My guest is Derek Sallmann, one half of the sibling-duo behind Badgerland Birding, a popular YouTube channel with a focus on birding, bird-feeding and nature in general. They recently launched a new birding podcast: The Badgerland Birding podcast. You can also find Derek and his brother Ryan, out and around Wisconsin, leading birding tours.

For more from Derek and Badgerland Birding, check out the following:

• Blog - http://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com
• YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@BadgerlandBirding
• Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7wtoWCxAaj0dvQuXq2nxYD?si=e9365264ac694f5f
• Their YouTube Episode on the Grenada Dove -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqEQkzqRugc

Chapters

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:57 - Derek’s Recent “First of the Year” Birding
• 06:54 - How Derek Became Interested in Birding
• 10:39 - Derek’s Earliest memory of a Bird
• 11:33 - Derek’s Memorable Encounter with a Bird: Grenada Dove
• 14:06 - Bird of the Episode: Snowy Owl
• 25:02 - How the Badgerland Birding YouTube Channel Began
• 33:58 - Derek Shares about the new Badgerland Birding Podcast
• 38:04 - Derek Shares One Last Thing 
• 38:44 - Outro

For pictures of the Snowy Owl taken by Derek and Ryan, please check out @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram. 

Thank you for listening!

My guest is Jon Dunn, lead author of the Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic, most recently the 7th edition in 2017, and a Tour Guide for WINGS, who has had a passion for birds most of his life. He’s led a few trips at this year's Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival and I’m happy he was able to join us for this episode. 

Chapters

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 00:33 - Jon’s Recent Birding
• 02:40 - Some of Jon’s WINGS’ Trips
• 04:35 - How Jon Joined WINGS
• 05:18 - Some of Jon’s Upcoming Trips
• 06:12 - Birding in Idaho
• 07:16 - How Jon became Interested in Birds
• 08:11 - Earliest Memory of a Bird (Stellar’s Jay)
• 09:18 - One of Jon’s Memorable Encounter with a Bird 
• 12:44 - Bird of the Episode: Clapper Rail
• 20:02 - Jon & The Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic
• 22:30 - Bringing Visual Representations of Birds to the Pages
• 26:30 - Jon & Peterson’s Guide to Warblers
• 28:34 - Connecticut Warblers that Walk?
• 32:46 - Jon & the AOS Checklist Committee 
• 37:50 - Before We Go
• 39:33 - Outro

For pictures of the Clapper Rail, please checkout the podcast's Instagram: @lookingatbirdspodcast

Thank you for listening,  I hope you enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year!

For this episode, I recorded interviews with visitors that stopped by my table at the Birders Bazaar of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. In addition to those interviews, a returning guest, Victor Lawrence, spoke with us about the Kookaburra. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:33 - Welcome to the RGVBF
• 01:04 - Janine from Harlingen
• 08:06 - Jessenia from McAllen
• 10:15 - Cathy from Palm View
• 12:55 - Jeff from Edinburgh
• 16:43 - Keri from Port Isabel
• 21:01 - Scottie from Harlingen
• 24:16 - Ivan from Victoria, Mx
• 28:32 - Susan from Harlingen
• 30:46 - Bird of the Episode: Kookaburra w/Victor
• 43:42 - Outro

For pictures of the Kookaburras and some of the other birds discussed this episode, please check out @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram.

Thank you for listening!