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This Birding Life

This Birding Life

95 episodes

This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher's Digest. And like the magazine's content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide -- from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their "spark" bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds. It's all about this wonderful hobby we share: watching and enjoying wild birds. Welcome to This Birding Life! Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.

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Episode 90: The Final Episode! An Interview with Mark Garland

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 89: An Interview with Jeff and Liz Gordon

Published: July 24, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 33 seconds

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Best of This Birding Life: The Early Days of Bird Watcher's Digest

Published: June 4, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 44 seconds

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Best of This Birding Life: Music and Birds: Jonathan Meiberg of Shearwater

Published: May 14, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

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Best of This Birding Life: The Birding Life of Greg Miller

Published: April 18, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 88: Jim McCormac: A Man for All Seasons

Published: March 6, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 27 seconds

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Best of This Birding Life: Adventure at Rapi Nui with Alvaro Jaramillo

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 40 seconds

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Best of This Birding Life: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 87: Melissa Groo: Wildlife Biographer

Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes

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Episode 86: Juan the Guan and Other Birding Stories

Published: Nov. 26, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 85: Cape A-May-Zing: A Visit to Cape May, New Jersey

Published: Oct. 18, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 84: A Birder's Guide to Murder, with JR Ripley

Published: Sept. 12, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 83: Tom Stephenson and BirdGenie

Published: Aug. 15, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 82: Birding in Colombia Part 2: Camarones

Published: July 16, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 81: Birding in Colombia Part 1: Santa Marta Mountains

Published: June 20, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 80: Erik Bruhnke, the World's Happiest Birdman

Published: May 8, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 79: Meet the California Young Birders Club

Published: April 18, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes

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Episode 78: James Adams and the Closing of Pico Bonito

Published: March 21, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 77: Point and Shoot Photography

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 76: Noah Strycker's World Big Year

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 75: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

Published: Dec. 27, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 74: Birding Taiwan

Published: Nov. 30, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 73: More Birding Stories

Published: Nov. 2, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 72: An Interview with ABA President Jeff Gordon

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 71: Catherine Hamilton, Bird Artist for Conservation

Published: Aug. 30, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 70: Ian Harding and Odd Birds

Published: July 27, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 69: Three Fabulous Birding Festivals

Published: June 28, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 68: Jan Pierson and Field Guides

Published: May 24, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 67: Katie Fallon, Vulture Evangelinst

Published: April 29, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 66: Cat Wars

Published: March 24, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 65: Champions of the Flyway, Part II

Published: Feb. 27, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 64: Voices of India

Published: Jan. 17, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 63: Voices of the Honduras Birding for Conservation Tour

Published: Dec. 9, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 62: An Interview with Rockjumper Birding Tours

Published: Oct. 31, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 61: My Jinx Bird

Published: Sept. 30, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 60: A Visit to the Cornell Lab

Published: Aug. 7, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 59: Birding Portugal

Published: July 1, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 58: A Conversation with Julie Zickefoose

Published: May 25, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 57: The Honduras Birding for Conservation Tour

Published: April 22, 2016, 3 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 56: Champions of the Flyway, Part I

Published: Feb. 25, 2016, 3 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 55: Backyard Rarity, Part II

Published: Jan. 29, 2016, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 54: Backyard Rarity, Part I

Published: Dec. 28, 2015, 3 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 53: Great Birding Stories, Vol. 1

Published: Nov. 11, 2015, 3 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 52: Birding in Uganda, Part II

Published: Oct. 23, 2015, 3 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 51: Birding in Uganda, Part I

Published: July 10, 2015, 5 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 50: Interview with Ted Floyd of the ABA

Published: May 27, 2015, 5 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 49: A Visit to the British Bird Fair, Part II

Published: March 20, 2015, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 48: A Visit to the British Bird Fair, Part I

Published: Dec. 10, 2014, 5 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes

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Episode 47: Sketches of Homer, Alaska

Published: Aug. 11, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 46: The Voices of Argentina

Published: June 11, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes

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Episode 45: Jeff Bouton and the Amazon Kingfisher

Published: Jan. 31, 2014, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 44: Speakers from the 13 Midwest Birding Symposium

Published: Dec. 2, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 45 seconds

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Episode 43: Elsa Thompson and BWD: The Early Days

Published: Aug. 15, 2013, 4 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 42: Jeffrey Kimball and Birders: The Central Park Effect

Published: May 29, 2013, 5 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 41: The Past, Present, and Future of Birding Optics

Published: March 22, 2013, 5 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 40: Optics-Buying Advice With Ben Lizdas, Part II

Published: Nov. 28, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 39: Optics-Buying Advice With Ben Lizdas, Part I

Published: Oct. 12, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 38: Young Birders at the Hog Island Audubon Camp

Published: Aug. 13, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 37: Birding the Hula Valley of Israel

Published: June 5, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 36: The Sounds of Spring at Indigo Hill

Published: April 23, 2012, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 35: The Snowy Owl Invasion

Published: Feb. 13, 2012, 4 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 34: The Birding Life of Greg Miller

Published: Nov. 18, 2011, 4 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 33: An Interview with David Frankel

Published: Oct. 5, 2011, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 32: Trekking for the Philippine Eagle

Published: Aug. 25, 2011, 4 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 31: An Interview with Michael Male

Published: June 14, 2011, 4 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 30: Sophie Webb: Life at Sea

Published: Feb. 23, 2011, 4 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 29: Nature in Iraq

Published: Dec. 9, 2010, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 28: The Bird Call Lady

Published: Sept. 17, 2010, 5 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 27: Music and Birds: Jonathan Meiberg of Shearwater

Published: July 26, 2010, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 32 seconds

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Episode 26: Voices of Guyana

Published: May 28, 2010, 5 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 25: An Englishman in Florida

Published: Feb. 16, 2010, 5 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 24: Birding in Panama

Published: Dec. 9, 2009, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 23: The Big Sit!

Published: Nov. 12, 2009, 5 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 22: Snippets From a Life Gone to the Birds

Published: Oct. 21, 2009, 5 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 21: Saving the Cebu Flowerpecker

Published: July 9, 2009, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 20: iBird and the Evolution of the Digital Field Guide

Published: May 22, 2009, 4 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 19: Love and Death Among the Cranes

Published: April 8, 2009, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 18: Phoebe and The Young Birders Guide

Published: Dec. 12, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes

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Episode 17: Adventures in Birding With Bryan Bland

Published: Oct. 9, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 16: Capsized by Rogue Wave

Published: Aug. 28, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 15: Birding the World With Victor Emanuel

Published: Aug. 11, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 14: birdJam: a Revolution in Bird Identification

Published: May 7, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 13: The Singing Life of Birds

Published: March 20, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 12: Paradise Lost

Published: Jan. 17, 2008, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 11: Adventure on Rapa Nui

Published: Oct. 19, 2007, 3 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 10: A Conversation with Lang Elliott

Published: July 20, 2007, 3 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 32 seconds

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Episode 9: A Conversation with Kenn Kaufman

Published: June 1, 2007, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 8: A Five Hawk Experience

Published: April 25, 2007, 5 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 7: A Postcard from Tikal

Published: March 22, 2007, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 6: The Perils and Pitfalls of Birding

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11:25 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 5: Interview with Scott Weidensaul

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11:20 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 4: Return to Wild America by Scott Weidensaul

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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Episode 3: Birding Technology, Part II

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 2: Birding Technology, Part I

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 1: Letters from Eden, Julie Zickefoose

Published: Feb. 6, 2007, 11 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

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