Life List: A Birding Podcast
By George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown
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Birdy. Proudly nerdy. Detailed. Not-so-subtly obsessive. Delve into all things birding and birding culture with George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown. Join us for light-hearted conversations on birds, conservation, travel, and more.
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Hawkwatch experiences and birding parallel landscapes with Joshua Covill
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Bird taxonomy season! Deep-diving splits, lumps, and our life lists
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Inside eBird: The world’s biggest birding project with Brian Sullivan
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Almost arrested: Birding in Qatar and South African springtime adventures
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Traveling as a birder and musician with Bonner Black
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Birding with us: our backyard birdwatching conversations
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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LISTERS: Inside the extreme birdwatching documentary with Owen and Quentin Reiser
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Late summer birding: movements, migration, and surprises
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Finding rare Alaskan birds and more wildlife encounters with Alex Harper and Phil Chaon
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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How to find rare birds with Jen Brumfield
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Bird chases, misses, and surprises...and what birders can't let go of
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Svalbard dreams and birds you wait a lifetime for
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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AviList: the new Global Avian Checklist and its effects on bird taxonomy with Marshall Iliff and Frank Rheindt
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Global conservation and the Birdfair that started a movement with Tim Appleton
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Deep-diving wild India: backyard leopards & a king-cobra's hiss with Surya Ramachandran
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May 17, 2025 |
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Weird science and birding through life changes
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May 03, 2025 |
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Birding travels, timberdoodles, connecting through nature in prison
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Geographic clues to hybridization and the evolution of birding field guides
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Bird conservation on the Chatham Islands and beyond with Mike Bell
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Birding the world versus major sporting events
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The heart of seabird diversity: Subantarctic Islands
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Birding Asia X3: India, Thailand, and Japan
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Declaring a species extinct and sampling the world's coolest birding events
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Defending Ecuador’s rarest species: Jocotoco’s on-the-ground efforts
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Your guide to Life List episodes and highlights
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Gull mysteries with Amar Ayyash
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Fall birding highlights (so far!)
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Comparing thermal scopes, Hurricane Helene effects, and the beauty in the unknowns on pelagics
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Brazil's legendary lands and lesser-known gems
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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We're answering your birdy questions!
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Deep dives and Easter eggs in the new Stokes finch guide
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Conflict in chasing rare birds & what it feels like to be on pelagics
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Wacky tales and unique habitats with Phil Chaon
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Ornithological careers and accompanying global adventures with Holly Garrod and Billi Krochuk
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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How Alvaro's bar chat led to a new species of storm-petrel
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Decreasing the pressure and increasing the joy in birding with Jason Hall and Dexter Patterson
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Behind the scenes of professional bird guiding and podcasting with Ken Behrens
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Expression of genes, extreme lifespans in animals, and birding the Galapagos Islands
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Behind the scenes of Alaskan birding tours
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Intersections of science, art, and passion in birding with Melissa Hafting
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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It’s taxonomy season! Previewing splits and lumps
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Tribute to Tom Johnson, a remarkable bird expert and human
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Patterns in Vagrant Birds, Hummingbird Splits, and Tractors
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May 28, 2024 |
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A deep dive on oceanic birds and wildlife with Kate Sutherland
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May 21, 2024 |
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What it's like to go birding in Cuba
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May 14, 2024 |
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Why we can’t put down Kenn Kaufman’s newest book
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May 06, 2024 |
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Birding the Darien Gap with Adam Walleyn
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Travelogue: Scouting Mammals and Birds in Northern India
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Let's Discuss ABA Checklist and Avian Tree of Life Updates
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Understanding red crossbill types and other finches with Matt Young
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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George joins the American Birding Association Board of Directors!
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Early Spring Birding: Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Cuba
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Birding Down Under: The Spectacular Subantarctic Islands
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Expression of supergenes in birds
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Harpy Eagles and Backyard Companions with Holly Merker
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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What's coming up on Life List
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Lumps, Splits, and Stringers
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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The ups and downs of birding in India
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Conquering ticks (the icky ones) and tales from Uganda
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Birdy questions answered: Communicating about rare birds
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Patterns in winter vagrant birds and Christmas Bird Counts
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Behind the scenes of working at Cape May Bird Observatory
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Changing bird names: Deep diving the AOS decision process with Alvaro
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Fall Birding and Changing Names
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The weirdest things we've seen while birding
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Embracing birding's mental health benefits with Holly Merker
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The art of finding birds virtually with Greg Neise
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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European and urban birding with David Lindo
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The things that happen while doing bird research
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Level up your bird photography with Glenn Bartley
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Herps, Gulls, and Flamingos
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Birding in the Southwest, Empidonax flycatcher identification, and pizza toppings
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Happiness by way of birds and a bicycle with Dorian Anderson
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Is El Niño the cause of these pelagic sightings?
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Hawkwatches, rare birds, and karaoke with Jeff Bouton
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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The best birds are vultures, obviously! Chat with Katie Fallon
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Take a deep dive on golden eagles with Trish Miller
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Species lumps and splits: Discussing AOS checklist updates
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Can you prove extinction? And stories from recent birding travels
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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More of your birdy questions answered and 2023 highlights (so far!)
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May 30, 2023 |
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The joys of birding in Bhutan
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May 16, 2023 |
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Lesser-known birding spots in the world's birdiest country with Chris Bell
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May 01, 2023 |
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Birding and big cats in Tanzania, Bhutan preview, and Caribbean vagrants
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Jennifer Ackerman on owl intelligence, her writing process, and spirit birds
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Nate Swick and Chris Bell with us in Colombia!
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Escapees on eBird and in Central Park...oh my
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Species or subspecies? Plus birders we hope to meet and new places to go in 2023
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The secret sauce of Antarctic birding cruises: South Georgia
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Phenomenal birding in Antarctica
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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What birding the Falkland Islands is like
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Does that bird count on your life list?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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What's it like birding throughout Colombia?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Extraordinary birding experiences
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Storm birding: A science and an art
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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We're answering birdy questions from our listeners!
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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What leads to bird species lumps and splits? A lively discussion on checklist updates
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Birding Arizona, South Africa, and Colombia
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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How backyard birding becomes an obsession with Julie Zickefoose
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Monarchs demystified and how birding helps the brain
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Splitting hares in Alaska and more summer birding travel
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The evolution of birding in Colombia with Diego Calderon
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Deep Diving Vagrant Birds with Marshall Iliff
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Spring Migration: Canada vs. US and East vs. West
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May 21, 2022 |
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Was the Ivory-billed Woodpecker actually rediscovered?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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From Snow Leopards to Volcano Views
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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What travel is like in 5 Central and South American countries right now
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Discovering a new bird species: Interview with Dan Lane
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Bird Mysteries!
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Play dead, see condors
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Travel: Uganda! A deep dive on our adventure
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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The ecological findings of yard listing
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Lotta duck talk today
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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You better love whales and owls
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Turkeys in a landfill
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Ep 10: That's called naked birding!
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Ep 9: A glass-half-full Bobolink
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Ep 8: It's Good to Have Pants
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Ep 7: Alvaro's Adventure in Spain
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Ep 6: The increasingly golden era of birding and ornithology
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Ep 5: A Moonbird for the Moon People
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Ep 4: Mosquito Birth Control
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Ep 3: And from the guy who wrote the book, no less
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Ep 2: Doh! I am gone [Insert Orange-Breasted Falcon]
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep 1: Welcome to the Pod!
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Jun 02, 2021 |