On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #34 I talk birding with Brad Waggoner.  Brad is a top Washington birder, and an especially avid Kitsap and Clallam County birder.  He is the chairperson of the Washington Rare Birds committee, and one of the most respected Washington birders. Enjoy.

Here is a link to the Washington Rare Birds committee page on the WOS website:  http://wos.org/records/

Here is a link to Brad’s eBird list from 2 weeks ago when he had 99 species just in the town of Neah Bay:  https://ebird.org/pnw/view/checklist/S60044350 

Brad doesn’t make a profile on eBird public, but snooping around eBird shows his as a leader on these lists on an easy perusal:

Kitsap County, WA   #1 298 species

Clallam County, WA  #4 (really #3) 299 species

Washington State tie for #3 443 species

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Thanks to Ryan Merrill for the photo of the Blackburnian Warbler used for the thumbnail photo on this episode. This bird was found by Ryan and Brad on a recent trip to Neah Bay. 

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