Hannah and Erik Go Birding

The Flock to Marion cruise was the culmination of our South Africa trip.  Tune in for more about the trip, what it's like to cruise around the Southern Ocean, and more!

Don't forget about our #BirdNerdGiveaway and your chance to win a copy of The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht.  By March 22, 2022, send us your answer to...What is your creative, made-up nickname for a bird species?  (i.e. Butterbutt for a Yellow-rumped Warbler)

Main Story Begins at: 9:10

Show notes

Mouse-Free Marion
Mouse-Free Marion Facebook
Mouse-Free Marion Instagram
Champions of the Flyway
Naturally Adventurous Podcast
Global Bird Fair
Birdwatchers Digest reboot
BirdLife South Africa

eBird Trip Report

Birds mentioned:

Sooty Albatross
Wandering Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Salvin’s Prion 

Intro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: July 2020 Washington USA)
Outro Bird Call: Black Oystercatcher (Recorded: March 2019 Washington, USA) 

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Mouse-free Marion is an upcoming project to eradicate house mice from Marion Island, part of the Prince Edward Islands between South Africa and Antarctica.  Hannah and Erik interview Dr. Anton Wolfaardt, the project manager of the Mouse-free Marion Project.  Listen in for more about Marion Island, the project, and how you can help.

Interview Begins at: 12:07

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Mouse Free Marion
Mouse Free Marion Facebook
Mouse Free Marion Instagram
Champions of the Flyway
Women in Steppe Fundraising Page
Global BirdFair

Intro Bird Call: Four-colored Bushshrike (Recorded: South Africa January 2022)
Outro Bird Call: Mouse-colored Sunbird (Recorded: South Africa January 2022)

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Seven days touring through South Africa reduced down to one hour and some change...phew!  Join us for our whirlwind trip through KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho!  Bit more logistics than species...so make sure to check out our trip list added below for more species.

Main Story at: 13:30

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Champions of the Flyway
Protea (genus of plants)
Celestron Elements
Rockjumper
Marutswa Forest
Sani Mountain Lodge
iSamangliso Wetlands Park

eBird hotspots

eBird Trip Report

Birds Mentioned

Gurney’s Sugarbird
Knysna Turaco
Narina Trogon
Cape Parrot
Drakensburg Rockjumper 

Intro Bird Call: Livingston’s Turaco (Recorded January, 2022 Kwazulu-Natal, ZA)
Outro Bird Call: Orange Ground-Thrush (Recorded January, 2022 Kwazulu-Natal, ZA)

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Hannah and Erik finish out their time in Uganda with a last birding stop in Murchison Falls National Park and the African Bird Expo.  They saw a lot on the trip - but there is always a reason to come back for more!

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Bird Uganda Safaris
Ride 4 a Woman Lodge
Murchison Falls Wiki
African Bird Expo
Entebe Botanical Gardens
Judith Mirembe (Shoebill_chic)  

eBird hotspots

Overall Uganda Trip List

 Birds Mentioned

Rock Pratincole
Black Kite (Yellow-billed)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Marabou Stork
Gray Parrot
Bat Hawk

Intro Bird Call: Black-headed Gonolek (Recorded: Uganda December 2021)
Outro Bird Call: Black-lored Babbler (Recorded: Uganda December 2021) 

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Hannah and Erik take you back to Uganda for a few more of the key spots and experiences they had.  We start off in Queen Elizabeth National Park, explore Kibale Forest National Park, and lastly, Murchison Falls National Park.  So many places to go and things to see!

Main Story at: 9:30

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Bird Uganda Safaris
Enganzi Lodge
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Murchison Falls National Park
Bigodi Research center
Home Bliss Hotel
Kibale Forest National Park  

eBird hotspots

Overall Uganda Trip List 

Birds Mentioned

Goliath Heron
Gray-hooded Gull
Martial Eagle
Papyrus Gonolek
Ross’s Turaco
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Red-necked Falcon
Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Intro Bird Call: Rufous-naped Lark (Recorded: December 4th, 2021 Uganda)

Outro Bird Call: African Pied Wagtail (Recorded with lots of zippers: December 6th, 2021 Uganda)

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Buckle up for the first half of birding in Uganda!  We see Shoebills at Mbamba Swamp, hear warthogs rooting outside our tent at Lake Mburo National Park, and appreciate the beauty and solitude of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with Mountain Gorillas.

