Hannah and Erik Go Birding

We asked about your favorite spots to bird in Florida - and you all answered!  We traveled throughout Florida to spots mentioned by listeners and we see so many great birds, beautiful places, and enjoy great beer.

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Show notes

 North Short Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Fest
Galveston Featherfest
Birdiest week in America
Christmas Bird Counts
Lincoln’s Beard Brewery
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
A.D. Barnes Park
Celery Fields
Fort De Soto
Circle B Bar

eBird Trip Report:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/87934 

Birds mentioned:

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet  

Intro Bird Call: White-eyed Vireo (Recorded: Florida December, 2022)
Outro Bird Call: Fish Crow (Recorded: Florida December, 2022)

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Another trip to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is in the books!  This time we had a few new spots to explore and birds to see.  

This episode is dedicated to Mary Gustafson, an avid birder who mentored and supported many.  Mary, you will be greatly missed by us and so many others.

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Show notes

North Shore Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Fest
Galveston Featherfest
Birdiest week in America
Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon
Brew in the woods, Valley Nature Center

eBird Trip Report

Birds mentioned:

Social Flycatcher
Smooth-billed Ani
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Cassin’s Sparrow 

Intro Bird Call: Social Flycatcher (Recorded: Cameron, Texas, November 10th, 2022)
Outro Bird Call: Smooth-billed Ani (Recorded: Cameron, Texas, November 14th,  2022)

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We finish off the rest of our (short) adventure to Colombia which includes waiting for antpittas, high elevation hummingbirds, and endangered parrots - this episode is includes a lot!

*P.S. apologies for sounding a bit stuffed up!

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Show notes

North Short Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Fest
Galveston Featherfest
The Birdiest Week in America
Hacienda El Bosque
Rio Blanco
Wax Palms
Nature Colombia

eBird Trip Report:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/81230 

Birds mentioned:

Bicolored Antpitta
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
Tawny Antpitta
Equatorial Antpitta
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Buffy Helmetcrest  

Intro Bird Call: Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Recorded: Colombia, October 2022)
Outro Bird Call: Tawny Antpitta (Recorded: Colombia, October 2022)

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On our short trip to Colombia, we saw 258 species with over 100 lifers - what an amazing experience.  Listen in for places to go, birds to see, and some background on Colombia.

Main Story Begins at: 13:30

Show notes

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
North Short Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Fest
Galveston Featherfest 
Audubon Ecotourism in Colombia
Enchanted Garden was closed due to pandemic orders
Wetlands near Bogota
Ceiba Tree (tree in town square at Victoria)

eBird Trip Report:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/81230 

Birds mentioned:

Yellow-hooded Blackbird
Bogota Rail
Torrent Duck 
Golden-headed Manakin
Southern Bentbill
Blue-black Grassquit 

Intro Bird Call: Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Recorded: Colombia, October 2022)
Outro Bird Call: White-bearded Manakin (Recorded: Colombia, October 2022)

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The Global Bird Weekend was a record-breaking success!  Thousands of birders went birding and contributed to this amazing weekend of birding, sharing, and learning.  

Thanks to everyone that joined our team, Go Birding.  We broke our own records as well and we are excited to have you on our team.  Looking forward to the next one!

Main Story Begins at: 11:40

Show notes

eBird taxonomic update
eBird Big Day results
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
North Shore Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Fest
Galveston Featherfest
Global Birding Weekend
Swarovski Birding Weekend
Birds and Beans Coffee

eBird Trip Report:
Go Birding Team

Birds mentioned:
Pacific Golden-Plover

Intro Bird Call: House Finch (Recorded: Cannon Beach, March 2021)
 Outro Bird Call: House Sparrow (Recorded: Rutland England, July 2022)

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What does bird-friendly coffee mean?  Bill Wilson from Birds and Beans Coffee joined us to tell us how it all works and why we should buy bird-friendly.

Short pelagic story: 6:00
Main Story Begins at: 10:10

Show notes

Global Big Day
Smithsonian Bird Friendly Coffee
Birds and Beans
I'll Take Mine Shade Grown - Pacific Birds
Tapping birdwatchers to promote bird-friendly coffee consumption and conserve birds

Holes in the side of a boat to let water drain off the deck are called “Scuppers”

Birds mentioned

Wood Thrush
Western Tanager 

Intro Bird Call: Swainson’s Thrush (Recorded: Cannon Beach, June 2019)
Outro Bird Call: Veery (Recorded: Oregon, June 2020)

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Everyone wants to take good photos - but that can be tough!  Krisztina from KS Nature Photography joins us to talk about some tips, tricks, and advice for cameras, photography, and more.

Main Story Begins at: 11:27

Show notes

Global Big Day
Join our Global Big Day Team!
International Dark Skies
Lights out Program National Audubon
Birda
KS Nature Photography
KS Nature Photography Facebook
Camera carrier vest 

Intro Bird Call: Wrentit (Recorded: Cannon Beach, Oregon June 2020)
Outro Bird Call: Pacific Wren (Recorded: Cannon Beach, Oregon April 2020)

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On the last bit from our 2022 European Trip, we explored the birds, foods, and some historic sights around Amsterdam.  We mention several times that it was very hot when we visited, this article, talks about the heat wave that part of Europe experienced.

Main Story Begins at: 11:15

Show notes

Global Bird Fair
Global Big Day
Birda
Vondelpark
Park Plaza Vondelpark Hotel
Westerpark 

eBird Checklist:

Vondelpark
Westerpark

Birds mentioned:

Alexandrine Parakeet
Coal Tit

Intro Bird Call: Common Chiffchaff (Recorded: Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2022)
 Outro Bird Call: Blue Tit, with overlapping Rose-ringed Parakeet (Recorded: Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2022)

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Another highlight of our trip to England was experiencing the Wader Spectacular at the Snettisham Nature Reserve - just about two hours from BirdFair.  The show the shorebirds put on definitely lives up to it's name!

Main Story Begins at: 14:44

Show notes

Global BirdFair
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Woman, Watching By Merilyn Simonds
RSPB Snettisham
Birda

eBird Checklist:

Snettisham Nature Reserve 

Birds mentioned:

Red Knot
Eurasian Oystercatcher 

Intro Bird Call: Pied Avocet (Recorded: Snettisham England, July 2022)
 Outro Bird Call: Eurasian Oystercatcher (Recorded: Snettisham England, July 2022)

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Global BirdFair was unlike any bird event we have ever seen before - listen in to hear why!

And of course, we snuck some birding in too at Rutland Water and searching for Tawny Owls. 

*Bird Nerd Giveaway: Assign a bird to a specific date  and tell us why (i.e. November 11: Great Kiskadee because I usually get to see Great Kisakadees that day!
-Deadline is August 23 - one winner will be randomly selected to win an autographed copy of A Bird A Day by Dominic Couzens

Main Story Begins at: 12:50

Show notes

Global BirdFair
RSPB
Rutland Water
Rutland Osprey

eBird Checklist:

Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre
Lyndon Visitor Centre

Birds mentioned:

Dunnock
Garden Warbler 

Intro Bird Call: Common Chiffchaff (Recorded: Amsterdam, July 2022)
Outro Bird Call: European Goldfinch (Recorded: England, July 2022)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

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