Hannah and Erik Go Birding

Our adventure to the Big Island of Hawaii continues above and below the water! SCUBA recertification was our main goal in going to Hawaii, and then a surprise pelagic birding trip was something we couldn't pass up. Listen in to our venture seeing birds on the ocean and fish underneath. Adventure Begins at: 8:40 Show notes eBird Big Day; GoBirdingTeam Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival Birding The Border IC4WB Jack’s Dive Locker Hawaii Bird Tours eBird Trip Report&nbs...

Hawaii has a lot to offer, including endemic honeycreepers! We visited the Big Island for a SCUBA and birding trip with an impending hurricane in the forecast. Erik got to check off a bucket list item of seeing lava, we explored some native habitats, and enjoyed some amazing food. Adventure begins at: 8:00 Show notes eBird Big Day; GoBirdingTeam Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival Birding The Border IC4WB Naturalist Journeys Hawaiian Style Café Kilauea live camera Hawaii W...

Naturalist Journeys is a company we've been excited about since we first heard of it, as it is woman-owned and operated and has a strong ethic of supporting conservation and the communities it visits. Peg Abbott launched Naturalist Journeys in 1998 and it has grown into a top tour company but has maintained the same charm and values she started with. Peg joined us to answer some of our burning questions about guided trips, how one can get started, and what participants can do to make th...

We were lucky to have not one, but TWO excursions aboard the Alaska Sunrise out of Garibaldi, Oregon, to look for seabirds and some incredible sights. First up was an all-women's pelagic trip and then the second half of the episode was about our nearshore trip to our local lighthouse. Adventure begins at: 8:21 Tillamook Rock Lighthouse eBird Trip Report First Ever All-Women’s Pelagic Trip Show notes Mainely Nature Art eBird Big Day; GoBirdingTeam Rio Gran...

Alt. Title: Looking for White-tailed Ptarmigans On a rare day off from work, we ventured up to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington in hopes of finding our lifer White-Tailed Ptarmigan. We hiked the Skyline Trail which runs past Panorama, our best bet to see this uncommon species. After our hike, we raced up to the Stanwood Water Treatment to see if the rare Terek Sandpiper was still hanging around. Adventure begins at: 15:20 This month's Bird Nerd Giveaway was graciously don...