Main Story at: 10:40

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Bird Uganda Safaris
E.O. Wilson; Jerri Liguori; Curt Rawn
Thousands of Cranes Die 

eBird hotspots

Entire Uganda Trip eBird List

Select Birds Mentioned

Shoebill
Hamerkop
African Green-Pigeon
Malachite Kingfisher
African Finfoot
African Fish-Eagle
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Cinnamon Chested Bee-eater
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Red-headed Malimbe

Intro Bird Call: Dideric Duckoo (Recorded December 2nd, 2021 Uganda)
Outro Bird Call: White-browed Robin-Chat (Recorded November 28th, 2021 Uganda) 

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On our way to Uganda to get started on the familiarization tour that was part of the African Bird Expo, we had a long layover in Dubai....so we took that opportunity to bird another part of the world!

Don’t forget our #BirdNerdGiveaway!  Tell us a birding festival you’ve been to - or would like to go to. Deadline is December 28. Email, use the hashtag, or message us with your answer. 

Main Story at: 8:30

Show notes

San Diego Bird Festival
Bird Uganda Safaris
Port Saeed Plaza
Rove City Center Hotel
Airport View Hotel

eBird hotspots

Port Saeed Plaza
Airport View Hotel

Birds Mentioned

Marabou Stork
Woodland Kingfisher
Hamerkop
White-eared Bulbul
Eurasian Hoopoe
Asian Pied Starling

Intro Bird Call: Killdeer (Recorded: August 2019 Pacific, WA)
Outro Bird Call: Belted Kingfisher (Recorded: August 2019 Pacific, WA)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Support the show

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As always, we had an amazing time at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival.  Finishing up our report with chasing vagrants, eating, Big Day-ing, and some more new stuff to see and do.

Main Story at: 10:00

Show notes

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Station 1 Bar and Grill
La Playa Mexican Cafe 

eBird hotspots

Texas Big Day
Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Birds Mentioned

Crimson-collared Grosbeak
Common Pauraque
Wood Stork
Aplomado Falcon 

Intro Bird Call: scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Recorded April 2021, Galveston, TX)
Outro Bird Call: Crimson-collared Grosbeak (Recorded: November 2021 Hidalgo, TX)

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It sure feels good to get back to the Rio Grande Valley for the annual birding festival!  Friends, fun, food, and birds - what more could you want?  Listen in for new places to go and old favorites.

Main Story at: 11:00

Show notes

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Festival
Parthenogenesis in Condors
Audubon for All
Nana’s Taqueria
SpaceX website
Rocket Ranch
Smoke BBQ
Battle of Palmito Hill

eBird hotspots

Whole RGVBF Trip Report (Beta testing)
“Fruitless” rarity search at UTRGV
Palmito Hill Rd
Rocket Ranch
End of Boca Chica Rd

Birds Mentioned

Social Flycatcher
Great Kiskadee
White-tailed Hawk

Intro Bird Call: Long-billed Thrasher (Recorded May 2018 Hidalgo, Texas)
Outro Bird Call: Laughing Gulls (Recorded: April 2021 Galveston, Texas)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Support the show

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Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

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The winds a-howlin' and there's birds zipping past! Hannah and Erik give seawatching a concerted effort and improve their seawatching skills.  And Dr. Sarah Saunders and David Pavlik join to discuss storms, birds, and how a changing climate will impact that.

#BirdNerdGiveaway: Enter to win hot sauce from Aves Spice Co. by emailing, responding to our posts, or using #BirdNerdGiveaway with your answer to.... Pick a bird and then pick out flavors that you would use to represent that bird. 

Deadline: Nov 16, 2021 
(Hannah says Nov 23 in the episode - but that was an error)

Main Story at: 10:50

Show notes

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
San Diego Bird Festival
Survival by Degrees:
Audubon Climate Watch
From Heavier Rainfall to Stronger Storms, Can Birds Ride Out the Storm?

eBird hotspots

Silver Point day after the storm
Silver Point as winds picked up before storm made landfall

Intro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded: July 2020 Off the Coast of Washington)
Outro Bird Call: Black-necked Stilt (Recorded: (as a vagrant) May 2020 Cannon Beach, OR)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at [email protected]
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com 

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at [email protected]
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB