbanter.com/index.php/2019/03/17/westport-seabirds-pelagic-trip-3-16-2019-a-three-albatross-day/ 

Go to the website of Westport Seabirds to schedule your Washington Pelagic Trip, to look at historical sightings or to learn about pelagic birding off the Washington coast.    http://westportseabirds.com/

Here is a place to look at the undersea topography off Gray’s Harbor, WA, i.e. Gray’s Canyon and the continental shelf areas discussed by Bill in the podcast.  Map of the ocean floor off WA coast  https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/habitat-reports/grays-canyon

This site discussed the current population and population trends for Short-tailed Albatross  Current data on STAL population  https://abcbirds.org/bird/short-tailed-albatross/

Here is information about the AIS tracking system for boats at sea.   https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=aismain 

Here is a site talking about techniques for setting long lines to reduce albatross entrapment  https://wsg.washington.edu/award-winning-researchers-find-methods-to-reduce-seabird-bycatch-in-west-coast-longline-fisheries/

Photo of adult with golden nape plumage Bill talks about on the podcast:   https://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/articles.cfm?id=149489452

A link to an online version of the 1909 Status of Washington Birds by Dawson & Bowles  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46764/46764-h/46764-h.htm

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46764/46764-h/46764-h.htm 

Here is a link to the ABC Birding Club website, the group mentioned by Bill and Ed near the end of the episode.  Ed is the webmaster of the site.  http://abcbirding.com

Check out the blog post with photos from the pelagic trip discussed here:  http://birdbanter.com/index.php/2019/03/17/westport-seabirds-pelagic-trip-3-16-2019-a-three-albatross-day/

Podcast Notes TBBP #7

In this episode The Bird Banter Podcast host Ed Pullen has Ben Lizdas, world renowned expert on birding optics, and a well known and avid birder as the guest.  Listeners should learn lots about optics and enjoy the bird banter.

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Birding Festivals mentioned on today’s episode:

San Diego Bird Festival https://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/events/bird-festival

Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival https://scbwf.org/

Rio Grand Bird Festival https://www.rgvbf.org/

Katchemac Bay Shorebird Festival, Homer, Alaska http://kachemakshorebird.org/

New River Birding and Nature Festival, Fayetteville County, West Virginia  https://www.birding-wv.com/

Champions of the Flyway Festival in Israel  http://www.champions-of-the-flyway.com/

In this episode The Bird Banter Host Ed Pullen discusses a recent birding trip to Southern California, where he takes his mentor and longtime birding friend Ken Brown (guest on The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #2) to try to find Ken some SoCal ABA lifers. 

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Link to the National Audubon Society Page about the Salton Sea  https://www.audubon.org/important-bird-areas/salton-sea

Link to a Bird Watcher’s Digest article on birding Anza Borrego Desert State Park https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/explore/regions/southwest/california/anza-borrego-desert-state-park-california.php

Link to the recent San Diego Birding Festival webpage  http://www.cvent.com/events/san-diego-bird-festival/event-summary-f13df7d70cc2428a84786ad5d7bc6a6b.aspx

An article about the Bolsa Chica Wetlands birding   https://www.allaboutbirds.org/birds-in-the-burbs-bolsa-chica-ecological-reserve/

Link by Sea and Sage Audubon discussing the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.  http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/BirdInfo/birdinfoparksoc.htm

Correction:  The Lehman mentioned in the podcast as being at the San Diego Pelagic as a leader should be Paul Lehnam, not John Lehman.  My appologies for the mistake. 

Good birding.  Good day. 

In episode #5 my guest Dorian Anderson discushis ses his Biking for the Birds 2014 Big Year, as well as his birding life before and after the big year.  He is a fascinating person, and a great podcast guest.  Enjoy.  

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Here are links to resources mentioned in the podcast

Link to Biking for the Birds  http://bikingforbirds.blogspot.com/

Dorian Anderson Photography  http://bikingforbirds.blogspot.com/

Dorian’s current blog:  http://thespeckledhatchback.blogspot.com/

The tour company Dorian is working with http://alvarosadventures.com 

The National Audubon Society program to develop local birding guides in developing countries  https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-trained-tour-guides-and-community-science

Bio of Dorian’s early years birding mentor Robert Ridgely  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Ridgely 

The Route of Dorian’s Big Year from his blog site, see the details at his Biking for the Birds blog site link above.  

Thanks for listening.  Good birding.  Good day.