Birdchick Podcast #216 Panama, Subarus and Species

January 14, 2017

Thank you to everyone who became new members of the American Birding Association last year and sited us as a reason. We won the trip to Canopy Tower in Panama! I was there back in 2012 and I've always wanted to go back!

Some Subarus now include an app that directs you to birds reported to eBird.

The debate goes on over how many species there are in the world.

Again if you are looking for other birding podcasts, there are some new ones. Check out the American Birding Podcast and Out There With the Birds.

Birdchick Podcast #214 Levi Wants A Goshawk Tattoo

October 31, 2016

Kabuki back when he would chill on the porch with us.

You may have noticed we went on a bit of a hiatus. For those who didn't see on social media, our 18 year old cockatiel Kabuki went blind in September. At first he seemed to adapt but things got worse and...well we had to make the decision that no one likes to make for their pet. Over this period, it was all I could do to just to meet the bare minimum at work, let alone all the other things I enjoy doing.

When I finally felt ready to return to normal life, I thought it might be fun to revamp the podcast. We're bringing in special guests. Not just birders but people who have an interesting relationship with birds. Our first guest Levi Weinhagen a non-birder who wants a northern goshawk tattoo!

Sponsors this week: Holbrook Travel--want to come with me to Cuba next April?

Things we talk about in the podcast:

Common swifts break the record for nonstop flight.

Sibley has a coloring book!

Who got Murphy Brown pregnant.

Pluggers...I'm sorry. Here's a bird related one.

Things we recommended:

Learn more about Levi at his Pratfalls Podcast and his newest venture the Not About You Podcast. Levi recommended Breaking the Jump a book about the history of Parkour.

Non Birding Bill recommended Civilization 6.

And I recommended Beautiful Anonymous Podcast.

Birdchick Podcast #213 Duck Stamp Documentary and ABA Contest

August 15, 2016

The American Birding Association is having several contests this year in an effort to get new members and get former members to renew. We are also having a contest for people to join the American Birding Association. If you join the ABA and in the comments on the application say you joined because of Birdchick or Non Birding Bill, then send us the confirmation with your mailing address you could win one of three prizes:

An Advanced Guide to Birding autographed by Kenn Kaufmann (we'll put in a personal message too if you want).

An autographed postcard from Neil Gaiman thanking you for joining the ABA.

An autographed copy of Disapproving Rabbits (Sharon's first book).

Send confirmations to sharon@birdchick.com with your preferred prize and mailing address.

Autographs from Kenn Kaufman, Neil Gaiman and us are prizes.

Other things we talked about include the documentary about the Duck Stamp art contest called Million Dollar Duck. We highly recommend it.

PokemonGo players help injured pelican.

Some jerk got a worthwhile fine for killing hawks that were hunting the quail he wanted to kill.

Thank you, Annie Aguirre for the art and incorporating my feelings about snowy owls and my love of Pokemon.

Birdchick Podcast #200 Stories Sharon only tells in bars.

December 18, 2015

What? We are giving away something from Mincing Mockingbird? It's the third book Prolonging Revenge Through Reincarnation: The Paintings of the Mincing Mockingbird Volume III Hardcover Art Book.

If you don't win the book, buy something from Mincing Mocking bird--his stuff is great and a perfect gift for birders of all abilities. How can you not love this cardinal?

We are also giving away notebooks and honey in this podcast.

And here's George Plimpton's Video Falconry.

A story with links to video of golden eagles hunting reindeer calves.

Non Birding Bill's other podcast: Movie Date With Bill.

Here's a great video of humans cosplaying as the Superb Bird of Paradise:

Here's a video showing the actual bird and it shows how the feathers create the shapes.

Some political candidate doesn't do well with a bald eagle in a photo shoot.

Birdchick Podcast #193 MBS breakdown, Wilson's Warblers and stuff

September 14, 2015

Wilson's warbler subspecies feather study.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology is hiring but you have to move to Ithaca.

I want this job on a remote Irish island.

Support a bird coloring book Indiegogo project.

Once again birds are caught in the 9/11 Tribute in Lights. The video is mesmerizing. Don't worry, the lights were turned off so the birds could move on.

This guy will come to your event as John James Audubon.

Birdchick Podcast #182 Women vs Men birders...

December 22, 2014

Someone apparently did a study confirming what many of us suspected about male and female birders...we're passionate, but different.

Speaking of which, I have an article in the current ABA Birder's Guide on how women can pee in the woods standing up. Yes. I tested everything.

Gift ideas for young birders. Gift ideas for older birders.

Can birds sense storms?

Biologist got her car.

Norwegian guy saves goldeneye.

And now for a funny woodcock video:

I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS VIDEO except uploading it. It was sent to me by a friend, and I thought it was too funny to NOT share. Hope you like it! Song: "Shine" by Collective Soul Video: "The American Woodcock" by The Music of Nature

Birdchick Podcast #180 New Sibley and TMZ Tackles Diversity in Birding

November 2, 2014

The downside to birding becoming mainstream...it gets covered in a very cringeworthy segment on TMZ.

Guy in trouble for "rescuing" eaglets.

There's a Kickstarter for a "Shazam" app for bird id called Warblr, meanwhile we still await the arrival of BirdGenie and I've been playing with something called Twigle.

A revised Sibley is out.

More on ortolans and poaching. Thanks, Craig!