Karina Sanchez is a first generation college student, PhD candidate at the University of Northern Colorado, and founder of the Women in Graduate STEM organization at that college.  She studies the effects of sound and urbanization of American Robins.  Check out her website for more.

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Drink of the Episode: Bee Hummingbird

Ingredients
1.5 oz white rum
½ oz lime juice
½ oz lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp water
Ice 

(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum and use soda water instead)

Directions
1.    Melt honey in water
2.    Mix all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice cubes
3.    Shake well
4.    Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

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Stephanie Seymour is a passionate birder and musician who has recently come out with a fantastic album, There Are Birds.

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Drink of the Episode: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1/4 cup sugarfree red bull
½ cup Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in vodka, red bull, grapefruit juice
3. Stir and enjoy!

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Jennifer Bristol is an advocate for getting families out in nature.  Her family has a long history protecting and conserving natural spaces in Texas.  She recently put out a book, Parking Lot Birding. 

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Drink of the Episode: Magnificent Frigatebird

Ingredients
Fresh mint leaves
2 ounces Tito’s Vodka
1 ounce fresh lime juice
2–3 teaspoons simple syrup 
1 ounce strawberry puree 
    (or 3 strawberries)
Ice
Club soda

Directions
1. Add the mint leaves, vodka, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.  
2. Using a muddler, muddle the mint and strawberries. 
3. Add 1 cup of ice.  
4. Then cover the cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds.  
5. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice.  
6. Top with club soda, as well as extra mint, lime wedges, and strawberries for garnish, if desired. 

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Emilie Chen is a birder and photographer.  I was fortunate to meet her through the Portland, Oregon birding scene and have really enjoyed her bird photos and getting to know her!  Emilie has built a career in the environmental non-profit field and is a genuinely lovely person.  Enjoy!

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Drink of the Episode: Shoebill

Ingredients
3 oz Green Chartreuse
2 cups Iced Tea
1 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice
2 oz Lime Juice
Ice to fill
Swedish Fish

Directions
1. Fill fishbowl with ice and chill.
2. Pour in chilled Green Chartreuse, pineapple juice, lime juice, and then iced tea. 
3. Stir mixture.
4. Pour in several Swedish fish and garnish with one.
5. Grab a partner and start drinking!

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Monica Iglecia is the Assistant Director of Shorebird Habitat Management for Manomet and works to help improve wetlands and coasts in ways that support declining migratory shorebird species. Check out Manomet to learn more about the amazing work they do and to see what you can do to get involved.

Drink of the Episode: Ruddy Turnstone

Ingredients
1/2 oz Frangelico
1/2 oz Fireball
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Crème de Cacao
Coffee
Whipped Cream

Directions
1. Combine Frangelico, Fireball, Kahlua, Crème de Cacao in a warm mug.
2. Fill remainder with coffee.
3. Top with whipped cream!

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Samantha S. Hauser is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with research interests relating to ecology, conservation, and genetics.  She is also an awesome science communicator who contributes to 46 Questions and does the weekly #BirdQuiz on her Twitter account.

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Drink of the episode: Black-Capped Vireo

Ingredients
1 oz Blanco Tequila 
1/2 oz Chambord
Splash of Lime Juice

Steps to Make It
1. Carefully pour Chambord in shot glass
2. Slowly pour Lime Juice on top of Chambord
3. Slowly pour Tequila on top of Lime Juice
4. If made properly, there should be defined layers
5. Drink in one shot to create a Black-capped Vireo!

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Suzy Buttress, The Casual Birder, enjoys watching birds.  Suzy is passionate about enjoying her local birds and getting others interested in birding.  Whether it is inspiring people to slow down and enjoy a Rook or teaching beginners to identify birds in the field, she hopes others will love their local birds too.

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Drink of the episode

Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture)

Ingredients
8 cups cold water
1 1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water
3/4 cups fresh lemon juice (or the juice of 8 lemons)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
3/4 cup granulated sugar
8 oz vodka
Blood Orange slices
Crushed ice

Directions
1. Add the water, fresh lemon juice, orange blossom water, and mint in a pitcher. Stir well.
2. To serve, fill glasses with ice, pour 1 oz of vodka in each glass, and fill with lemonade.
3. Serve immediately and garnish with blood orange slices and a sprig of mint, if desired.

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Welcome to Women Birders (Happy Hour)!

Hannah, from Hannah and Erik Go Birding, is bringing you a brand new podcast all about the wonderful women of birding.  In each episode, expect an interesting interview with an artist, or a professional, or maybe a naturalist - all of which are women who love birds. 

Also, in the spirit of a good happy hour, Hannah will come up with a different alcoholic concoction based on a bird mentioned in the interview.

Check out Women Birders (Happy Hour) every other week.  And connect with me here on Twitter or via email [email protected].

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