From now on birders will ask each other at festivals, "Where were you when you first found out about The Tadoussac eBird List?" Here's a video to give you an idea of the event.
Let's face it, bird taxonomy is currently a shit show.
Podcast #225 Senior Passes and the Border Wall
So...we recorded this over a week ago and forgot to post it. Whoops.
The first half hour is a rant on the Senior Pass price increase for federal parks. If you really want one at the old rate, order it at YourPassNow.com before August 28.
The second is about the government looking into public and private land to build a wall that will keep no one out of the United States. Without going through due process for Eminent Domain, work has already begun on private property at the National Butterfly Center for a border wall. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge will also be ripped apart for a useless border wall.
Birdchick Podcast #220 Birding Extremadura, Birds Do Weird Stuff
Have you seen Swarovski's new BTX scope? Also, the Cotton Carrier tactical birding harness is no joke and comfortable in the field.
Are you having a hard day? Check out this bubbler type bath with a buttload of Allen's hummingbirds.
Why do turkeys walk around in circles and why do bush stone curlews stare at themselves?
Canada's national bird battle.
Migration needs to hit soon because all North American birders are doing is arguing about owls and baiting.
Good Birders Still Don't Wear White is out and you should buy it!
Birdchick Podcast #217 Ross's Gull Drama
This winter's gull drama involves a Ross's gull. Here's one heck of an eBird list with pictures.
Bald eagles might be more of a problem on free range chicken farms than we realized.
Newer podcasts to check out:
Birdchick Podcast #216 Panama, Subarus and Species
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.
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.
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 #182 Women vs Men birders...
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.
Norwegian guy saves goldeneye.
And now for a funny woodcock video:
Birdchick Podcast #180 New Sibley and TMZ Tackles Diversity in Birding
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.
More on ortolans and poaching. Thanks, Craig!
Birdchick Podcast #172
Man attacks friend with hummingbird feeder for not partying hard enough...we have all witnessed those sorts of fights as some point...
Should we capitalize bird names...do we care?
Are these birds in the middle of Hurricane Arthur?
The article Sharon referenced about a farmer who raises pigs but questions whether or not we should eat meat--really good and very in the middle.
Birdchick Podcast #171 Owl Whisperer
Have you checked out the web series? You have until the end of the day on June 23, 2014 to send in your guess! Watch all 7 episodes (it's only about an hour and fifteen minutes to watch the whole thing). Sad tale of a Canadian woman who stopped on a highway to help ducklings and ended up causing a fatal crash has been convicted of criminal negligence causing death. She could get a life sentence.
Guy uses a Swiffer to rid his home of a big, scary screech-owl (warning, language).
Interesting debate on the collection of birds.
Reports of black flies causing problems for nesting hawks and loons.
Crazy record of a banded Bicknell's thrush.
Could drinking shade-grown coffee help with the coffee rust crisis?
Berry farmer using cannon to scare away birds gets into altercation with irritated neighbor.