Sudeshna is an avid and competitive birder in India.

Learn more about Narcondam Hornbill.

Narcondam Hornbill
Ingredients
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup water
1 sprig of rosemary
4 figs
6 oz gin
Lemon juice
Ice

Instructions
1. Make the smash: in a pot, heat up sugar, water, and rosemary until sugar has dissolved
2. Then strain into a blender and add in figs 
3. Blend with a few pulses
4. Pour smash mixture, gin, lemon juice, and ice in a shaker
5. Shake shake shake
6. Strain into two glasses

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Jade is a conservationist and birder based in South Africa.

Learn more about Shy Albatross.

Shy Albatross
Ingredients
2 oz Gin 
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz lime cordial
Aromatic bitters 
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine ice, gin, lemon juice, and lime cordial in a shaker 
2. Shake shake shake 
3. Pour 3 dashes of aromatic bitters around the side of a glass  
4. Strain cocktail into the glass and top with ice 

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Beth is a researcher, advocate, educator, and more in Florida.

Learn more about Least Tern.

Least Tern
Ingredients
¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce orange juice
½ ounce grenadine
½ ounce banana liqueur
½ ounce blackberry liqueur
1 ounce gold tequila
1 ounce dark rum
Ice

Instructions
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, orange juice, grenadine, banana liqueur, blackberry liqueur, gold tequila, and dark rum together with ice. 
2. Shake Shake Shake. 
3. Strain the mixture into a small glass filled with ice 

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Hannah is excited to celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast!  Thank you for tuning in time after time to learn about some of the many amazing women birders.

Learn more about Swainson's Thrush.

Swainson's Thrush
Ingredients
2 oz blended Scotch
½ oz Drambuie
½ oz elderflower liqueur, like St. Germain
Splash of lemon
Ice

Instructions
1.    Fill a glass with some ice
2.    Pour in the Scotch, Drambuie, St. Germain, and splash of lemon
3.    Stir it a bit

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Kimberlie is a researcher, volunteer, artist, educator, and more located in Pacific, California.

Her next walks at Filoli Historic House & Gardens:
1/17, 1/31, 2/10, 2/24, 3/1, 3/15 2025

Learn more about Acorn Woodpeckers.

Acorn Woodpecker
Ingredients
2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1/3 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
3 dashes bitters

Instructions
(optional: CAREFULLY torch some acorn shells and turn glass over above it allowing the glass to fill with the smoke, pour drink into smoke-filled glass)
1.    Mix bourbon, hazelnut liqueur, and bitters in a glass
2.   Enjoy

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Casey is a birder, photographer, and guide based in Pennsylvania. 

Learn more about Tree Swallow.

Tree Swallow
Ingredients
2 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz lime juice
1 oz ginger beer
Small dash of edible cocktail glitter
Ice

Instructions
1.    Fill the glass with ice
2.    Stir in vodka, blue curacao, lime juice, and edible glitter
3.    Carefully top with ginger beer

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Donna is a guide, birder, and researcher based in Australia.

Learn more about Ground Cuckooshrike.

Ground Cuckooshrike
Ingredients
2 oz heavy cream
1 oz green crème de menthe
1 oz white crème de cacao
1/2 oz dark crème de menthe
¼ oz brandy 
Chocolate sprinkles
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour into martini glass (if you want, drizzle chocolate beforehand) and then top with a few chocolate sprinkles 

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Nicole is a birder, historian, and explorer based in Northern California.

Learn more about Vermilion Flycatcher.

Vermilion Flycatcher
Ingredients
¼ cup sliced strawberries
1 ½ oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
½ oz triple sec
1 tsp white sugar
Ice
Lime wedge

Instructions
1.    Put the strawberries, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2.    Add ice cubes, blend until ice is crushed.
3.    Rim the glass with additional sugar, if you want.  Then pour the margarita into the glass.

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Rene is a guide and birder in South Africa.

Learn more about Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross.

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Dark Rum
½ oz Benedictine liqueur
Splash of Amaro
1 oz lime juice
¼ oz simple syrup
Lemon peel
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients except the lemon peel in a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass and garnish with the lemon peel

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 Sydney is a researcher, advocate, and student who works with seabirds.

Learn more about Resplendent Quetzal.

Resplendent Quetzal
Ingredients
1 oz white tequila
1/2 oz lime juice
½ oz Triple Sec
½ oz lemon juice
¼ c cubed avocado
Sugar
ice

Instructions
1.    Blend tequila, lime and lemon juice, triple sec, and avocado cubes
2.    Wet the rim of the glass with lime juice and coat with the sugar and then add ice
3.    Pour in the cocktail into the prepared glass

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