The boys connected via the Interweb to chat about the importance of bird clubs, favorite Feasts of Birdin’ (eateries) near birding hotspots, the upcoming (potential) winter finch invasion, and Ben’s latest life bird (and head cold). Bill shares his newest musical recommendation: the band Phox, from Madison, Wisconsin. Listen here: https://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/otwtb/episode44.mp3
The birding dudes cover a smorgasbord of topics here, including a recap of the recent American Birding Expo, birding during migration, upcoming festivals, The Big Sit, and tips for your optics upgrade. They also celebrate, in the briefest possible way, Ben’s birthday. This episode was recorded in two parts, one via Skype between Wisconsin and Ohio,… Read more »
Ben and Bill share a baker’s dozen tips for enhancing your birding enjoyment, including where and when to go, and what to wear, eat, carry, think, hear, and do, and lots more. If you’re willing to take advice from these two guys, then you deserve all the joy that birding can bring you. They also… Read more »
(Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch) In late August, the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch (MSRW) launched the first two components of its fall bird migration research. The Waterbird Count to learn about ducks, loons, and grebes began at McGulpin Point in Mackinaw City. The Hawk Count to study migrating day-time raptors started at Pointe LaBarbe west… Read more »
The likely lads are on the loose at the world-famous British Birdwatching Fair, where they’re seeing old friends, quaffing a few pints, promoting the American Birding Expo, Bird Watcher’s Digest, and helping to translate between American English and English English. They talk about the beauty and conservation of vultures and flamingos, new birds they’ve added to… Read more »
Summer activities—both recent and upcoming—are the focus of this episode’s discussion between Bill and Ben. They brag about their super-smart daughters and wonder how the apples could fall so far from the tree. They chat about Ben’s upcoming canoe trip, the new issue of BWD, upcoming Reader Rendezvous, and about Bill’s recent (amazing) baseball catch on… Read more »
Ben and Bill take a break during the Outdoor Retailer show in Denver, Colorado, to talk about the products, trends, and environmental awareness they found at this major event for retail stores. Like Johnny Appleseed, they planted the seeds of birding awareness among the many cool folks and companies… Read more »
The stoke is high for Ben and Bill’s upcoming trips to Man Camp (People Camp) in West Virginia and to Colorado for the Outdoor Retailer Show. In this episode, their Zugunruhe has them all over the place topicwise, including fledglings at feeders, higher hummer numbers, famous Birding Expo keynote speakers, the new Duck Stamp, and the demise of… Read more »
Recorded live in three parts during the recent Bird Watcher’s Digest Reader Rendezvous trip to northern Colorado, this episode features lots of voices. Bill and Ben welcome special guest Clay Taylor of Swarovski Optik to talk about birding optics and his most recent life bird. BWD‘s own Emily Jones joins in as do many of… Read more »
The gents talk via Skype about their personal fitness regimens, post-spring bird action, appreciating nesting birds, a booby in Maine, jinx birds for 2018, the upcoming Colorado Reader Rendezvous, legalized marijuana and the implications for bird feeding, birds you cannot find by seeking them, their first-ever trip to the Outdoor Retailer Show, and whether or… Read more »
