Hannah and Erik Go Birding – Details, episodes & analysis

Most birders know that Costa Rica is the place to go.  So many birds in a diversity of habitats - you could spend your whole life exploring it!  We spent several days at the world-renowned Rancho Naturalista and were lucky to see so many beautiful birds and places.

Main Story Begins at: 6:50

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the World Brazil
Flock To Marion Again
International Conference for Women Birders
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Rancho Naturalista
Bocadito Del Cielo
Achiote (lipstick tree) 

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned
White-Collared Manakin
Snowcap
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Slaty Spinetail 

Intro Bird Call: Young, Begging Brown Jay  (Recorded August 2024, Costa Rica)
Outro Bird Call: Keel-billed Toucan (Recorded August 2024, Costa Rica)

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Adam Cayton-Holland is known for his stand-up comedy (most recent special Wallpaper can be found on Amazon Prime); his sitcom, Those Who Can't; or tragi-comedy book, Tragedy Plus Time.  But did you know that he is also a birder?

Listen in as he tells about how he going into comedy and birding, the celebrity birding scene, and how birding has impacted his life.

Main Story Begins at: 11:26

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the world Brazil
Flock To Marion Again
IC4WB
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Adam Cayton-Holland
Adam Cayton-Holland Wiki
Adam Cayton-Holland Substack
Adam Cayton-Holland Instagram
Grail Bird
In Search of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Birds/Animals mentioned
Varied Thrush
Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Intro Bird Call:  Western Flycatcher (Pacific Slope) (Recorded June 2019, Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Purple Finch (Recorded April 2022, Oregon)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

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There are so many variables to pelagic birding trips with weather, sea conditions, fish movement patterns, and more!  So sometimes it is a surprise what you happen upon.  The San Diego Bird Festival offers pelagic trips and we were lucky enough to get on one.  

Main Story Begins at: 13:40

Show notes

Buy me a Coffee
San Diego Bird Festival
Spring Chirp 
Great American Eclipse
Dark Sky Week
eBird Global Big Day
New Seaforth
Flock to Marion 2025 - BirdLife South Africa Cruise

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned:

Scripps’s Murrelet 
Heermann’s Gull  

Intro Bird Call:  Black Oystercatcher (Recorded: Washington March, 2019) 

Outro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwaters (Recorded: Offshore Washington, July 2020) 

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

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In celebration of the Global Bird Weekend, Hannah and Erik head to Glacier National Park to tally up species in this iconic, picturesque landscape in the Big Sky state.  They caught the first snow of the year, visited a few hip spots, and found some exciting birds!

Main Story skip to 15:45

Show notes

Birdability Week
eBird October Big Day
The Birding Co-op
Scholarship for Black and Latinx Birders
Glacier National Park
Polebridge Mercantile
Bias Brewery
Backslope Brewery
Historic Tamarack Lodge & Cabins
Spruce Grouse
Ruffed Grouse

eBird Checklists

Bowman Lake
West Valley Ponds

Intro Bird Call: White-breasted Nuthatch (Recorded: October, 2020 Spokane, WA)
Outro Bird Call: Spotted Towhee (Recorded April 2020, Tillamook, OR)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

In the Pacific Northwest, we often see a lot of shorebirds as vagrants in the fall.  We search for a recurring Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Fernhill Wetlands, talk about the increase in WhatsApp usage in the birding community, and why sewage wetlands make a great recreational location for many types of users!

Tim Appleton from Global Birding kicks off our show talking about the upcoming Global Bird Weekend - which is happening October 17-18, 2020.

