Women Birders (Happy Hour) – Details, episodes & analysis

Katelyn Davis is an artist, birder, and community builder.

Learn more about White-faced Storm-Petrel.

White-faced Storm Petrel
•2 oz spiced rum
•½ oz Crème de Cacao
•½ oz White Chocolate Liqueur
•1 oz milk product (half-and-half, cream, milk, oat milk, etc)
•Ice
•Chocolate for drizzle

Instructions
1. Drizzle the inside of a chilled martini glass with the chocolate sauce
2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add rum, liqueurs, and milk product.
3. Shake Shake Shake
4. Strain into the martini glass, drizzle with more chocolate sauce

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Sheridan is a birder and guide based in Colorado.

Learn more about Cedar Waxwings.

Cedar Waxwing

• 2 oz bourbon
• ½ oz lime juice
• 5 mint leaves
• 1 ½ tb mixed berries
• ¾ oz Barenjager honey liqueur or simple syrup
• 1 oz club soda
• ice

Instructions

1. In a shaker, combine mint leaves, lime, Barenjager, and berries.
2. Muddle until pulverized.
3. Add bourbon and ice.
4. Shake shake shake
5. Pour it all into an old-fashioned glass.
6. Top with club soda.

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Beth is a researcher, advocate, educator, and more in Florida.

Learn more about Least Tern.

Least Tern
Ingredients
¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce orange juice
½ ounce grenadine
½ ounce banana liqueur
½ ounce blackberry liqueur
1 ounce gold tequila
1 ounce dark rum
Ice

Instructions
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, orange juice, grenadine, banana liqueur, blackberry liqueur, gold tequila, and dark rum together with ice. 
2. Shake Shake Shake. 
3. Strain the mixture into a small glass filled with ice 

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Megan Shersby works with the BBC Wildlife Magazine, a wonderful publication that brings readers stories and information about wildlife all over the world.  Megan is a writer and general nature lover that works to bring us these incredible stories about wildlife from English backyards to the tropical rainforests.

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Ingredients
1 shot rum
½ cup guava juice
½ cup orange juice
1 tb grenadine
Juice from ½ lime
Mint leaves
Ice

(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum)

Directions
1. Muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a glass.  
2. Fill glass with ice. 
3. Pour in guava and orange juice, rum, grenadine, and juice the lime.  
4. Give it a stir and garnish with an orange slice and mint sprig 

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Bridget Butler, the Birding Diva, is an advocate for outdoor appreciation and conservation through education.  She offers classes in the field and online, talks, and guiding.  Check out the work she has been doing: Bird Diva

Original Indigo Bunting Research

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Ingredients
1 shot cranberry juice cocktail
1 shot blue curacao
Fill champagne/sparkling wine

(Mocktail adaptation: not available for this one)

Directions
1. Mix together the cranberry juice and blue curacao into a cocktail shaker with ice 
2. Strain into a champagne flute
3. Top off with champagne

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Marisa Oliva works in environmental education in the Rio Grande Valley, but has experience sharing a love of the outdoors, recreation, and wildlife with others around the world.  She uses tools and educational games, like Project WILD,  to engage with others.

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Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
8 oz club soda
Juice from half a peach (or ¼ cup peach nectar)
Ice

(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the vodka)

Directions
1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add vodka and lemon juice, then top with soda water.
3. Juice a peach into the glass
4. Stir gently and serve.

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Karina Sanchez is a first generation college student, PhD candidate at the University of Northern Colorado, and founder of the Women in Graduate STEM organization at that college.  She studies the effects of sound and urbanization of American Robins.  Check out her website for more.

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Drink of the Episode: Bee Hummingbird

Ingredients
1.5 oz white rum
½ oz lime juice
½ oz lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp water
Ice 

(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum and use soda water instead)

Directions
1.    Melt honey in water
2.    Mix all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice cubes
3.    Shake well
4.    Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

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Stephanie Seymour is a passionate birder and musician who has recently come out with a fantastic album, There Are Birds.

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Drink of the Episode: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1/4 cup sugarfree red bull
½ cup Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in vodka, red bull, grapefruit juice
3. Stir and enjoy!

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Jennifer Bristol is an advocate for getting families out in nature.  Her family has a long history protecting and conserving natural spaces in Texas.  She recently put out a book, Parking Lot Birding. 

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Drink of the Episode: Magnificent Frigatebird

Ingredients
Fresh mint leaves
2 ounces Tito’s Vodka
1 ounce fresh lime juice
2–3 teaspoons simple syrup 
1 ounce strawberry puree 
    (or 3 strawberries)
Ice
Club soda

Directions
1. Add the mint leaves, vodka, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.  
2. Using a muddler, muddle the mint and strawberries. 
3. Add 1 cup of ice.  
4. Then cover the cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds.  
5. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice.  
6. Top with club soda, as well as extra mint, lime wedges, and strawberries for garnish, if desired. 

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Emilie Chen is a birder and photographer.  I was fortunate to meet her through the Portland, Oregon birding scene and have really enjoyed her bird photos and getting to know her!  Emilie has built a career in the environmental non-profit field and is a genuinely lovely person.  Enjoy!

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Drink of the Episode: Shoebill

Ingredients
3 oz Green Chartreuse
2 cups Iced Tea
1 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice
2 oz Lime Juice
Ice to fill
Swedish Fish

Directions
1. Fill fishbowl with ice and chill.
2. Pour in chilled Green Chartreuse, pineapple juice, lime juice, and then iced tea. 
3. Stir mixture.
4. Pour in several Swedish fish and garnish with one.
5. Grab a partner and start drinking!

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