Life List: A Birding Podcast

Dorian Anderson joins us to chat about photography, tales from the road, and how a unique big year helped him find himself. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

George and Alvaro catch up on good band names, rare birds found while not primarily birding, and the possible causes of some interesting wildlife sightings on the West Coast.Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

We're starting this episode with a brief tribute to our friend, Tom Johnson, who unexpectedly passed in July 2023. Then we catch up with our pal Jeff Bouton of Kowa Optics, sharing stories old and new.Check out all of Kowa's great products at https://www.kowaoptic.com/. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

George and Mollee chat with Katie about some of the greatest birds there are: vultures! Plus Cerulean Warblers, wildlife rehabilitation, state-level elections, and more. Catch Katie and her projects:Avian Conservation Center of AppalachiaVULTURE: The Private Life of an Unloved BirdCerulean BluesTalk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

There's so much to uncover about golden eagles, and Trish Miller is on it! Hear about the data that's being collected and what it's revealing about these magnificent raptors. And Alvaro wants to know…in what could be one of the biggest misidentifications of all time, are you team caracara or team golden eagle? Learn more about Conservation Science Global and Cellular Tracking Technologies. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

The AOS checklist updates are out, and we're here for it! Catch up on what species were split, lumped, and what proposals did not get accepted. Book recommendation: Check out American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

We're back for season three! George and Alvaro catch up on birding near home, recent trips across the prairies and Rockies of the U.S. and the Galapagos Islands, and our upcoming Spectacular Subantarctic Islands tour. Plus, we just can't let the Ivory-billed Woodpecker news go...Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Well, there's bad news and good news. The bad news is that this is our mid-year wrap-up...that's right, we're taking a break through June.  But the good news is we'll be out with even more episodes starting in July!Join us as we talk about birds and our other favorite topics — cats, food, beer — and answer some fan mail from folks like you.Until July, follow along with us on Instagram and Facebook!Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Plus Florida and spring birding fun. It’s a classic chat from the Life List trio. Consider a donation to In Color Birding Club and check out Frontiers in Ornithology!Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.comGet more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

We're wrapping up our series of podcasts from Colombia with an interview with Chris Bell, co-host of The Birders Show and avid country lister in Colombia. After chatting about some of Colombia's most famous birding hotspots, Chris chats about pelagics, the trapezoid-shaped slice of the Amazon in the southeast corner, and across the border in Venezuela. Plus, get some new book recommendations!Check out our friends at The Birders Show!Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.