This week, we're answering questions from you, our dear listeners! Hear travel and birding tips and if the American Woodcock is indeed the best bird.

Plus, join us in Colombia in February! »

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This is what our podcast is about, folks: George and Alvaro take a deep dive into the American Ornithological Society's most recent supplement to the North and Middle American Checklist to discuss all the good, the bad, and what goes into the decision process.

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Plus, we have a lot coming up! Learn more about these upcoming trips: 

• Life List in Colombia  
• The Birding Co-op in Costa Rica 
• Alvaro’s Adventures in Bolivia 
• Hillstar Nature in Maine and Montana 

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

We've all been on the road...er, plane, boat, and trail! Hear about our team's recent birding adventures across three continents. 

We talk about a lot of birds in this episode: 

• Ferruginous Pygmy Owl 
• Elf Owl
•  Spectacled Petrel
• Ocellated Tapaculo 
• Various Antpittas 
• And honorable mention: pangolin!

Plus, we have a lot coming up! Learn more about these upcoming trips: 

• Life List in Colombia  
• The Birding Co-op in Costa Rica 
• Alvaro’s Adventures in Bolivia 
• Hillstar Nature in Maine and Montana 

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Renowned naturalist, artist, and author Julie Zickefoose joins us in this episode to talk about the joys of birding her patch, the new BWD magazine, and dogs + skunks 101.

All the links:

• Subscribe to BWD magazine
• Check out Julie's blog
• Level up your bird bath

Big news: We're headed to Colombia in February! Sign up for the Coffee Triangle & The Colombia Birdfair Tour on our site. And while you're at it, look at our shiny new website!

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Did you hear that Monarch Butterflies have recently become listed as endangered? Get the scoop from monarch scientists on how their population is changing, and while we're at it, how about some Ivory-billed Woodpecker updates, too? Plus hear the latest that proves how birding helps our memories!

Deep Dive: Opposing global change drivers counterbalance trends in breeding North American monarch butterflies

Big news: We're headed to Colombia in February! Sign up for the Coffee Triangle & The Colombia Birdfair Tour on our site. And while you're at it, look at our shiny new website!

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

George and Alvaro catch up on their summer travels and deep dive Alaska’s birds and mammals. 

We get hungry at the end, and you may, too.

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PS. Watch out for shell people! *send your letters to George*

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This episode we're joined by Diego Calderon, biologist and co-host of The Birders Show, to discuss all things birds and birding in Colombia and beyond!

Topics discussed: Species discovery including the Antioquia Wren, ground rollers, ornithology and recreational birding in the Neotropics, birding with FARC, vagrancy and rare bird chasing, and the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival

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Marshall Iliff joins us for this interview episode where we discuss big days, vagrancies, and more!

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Covid hit the pod, but didn't keep us down for long. We're back to catch up on spring migration, The Biggest Week in Birding Festival, west coast pelagic research, and a curious towhee behavior.

Species mentioned:  Arctic terns, various warblers, Eastern Towhee

Check out: 

• BirdCast
• Birding Your Best Life
• Kowa Scopes

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

It's all over the news, but is there concrete evidence that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker still exists in the United States? George and Alvaro discuss these magnificent woodpeckers along with updates from Alvaro's tour in Cuba. 

Locations mentioned: Cuba

Book recommendation: Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy

Upcoming tours: 

• New Jersey Deep Water Pelagic with Hillstar Nature
• South Africa Birds and Wine with Alvaro's Adventures

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.