The Badgerland Birding Podcast

We talk with president of the Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club, Spence Stehno about how birding has changed over time, the bird club, birding in Southeastern Wisconsin, and more!

We talk with "The Bob Ross of Birding" Erik Bruhnke, who is always excited and passionate about the world of birding. He is a guide for Victor Emmanuel Nature Tours and is also involved with Hawk Ridge, doing migration counts!

Learn more about Erik here: https://www.ventbird.com/our-team/ErikBruhnke/26

We talk with Greg Miller, who was the inspiration behind Jack Black's character Brad in "The Big Year". Greg tells us all about what was real and what was embellished in the movie as well as other birding stories!

We talk with the current 2024 Lower 48 Big Year leader Ezekiel Dobson about his historic year, birding across the United States, birding in Kentucky where he's from, and more! Zeke is currently at 708 species for the year.

You can donate to Zeke's journey here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/big-year-lower-48-states

We talk about marshes and marsh birds, and the world's largest freshwater cattail marsh, Horicon Marsh, as well as Limpkins, Whooping Cranes, and other species.

We went on our first pelagic birding trip out of Westport, Washington. We give a sneak peak about what we saw and what it was like and also talk about what you need to know before going on your first pelagic birding trip.

We talk about what it was like Birding at the Grand Canyon and seeing California Condors. Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan also gets a shout-out.

We talk about the new AOS update of what bird species are now considered the same and which ones are considered different.

We talk about the latest birding technology from smart bird feeders, to thermal monoculars, to binoculars that ID birds for you, and more!