In this episode my guest is Danny Bernard. In 2025, Danny is traveling the lower 48 states to see 100 birds per state, meet other birders, and have as many adventurers as he can. You can email Danny at [email protected]. Danny's blog posts every Wednesday at 5 PM to PEOPLE PLACES BIRDS. Support Danny by going to DANNY'S PATREON. Thank you, Danny! 

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My guest in this episode is Lisa Miller. We chatted about Lisa's background in conservation, citizen science, chasing lifers, finding lifers in non-avian groups, and how she found a state first record plant called Tiny Tim! Thank you, Lisa! 

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My guest in this episode is Riley Lawson. We had a robust conversation about his work in conservation, US birding, his favorite birds (Owls), local listing, and his Oklahoma State (Go Pokes!) graduate work in bird window collisions. To learn more, visit OSU bird-window collision webpage, read this great article on window collision prevention options, and this article on Lights Out initiatives. Thank you for listening and thank you Riley!

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Here's to 100 episodes of Bird's Eye View Podcast! In this episode I reflect on past and future episodes of the podcast. I reflect on my past and possible future US lifers. And I do ramble on a bit about life... Thank you for listening! 

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My guests for the 100th episode are my Home Team, Virginia and Levi! We reflect on and look forward to more of our many birding adventures. Thank you for listening! 

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My guest in this episode is good friend and birding partner Jim Kettelkamp. We reminisce about birding in our youth and as adults. We chat about the many birding adventures we’ve been on across the country... from Iowa to Michigan to Kansas to Oklahoma to Arizona and Texas! Thanks Jim! 

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My guest in this episode is Spider Lady Ashley Wahlberg. Ashley is Biology Instructor at Angelina College in east Texas. We had a fun chat about birds, life lists, and many of the other wild things she has encountered. She discussed spring Warbler migration, raising cecropia months, mud snakes, and lots more! Thank you, Ashley!

Texas monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-spider-lady-black-widows/

Brown recluse: https://www.wired.com/2013/11/poor-misunderstood-brown-recluse/

Breviceps (spark amphibian): https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24989-Breviceps 

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My guest in this episode is Alex Harman. Alex is a very well-rounded naturalist who has birded, explored, and encountered many creatures across the country. Currently, Alex is Associate Curator of Entomology at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. We talked birds, birding, bug collecting, and tiger beetles! Thanks Alex! You can find Alex's iNaturalist profile and learn more about where he works at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Thank you for listening! 

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My guest in this episode is Cecilia Riley. We chatted about birds of the Transpecos, Hummingbirds living in the Transpecos, and the Fort Davis Hummingbird Celebration. Go to Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration  to register. Go to Transpecos Bird Conservation for a Birding the Davis Mountains Guide and more about conservation efforts in this region. Thank you! 

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My guest on this episode is Emily A. Geest, Ph.D. She is a conservation scientist at Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden who received her BLS/BA from University of Missouri St. Louis, her MS from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and her PhD from Oklahoma State University. She is a broadly trained ecologist with a research focus on understanding how human-driven land-use change and management decisions impact insect biodiversity, particularly butterflies.

Please learn more with this list of resources...

• OKC Living Classroom Grant Program, https://www.okczoo.org/okc-living-classroom-grant-program
• Release: OKC ZOO RESEARCHER SAYS CONTROLLED GRASSLAND BURNS VITAL TO BUTTERFLY POPULATIONS
• OKC Zoo Blog: BLOG UPDATE: OKC ZOO’S HEADSTART PROGRAM TO PROTECT RARE MILKWEED IN OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO GROW
• Release: OKC ZOO CREATES HEADSTART PROGRAM TO PROTECT RARE MILKWEED POPULATIONS IN OKLAHOMA

 Video: Planting a Monarch Garden, https://youtu.be/AzxVLt-4nvQ?si=a3LrjaKkZfsO7Ml0

Video: Monarch Butterflies tagged at the OKC Zoo reach Mexico! https://youtu.be/ICqySYA0PF4?si=vUvZ_U1sHn0Y-waE

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