Birdchick Podcast #254
Stare at gulls to get them to leave you alone . Birds nap . Rabbit or Bird Larry Bird mural....
Aug 23, 2019
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Sharon Stiteler, the Birdchick, talks about the latest in birding news.
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Birdchick Podcast #253 Sharon Forgot the Links
Sharon forgot to corral the links. But the public podcast is up.
Aug 11, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #252 Birds have gone a little weird
You can pre order a signed copy of Julie Zickefoose’s new book Saving Jemima . I HIGHLY recommend it. The crazy lengths people will go to try and have the best list… Four pound dog taken by a gull . Loons raising a mallard ....
Jul 26, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #251 No Dead Bird Stories and NY Times Gear
We got to meet Dr. Chuck Tingle this weekend…yes, THAT Chuck Tingle. If you are unaware of who that is then follow this link when you are not at work and not around your kids. The curious case of Curry Gull! Drunk guy uses Uber to get a bird to wildlife rehab . New York Times birding gear guide …that hat is a hard no from Sharon....
Jul 12, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #250 Ferda
Non Birding Bill and I referenced Letterkenny. Here’s a scene for what the show is like. The guys are tailgating waiting to get in a fight and they argue about how to cook steaks. In season 4 there’s an episode all about “Canada Gooses.” Speaking of tv shows there’s a great one from Jason Ward called The Birds of North America. And a really shit one from Rolling Stone basically copying Jason’s idea badly. So here is one of Jason’s shows. Are black vultures really doing this much damage in Kentuc...
Jun 28, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #249
Hey, Sharon forgot to create a post for last week’s podcast, so this it totally not Bill’s fault. Enjoy, and Bill is blameless as always!
Jun 21, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #248
Sandhill Cranes raising a Canada goose gosling. Sharks eating migrants. Sharks eating migrants in the gulf. I think everything else we talked about was the usual nonsense....
Jun 01, 2019
Birdchick Pocast #247
Wait…what did we talk about?
May 18, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #246 Jeremy Messersmith!
The Patreon members said they wanted guests, so we brought on a guest. Our aim is not to have just anyone bird related on as a guest, but someone who can hang. And Jeremy certainly can. We played the game Wingspan before we podcasted. This is not posed. This is totally Non Birding Bill trying to explain the rules of Wingspan to Jeremy Messersmith . You should definitely check out Jeremy’s music in your preferred method. We hear him on the radio, especially the Current here in the Twin Cities. So...
May 03, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #245
The feminist birding revolution article. Me on a podcast explaining the relevance of Twitter seven years ago. Most poplar bird in the us. OMG what did I post a picture of… Check out Redpoling : a birder polling group. The Bird Banter Podcas t....
Apr 19, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #244 FREEDOM GLIDERS
A dozen ways you can celebrate the life and legacy of Bill Thompson III . Bald eagles are going crazy by nesting on the ground and dropping trash in people’s yards. Record sandhill crane count in Nebraska . Do you live in one of the top ten most dangerous cities for migrating birds ? We do. Bird Genie which can help you id bird sounds is available for iPhone or Android....
Apr 05, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #243 Grasshopper Sparrow Hot Mess In Florida
That Florida grasshopper sparrow hot mess . Hey, gang, if you missed the great black hawk in Maine… you will still have a chance to see it . Totally ok and understandable to suppress a rarity on private property. Not really ok to announce it in this fashion . What kind of content do you get if you are one of our Patreon members? This kind of content !...
Mar 22, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #242 Eagle Trios, Birding for Anxiety
Using birding to help anxiety . This is an interesting perspective of how someone found their way to birdwatching. Please read the latest from Bill Thompson III’s caring bridge site . The man who invented the falcon copulation hat has died . Yes, it’s true. There really is a l ive cam on a bald eagle trio (two males, one female) raising young together....
Mar 08, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #241 "H is for Hawk," Wisdom and Turkeys
According to the will of the Patreon I read H is for Haw k. Turkeys are terrorizing Moorhead, MN Wisdom the albatross is mating again. Gizmodo has a more colorful headline ....
Feb 22, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #240 Problematic
Is it ok to call a bird a trollop in a formal presentation? Move over yellow cardinal, you’ve been replaced by the gynandromorph cardinal . White-throated sparrows and the complexity of gender. A king eider shows up in Maine. Birders go crazy and post about it. A hunter uses social media to locate and legally hunt the rarity . Join the Birdchick Patreon !...
Feb 08, 2019
Birdchick Podcast #239 We're back! Great Black Hawk, H is for Hawk
We started a Patreon ! The great black hawk that’s been in Maine is in wildlife rehab with frostbite . What will it’s future be? The American Birding Association Bird of the Year is the red-billed tropicbird . The artwork is by Megan Massa. Follow her on Instagram @MeganDrawsBirds . The raven and snowy owl video we referenced in the podcast....
