We talk with Tarik Shahzad who broke the Cook County, Illinois Big Year record in 2024 with 294 species. His record-breaking bird was an incredible Short-tailed Shearwater. Hear all about his Big Year and more!

We talk with the President of Fresno Audubon, Rick Grijalva about birding in California, mostly around the Fresno area, the Morro Bay Birding Festival, being a bird guide, and more! Learn more about Fresno Audubon here: https://fresnoaudubon.org

We talk with Travis Layton, known online as "Trav in the Bush", all about bird photography, Canada, being a social media influencer, and more! Get Trav's free photography guide here: travinthebush.com/badgerland

Link to Trav's workshops: https://www.travinthebush.com/photography-workshops-2025

We talk with Dee and David Simpson, who are a passionate birding duo known for their expertise in Florida birds and wildlife and guiding. Learn more about Dee and David: https://birdingwithdavidsimpson.com

https://deefairbanks.com

We talk with graduate student researcher and guide Evan Farese, who researches Gray Hawks in the Rio Grande Valley, all about his work, finding South Texas rarities, and more!

You can book a tour with Evan here: https://tiffanykersten.blogspot.com/p/bird-guiding-rates-information.html

We talk with author, illustrator, and naturalist Miles McMullan, who is from Northern Ireland, but now lives in Colombia. We talk about his innovative books on neotropical wildlife, his new US field guide to the Birds of North America, which we helped collaborate on, and more!

You can preorder the guide here! https://pelagicpublishing.com/products/field-guide-to-the-birds-of-north-america?srsltid=AfmBOoqNyfdrTCq-75x8AvbYHWyJMcVWjbktvl82CLQDkuG5uS7A47xx

We talk with Minnesota author, naturalist, and photographer Sparky Stensaas about all things Sax-Zim Bog including the best time to go, top species to see, and more!

Learn more about the Friends of Sax-Zim: https://saxzim.org

Linkt To Spark's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/sparkystensaas

We talk with a crew from the Space Coast Birding Festival and learn all about what the highlights are, what bird species you can expect to see and more. The festival takes place yearly in Florida in January and this year will occur from January 22-26. You can learn more on their website: https://scbwa.net

We talk with our friend Dave who is a beginner birder, about the excitement of getting started, birding in western New York, the Biggest Week in American Birding festival, and more!

We talk with birder and writer Stuart Winter, who is a well-known figure in the birding and conservation community, primarily in the UK, all about what it's like to bird in the UK, differences between the UK and the U.S. and more!