The Badgerland Birding Podcast
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We talk about birds and birding news from the Badger State (Wisconsin) and beyond! With guests from all over the world we will discuss birding tips, breaking news, and crazy birding stories!
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We talk with author, illustrator, and naturalist Miles McMullan, who is from Northern Ireland, but now lives in Colombia. We talk about his innovative books on neotropical wildlife, his new US field guide to the Birds of North America, which we helped collaborate on, and more!
You can preorder the guide here! https://pelagicpublishing.com/products/field-guide-to-the-birds-of-north-america?srsltid=AfmBOoqNyfdrTCq-75x8AvbYHWyJMcVWjbktvl82CLQDkuG5uS7A47xx
We talk with Minnesota author, naturalist, and photographer Sparky Stensaas about all things Sax-Zim Bog including the best time to go, top species to see, and more!
Learn more about the Friends of Sax-Zim: https://saxzim.org
Linkt To Spark's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/sparkystensaas
We talk with a crew from the Space Coast Birding Festival and learn all about what the highlights are, what bird species you can expect to see and more. The festival takes place yearly in Florida in January and this year will occur from January 22-26. You can learn more on their website: https://scbwa.net
We talk with our friend Dave who is a beginner birder, about the excitement of getting started, birding in western New York, the Biggest Week in American Birding festival, and more!
We talk with birder and writer Stuart Winter, who is a well-known figure in the birding and conservation community, primarily in the UK, all about what it's like to bird in the UK, differences between the UK and the U.S. and more!
I talk with José Miguel Calvo Rivera from Costa Rican Nature, all about what you need to know before you visit Costa Rica, the top places to go, and some of the coolest species to see. We also talk about tours in the country, and some of the places we went and species we saw last time I visited.
Learn more about José's tours here: https://badgerlandbirding.com/costa-rica-birding-tours/
We talk with Lillian Stokes and Matt Young, who authored the new "Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada" about what it's like making a field guide, the new book, finches, and more!
Link to the book (As Amazon Associates we do earn from qualifying purchases): https://amzn.to/48xcLKc
We talk with Oklahoma birder and host of the "Bird's Eye View" Podcast Mathew G. Radford about birding in Oklahoma, Idaho, cryptids, and more! Check out his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iSdFRrx8bXtRzQWTovwvy
We talk with Canadian birder and guide Josh Dewitt about birding in Manitoba, as well as Churchill, the polar bear capital of the world, Canadian stereotypes, and more!
We talk about some spooky birds in anticipation of halloween, as well as the total species seen in a few states, what it would be like to do a Big Year in Rhode Island, and more!
You can support us on Ko-fi here! https://ko-fi.com/badgerlandbirding
We talk with Portage County, WI birder and eBird reviewer Rob Pendergast about Buena Vista Grasslands, Greater Prairie-chicken conservation, and more!
We get the inside scoop about the 2024/2025 winter finch forecast from two of the compilers, Tyler Hoar and Matt Young. You can see the written forecast on the Finch Research Network Website: https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2024-25Link to the new Finch Field Guide (As Amazon Associates we do earn from qualifying purchases: https://amzn.to/3TNEgce)
We talk with the author of the "Birds of Florida" field guide Kirsten Hines about Florida birds and birding, invasive species, and more!
Link to Kirsten's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/birds-of-florida-9781472993366/
We talk with gull Expert Amar Ayyash about all things gulls, including beginner tips, cool hybrids, some underrated species, his new book "The Gull Guide: North America" and more!
Link to the book: https://tinyurl.com/5n8xkt79
Link to the blog: http://www.anythinglarus.com
Link to the North American Gulls Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nagulls
We talk with president of the Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club, Spence Stehno about how birding has changed over time, the bird club, birding in Southeastern Wisconsin, and more!
We talk with "The Bob Ross of Birding" Erik Bruhnke, who is always excited and passionate about the world of birding. He is a guide for Victor Emmanuel Nature Tours and is also involved with Hawk Ridge, doing migration counts!
Learn more about Erik here: https://www.ventbird.com/our-team/ErikBruhnke/26
We talk with Greg Miller, who was the inspiration behind Jack Black's character Brad in "The Big Year". Greg tells us all about what was real and what was embellished in the movie as well as other birding stories!
Hear more from Greg on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GregMillerBirding/
Book at tour with Greg: https://wildsidenaturetours.com/team-member/greg-miller/
We talk with the current 2024 Lower 48 Big Year leader Ezekiel Dobson about his historic year, birding across the United States, birding in Kentucky where he's from, and more! Zeke is currently at 708 species for the year.
You can donate to Zeke's journey here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/big-year-lower-48-states
We talk about marshes and marsh birds, and the world's largest freshwater cattail marsh, Horicon Marsh, as well as Limpkins, Whooping Cranes, and other species.
We went on our first pelagic birding trip out of Westport, Washington. We give a sneak peak about what we saw and what it was like and also talk about what you need to know before going on your first pelagic birding trip.
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