Jan 25, 2019•Ep. 239
Birdchick Podcast #238
Birding doesn't always fee inclusive to the LGBTQ community. We are losing Bentsen State Park . Swamp sparrows have possibly always sang the same song. Timing is everything when birds leave the nest. Crow necrophilia . Don't be like this herpetologist ....
Jul 27, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #237 Raccoons, Bill was right...what?
MPR had a racoon. S ome Ohio officers do not know how to step aside under a bird nest. Pad Redig from the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center is an amazing man and one of the reasons I moved to Minnesota. There was a r accoon in Minnesota. There were issues....
Jun 14, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #236 The Tadoussac eBird List
From now on birders will ask each other at festivals, "Where were you when you first found out about T he Tadoussac eBird List ?" Here's a video to give you an idea of the event. Let's face it, bird taxonomy is currently a shit show. Pileated vs Tesla . Stick insect eggs can survive being pooped out of a bird . Rabbit vs fox vs bald eagle ....
May 30, 2018
Birdchick Podcast # 235 Owls Being Weird and Laurel/Yanny
Neil Degrasse Tyson needs a hug . Laurel or Yanny...also where it came from . One male great horned owl living with two females . Also some great horned owl raising a red-shouldered hawk chick . Until the tree fell down ....
May 18, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #234 Eagles and Puffins
Puffins beaks are amazing ...and you can attract them with window feeders ? There's a red warbler in Arizona ! Gulls get a guy banned from a hotel for 17 years. New book: Does It Fart ? Also, help out Laura Erickson . If guys flirted like birds... and vice versa . Birds can see the Earth's magnetic field . Why did the eagle attack the pitcher ?...
Apr 11, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #233 Migration! Laura Erickson, Bird Farts
Birdcast has live migration maps this spring! A hot mess of an article about birds , National Parks and climate change. Urban barred owls give very few ducks. The closing of the Lodge and Spa in Pico Bonito National Park is covered in a bit more detail over at This Birding Life . Bird sperm fundraiser . Yep. That's what I typed. Laura Erickson on Bird Farts . EDIT: added the correct audio file. Whoops! -nbb...
Mar 28, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #232
Oxpeckers sleeping around giraffe "armpits" and testicles. Thanks to searching for poop on NASA images, we found some penguins . Video of red kites at Gigrin Farm . Here's the naturalist dream date . eBird is keeping some locations of birds vague . Costco Hawk is living it up indoors and yes it escaped . The obscure 80s movie called Looker....
Mar 13, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #231: Sharon gets the number wrong
Beast Box --make your own dj poppin' sounds with actual wildlife calls. What? A saw-whet owl band in a barred owl pellet. The O RLY owl is 17 . The Internet is old. Sparrow Swap for bluebird trail runners. Godwit Days . FYI There's a yellow cardinal ....
Feb 27, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #230: Brain Damage and Messy Relationships
What real field biologist resumes should include . Ovenbird vs a garter snake . OMG those birds are surprisingly badass. Morning Bird Walk Bingo ! Woodpeckers get brain damage . Blind goose involved with swans dies . Nigel the gannet dies next to his statuesque mate . (Read while listening to Making Plans for Nigel or Attainable Love ) Bird Walk Bingo !...
Feb 14, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #229 We're Back!
It's winter so of course we talking about owls. Here's an article that I did for Audubon with tips on how to search for Northern Saw-whet Owls . The politics of reporting owls ...there are definitely more northern species of owls in the northern US this year, but the locations are being kept on the down low this winter. Even eBird has put owls on the sensitive species list so you can't use it for exact locations. Vogue did an article about bird watching ...and it isn't terrible... Non Birding Bi...
Feb 01, 2018
Birdchick Podcast #228 Hurricanes and Eagle Optics
It's the end of an era, folks. Eagle Optics is closing its doors at the end of the year . There's some cool stuff over at Big Day Birding . Great article about what different birds species do during a hurricane . Could captive breeding help sage grouse?...
Sep 11, 2017
Birdchick Podcast #227 My Husband is Surprisingly Supportive
The plight of young conservationists seeking an actual job. Hawk + Snake + power lines = frowney face . Map of what people observing birds noticed during the solar eclipse . You should totally listen to the American Birding Association Podcast . Hurricane Harvey the Hawk updates ....
Aug 31, 2017
Birdchick Podcast #226 Paddle Birding, Gulls, Spencer Pratt
A study attempts to categorize birders. Do you fit one of the four categories ? Listen to Alec Baldwin learn about birding from Charles Munn on Here's the Thing . Spencer Pratt is the hummingbird hero we need right now. If you purchase this print by August 23 , 50% of the purchase goes to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Paddle Birding !...
Aug 19, 2017
Podcast #225 Senior Passes and the Border Wall
So...we recorded this over a week ago and forgot to post it. Whoops. The first half hour is a rant on the Senior Pass price increase for federal parks. If you really want one at the old rate, order it at YourPassNow.com before August 28. The second is about the government looking into public and private land to build a wall that will keep no one out of the United States. Without going through due process for Eminent Domain, work has already begun on private property at the National Butterfly Cen...
Aug 03, 2017
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