On the way to our destination, New Caledonia, we had a 36-hour layover in Fiji.  We know how to make the most of that!  So, we explored the southern edge of the island from Nadi to Suva. 

Adventure begins at: 11:40 

Show notes 

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report
Texas A&M extension birding
Rainforest Eco Lodge
Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park
Garden of the Sleeping Giant

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

Many-colored Fruit-Dove
Collared Lory
Golden Dove 

Intro Bird Call: Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Recorded: Fiji October 2025)
Outro Bird Call: Fiji Bush Warbler (Recorded: Fiji October 2025) 

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Hawk watches are conducted along migration routes and collect important information on how these species are doing.  Hannah and Erik visited the hawk watch at Bonney Butte in the Mount Hood National Forest to check it out!

Hannah and Erik were given behind-the-scenes access to be able to share some of the nitty-gritty details of what Hawkwatch does, the bird blind that we visited is typically not open to visitors to the site.

*The audio is a bit quiet due to the environmental conditions*

Adventure begins at: 5:35 

Show notes 

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report
Hawk Watch International
Hawkcount.org
Bonney Butte Hawk Watch US Forestry Service 

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

Intro Bird Call: White-crowned Sparrow (Recorded: Oregon July, 2019)
Outro Bird Call: Red-tailed Hawk (Recorded: Oregon June, 2019) 

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We were supposed to have two pelagic trips... but ocean conditions caused one to be cancelled, and the other was delayed!  At least we were able to get out on a Westport Pelagic trip before the end of the year - it's always a good time!

Adventure begins at: 14:20

Show notes

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report
Westport Seabirds

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned

Intro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: Washington July, 2020)
Outro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: Washington July, 2020)

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There are a lot of birding sites in and around Tucson.  While guiding at the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, we had the opportunity to check out some new spots and revisit some favorite locations.

Adventure begins at: 11:20 

Show notes 

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day ; Team Trip Report
Barrio Brewery
Eegee’s
Catalina State Park
Mt Lemmon
Naturalist Journeys

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Berylline Hummingbird

Intro Bird Call: Chihuahuan Meadowlark (Recorded: August, 2025, Arizona)
Outro Bird Call: Botteri’s Sparrow (Recorded: August, 2021 Arizona) 

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We haven't done much birding in Arizona, so there is still a lot for us to go out and see!  In this episode, we visit a few beloved locations, check out some new ones, and find a few new birds.

Adventure begins at: 10:50 

Show notes 

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report
El Charro
The Paton Center For Hummingbirds
Santa Rita Lodge

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned

Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Rose-throated Becard Arizona Information

Intro Bird Call: Bell’s Vireo (Recorded: August 2021, Arizona)
Outro Bird Call: Yellow-breasted Chat (Recorded: August 2021, Arizona) 

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On our recent trip to Washington, we had two days to play with.  So we decided to go search out a lifer: Dusky Grouse.  Who knew we would find such a charming, interesting vacation destination, too!  Winthrop and the Methow Valley has a lot of great cascades birds to see and things to do.

Adventure begins at: 12:15 

Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day
Sun Mountain Lodge
Winthrop

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 
Kagu
Dusky Grouse
Lewis’s Woodpecker 

Intro Bird Call: Vesper Sparrow (Recorded: June 2025, Washington)
Outro Bird Call: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Recorded: June 2025, Washington) 

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Since the 1980's, Cooper's Hawks have become a more regularly sighting in cities, including Seattle.  Ed Deal, with the Urban Raptor Conservancy, has been studying them for years to find out more about these urban raptors.  

Adventure begins at: 9:55 

Show notes 

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
America’s Favorite Couple
Urban Raptor Conservancy
Peregrine Falcons infected with Avian Influenza

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

Cooper's Hawk

Intro Bird Call: Spotted Towhee (Recorded: June 2025, Washington)
Outro Bird Call: American Robin (Recorded: April 2020, Oregon) 

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Tufted Puffins are such an iconic seabird that so many people want to see!  A great way to see them up close is to take a bay cruise in the Salish Sea - you might even see an out-of-place Horned Puffin!  Listen in to learn about puffins, Smith Island, and the Puget Sound. 

Adventure begins at: 10:53 

Show notes 

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
America’s Favorite Couple
Salish Sea School
McMenamins Tacoma Elks Lodge
Smith Island
Swimming anemones
Sisterhood Birding 

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned 

Tufted Puffin
Horned Puffin
Atlantic Puffin
Rhinocerous Auklet 

Intro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: July 2020 Westport Pelagic)
Outro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: July 2020 Westport Pelagic) 

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been running a Red Knot survey for the past 20 years.  We tagged along with Shorebird Biologist, Allison, to learn about the survey in Willapa Bay and why this work is important.

Adventure begins at: 12:45 

Show notes 

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
International Bird Beer Label Association
America’s Favorite Couple
Red Knot with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 

eBird Trip Report

https://ebird.org/checklist/S238007600  

Birds/Animals mentioned

Red Knot: https://ebird.org/species/redkno
Marbled Godwit: https://ebird.org/species/margod 

Intro Bird Call: Red Knot (Recorded May 2025, Willapa Bay, Washington)
Outro Bird Call: Red Knot (Recorded May 2025, Willapa Bay, Washington) 

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On our NYC-sampler trip, we had a little bit of time to bird on Long Island.  There was so much to see, including a few lifers and interesting sites to explore.

Adventure begins at: 10:00

Show notes

Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
SPI Convention Center
Jones Beach
Lost Farmer Brewery Co.
A&S Bagels 

eBird Trip Report 

Birds/Animals mentioned
Purple Sandpiper
Saltmarsh Sparrow 

Intro Bird Call: Northern Cardinal (Recorded April 2025 New York City)
Outro Bird Call: Gray Catbird (Recorded April 2025 New York City)

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