Show notes

Main Story skip to: 
Tim Appleton Interview: 4:15
Fern Hill Wetlands: 24:30 

Global Bird Weekend
eBird October Global Big Day
Fernhill Wetlands
Duck stamp artwork discussion article
Ridgefield NWR Website (where we intended on recording)

eBird hotspots

Fernhill Day 1
Fernhill Day 2
Ridgefield NWR 

Intro Bird Call: American Robin (Recorded April 2020 Tillamook, OR)
Outro Bird Call: Pacific Wren (Recorded April 2020 Clatsop, OR)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

We periodically see news reports of "hundreds and thousands of dead birds falling from the sky"...but why does that happen?  Scott Carleton, the Migratory Bird Chief for the USFWS Southwest Region helped us understand why mass mortality events happen and what you can do to help birds.

For the main story skip to 5:00

Show Notes

Backyard Birding Game
USFWS Climate Change Website
Hundreds of Thousands of Birds Are Suddenly Dropping Dead. No One Knows Why - Popular Mechanics article
Mass deaths of migratory birds reported in New Mexico - BBC News

eBird hotspot

Les Shirley Park (Yellow-headed Blackbird)
Cannon Beach Settling Ponds (Early Snow Goose)
Back to Les Shirley Park (Sabine’s Gull)

Intro Bird Call: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Recorded: April 2020 Tillamook, OR)
Outro Bird Call: Purple Martins (Recorded: August 2020 Clatsop, OR)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

There's leaves crunching underfoot and fog in the air...that means school is just about in session!  However, in 2020 many students are returning to a virtual classroom, which means more time spent in front of a computer and less time outside.  

So listen in and learn how you can mesh school and birding!

For the main story skip to: 11:10

Show notes

The Birding Co-op
Oswald West State Park
Current Wildfire Maps
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Resources
Audubon for Kids

eBird hotspot

Oswald West State Park

Intro Bird Call: American Robin (Recorded April, 2020 Tillamook, OR)
Outro Bird Call: Golden-crowned Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow (Recorded April, 2020 Multnomah, OR)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

Hannah and Erik have spent the last few months working on a secret project with a handful of other young birders whose goals are to offer affordable travel experiences, benefit communities and non-profit partners, and build a supportive, inclusive community.  

This episode is a bit different than all of our other episodes... we did not go on an adventure or talk specifically about birds with anyone.  What we did do is chat with The Birding Co-op planning committee to discuss this brand new, non-profit organization seeking to change the way we look at birding travel and the birding community.  

For the main story skip to: 15:10

Show Notes:
The Birding Co-op

Intro Bird Call: Purple Martins (Recorded: August 13th, 2020 Clatsop Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Purple Martins (Recorded: August 13th, 2020 Clatsop Oregon)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

Due to extenuating circumstances, the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival was brought to the world virtually!  Hannah and Erik checked out several of the events - and even presented one. Listen in to see what we learned and what we thought of the festival.  Hopefully next year, we can actually go to Tucson!

Show notes

Voodoo Ranger IPA
Great Texas Birding Classic
Thick-billed Longspur new name
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Birdability webpage
Starlink (not skynet)
Hocking is pawning, Hawking is selling (and of course hucking is throwing) 

eBird hotspot 

Intro Bird Call: Black-throated Gray Warbler (Recorded April, 2020 Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Orange-crowned Warbler (Recorded April, 2020 Clatsop, OR)

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

Awww the ocean.  Cool sea breezes, the sticky salt spray, and oodles of birds.  Hannah and Erik went on another pelagic - this time out of Westport, WA - to see what is out there.  Not only did they have a phenomenal time with the crew, they were also able to see 4 lifers!

Show notes
Westport Seabirds
Virtual Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
LOGE Hotels website

eBird hotspot
Pelagic List 1
Pelagic List 2
Pelagic List 3 (Grays Canyon)
Pelagic List 4
Pelagic List 5

Intro Bird Call: Pink-Footed Shearwaters, July 2020 Offshore Grays Harbor, Washington

Outro Bird Call: Pink-Footed Shearwaters, July 2020 Offshore Grays Harbor, Washington

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Twitter: @WeGoBirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

Support the show

Connect with us at...

IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com
Venmo: @hannahanderikgobirding

Get a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB