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!

I talk with José Miguel Calvo Rivera from Costa Rican Nature, all about what you need to know before you visit Costa Rica, the top places to go, and some of the coolest species to see. We also talk about tours in the country, and some of the places we went and species we saw last time I visited.

We talk with Lillian Stokes and Matt Young, who authored the new "Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada" about what it's like making a field guide, the new book, finches, and more!

Link to the book (As Amazon Associates we do earn from qualifying purchases): https://amzn.to/48xcLKc

We talk with Oklahoma birder and host of the "Bird's Eye View" Podcast Mathew G. Radford about birding in Oklahoma, Idaho, cryptids, and more! Check out his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iSdFRrx8bXtRzQWTovwvy

We talk with Canadian birder and guide Josh Dewitt about birding in Manitoba, as well as Churchill, the polar bear capital of the world, Canadian stereotypes, and more!

We talk about some spooky birds in anticipation of halloween, as well as the total species seen in a few states, what it would be like to do a Big Year in Rhode Island, and more!

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We talk with Portage County, WI birder and eBird reviewer Rob Pendergast about Buena Vista Grasslands, Greater Prairie-chicken conservation, and more!