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Bird Watchers, Birders, Nature Lovers should hear the Bird Banter Podcast. Hear Birders talk about birdwatching, or birding for the more passionate. Hear their birding stories, about bird watching experiences, about birding research, birding travel, and birdwatching anecdotes. It’s fun, conversational and tries to be a birding ambassador to improve the world one birder at a time.

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The Bird Banter Podcast #201 with Bob Zaremba

On this episode I talk with Bob Zaremba, a Georgia birder. We talk about his birding story, birding in Georgia, his Georgia big days, pelagic trips off Georgia, and more. Enjoy! For more details see the blog post associated with this episode on The Bird Banter Podcast website blog . Check out the Georgia Ornighologic Society site her e. Here is Bob's eBird profile . Thanks for listening.

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The Bird Banter Podcast #200 with Tim Lenz

On this episode I talk with Tim Lenz, a longtime back-end developer for eBird, member of record-breaking Team Sapsucker big days, and now the creator of BirdingApp, a new phone app that offers messaging, route planning, real-time rare bird alerts and more. Check it out. As always contact me with suggestions for great guests, or any questions or comments. If you are unfamiliar with eBird, check it…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #199 with Eric Hope

Eric Hope is my guest for this episode of the podcast. I met Eric while chasing a couple of rare shorebirds at the Mouth of the Cedar River hotspot in southern King County, WA and thought at the time he might be an interesting guest. In the next few days he continued to find great shorebirds there, and I was sure I wanted to talk with Eric. I hope you enjoy. As always suggestions for future guests…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #198 with Ivan Phillipsen

Ivan, creator of The Science of Birds Podcast , and I talk about his birding story, his work as a podcaster and a tour leader, how he researches and creates his episodes, and more. Enjoy. Check out Ivan's tour company, Wild Latitudes Thanks for listening. If you have guest suggestions let me know on my Contact page . Read more related info on the blog post about this episode.

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The Bird Banter Podcast #197 with Ron Weeks

On this episode Ron Weeks, a top Texas birder, veteran of multiple record big days, author of books on regional birding in Texas and elsewhere, and active speaker at bird festivals and elsewhere is my guest. We talk about his birding experiences, big days, and lots more. Enjoy. Bird Banter Blog to see more details on this episode. Contact Ed about guest recommendations or anything else you like.…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #196 with Zac Cota

Zac Cota and I talk about his adventure as a traveling nurse exploring the country, birding, working and visiting as many as possible of what he estimates to be 1508 federally preserved natural areas, including National Wildlife refuges, National Parks and Monuments, National Forests and lots more. Hear about this quest, as well as his birding story and a little about life as a travelling nurse.…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #195 with Dr. David Mann and HaikuBOX

On this episode Dr. David Mann talks about HaikuBOX , a small device that can record and identify bird calls and songs nearby, and send these recordings and IDs to a smart phone app for you to check anytime. It is pretty cool, and yet one more way for birders or researchers to monitor birds in an area. I find especially interesting, besides the device itself, the background story of how it was…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #194 with Peter Cavanagh

How do birds fly anyway? Well, in an incredible number of ways, adapted to their needs and circumstances. Birds have evolved from dinosaurs, some have evolved to not fly, others to fly in so many different habitats, circumstances and ways that to understand all of this is beyond human comprehension, but my guest on this episode, Dr. Peter Cavanagh, has set out to help readers understand a lot of…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #193 woith Rick Szabo

Rick Szabo is a birder, birding guide, and participant on the current NBC series Destination X, a reality TV competition where Rick's superpower is his knowledge of the range and distribution of the birds of most areas of the world. He remains in the competition at the time this episode drops, so watch to see if he can win the competition. Rick and his wife also make birding and travel videos you…

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The Bird Banter Podcast #192 with Suzy Buttress

On this episode I Suzy Buttress, the host and creator of The Casual Birder Podcast , talk about her birding story, her podcast, and her community of birders that she has nurtured around her podcast audience. It is a good story of advocacy, ambassadorship, and enthusiasm for birding, and I admire her work. Just prior to recording this episode, Suzy and I talked with me as her guest for her podcast,…

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