The Flock to Marion cruise was the culmination of our South Africa trip. Tune in for more about the trip, what it's like to cruise around the Southern Ocean, and more! Don't forget about our #BirdNerdGiveaway and your chance to win a copy of The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht. By March 22, 2022, send us your answer to...What is your creative, made-up nickname for a bird species? (i.e. Butterbutt for a Yellow-rumped Warbler) Main Story Begins at: 9:10 Show note...
Mar 10, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Mouse-free Marion is an upcoming project to eradicate house mice from Marion Island, part of the Prince Edward Islands between South Africa and Antarctica. Hannah and Erik interview Dr. Anton Wolfaardt, the project manager of the Mouse-free Marion Project. Listen in for more about Marion Island, the project, and how you can help. Interview Begins at: 12:07 Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Mouse Free Marion Mouse Free Marion Facebook Mouse Free Marion Instagram Champions of the Flyway Women in ...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Seven days touring through South Africa reduced down to one hour and some change...phew! Join us for our whirlwind trip through KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho! Bit more logistics than species...so make sure to check out our trip list added below for more species. Main Story at: 13:30 Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Champions of the Flyway Protea (genus of plants) Celestron Elements Rockjumper Marutswa Forest Sani Mountain Lodge iSamangliso Wetlands Park eBird hotspots eBird Trip Report Birds Menti...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Hannah and Erik finish out their time in Uganda with a last birding stop in Murchison Falls National Park and the African Bird Expo. They saw a lot on the trip - but there is always a reason to come back for more! Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Bird Uganda Safaris Ride 4 a Woman Lodge Murchison Falls Wiki African Bird Expo Entebe Botanical Gardens Judith Mirembe (Shoebill_chic) eBird hotspots Overall Uganda Trip List Birds Mentioned Rock Pratincole Black Kite (Yellow-billed) Blue-cheeked Bee...
Jan 27, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Hannah and Erik take you back to Uganda for a few more of the key spots and experiences they had. We start off in Queen Elizabeth National Park, explore Kibale Forest National Park, and lastly, Murchison Falls National Park. So many places to go and things to see! Main Story at: 9:30 Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Bird Uganda Safaris Enganzi Lodge Queen Elizabeth National Park Pakuba Safari Lodge Murchison Falls National Park Bigodi Research center Home Bliss Hotel Kibale Forest National Par...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Buckle up for the first half of birding in Uganda! We see Shoebills at Mbamba Swamp, hear warthogs rooting outside our tent at Lake Mburo National Park , and appreciate the beauty and solitude of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with Mountain Gorillas. Main Story at: 10:40 Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Bird Uganda Safaris E.O. Wilson ; Jerri Liguori ; Curt Rawn Thousands of Cranes Die eBird hotspots Entire Uganda Trip eBird List Select Birds Mentioned Shoebill Hamerkop African Green-Pigeon Malach...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 14
On our way to Uganda to get started on the familiarization tour that was part of the African Bird Expo, we had a long layover in Dubai....so we took that opportunity to bird another part of the world! Don’t forget our #BirdNerdGiveaway! Tell us a birding festival you’ve been to - or would like to go to. Deadline is December 28. Email, use the hashtag, or message us with your answer. Main Story at: 8:30 Show notes San Diego Bird Festival Bird Uganda Safaris Port Saeed Plaza Rove City Center Hotel...
Dec 16, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 13
As always, we had an amazing time at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. Finishing up our report with chasing vagrants, eating, Big Day-ing, and some more new stuff to see and do. Main Story at: 10:00 Show notes Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Sabal Palm Sanctuary Station 1 Bar and Grill La Playa Mexican Cafe eBird hotspots Texas Big Day Fork-tailed Flycatcher Birds Mentioned Crimson-collared Grosbeak Common Pauraque Wood Stork Aplomado Falcon Intro Bird Call: scissor-tailed Flycatcher (R...
Dec 02, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 12
It sure feels good to get back to the Rio Grande Valley for the annual birding festival! Friends, fun, food, and birds - what more could you want? Listen in for new places to go and old favorites. Main Story at: 11:00 Show notes Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival San Diego Bird Festival Parthenogenesis in Condors Audubon for All Nana’s Taqueria SpaceX website Rocket Ranch Smoke BBQ Battle of Palmito Hill eBird hotspots Whole RGVBF Trip Report (Beta testing) “Fruitless” rarity search at UTRGV Pal...
Nov 18, 2021•45 min•Season 4Ep. 11
The winds a-howlin' and there's birds zipping past! Hannah and Erik give seawatching a concerted effort and improve their seawatching skills. And Dr. Sarah Saunders and David Pavlik join to discuss storms, birds, and how a changing climate will impact that. #BirdNerdGiveaway: Enter to win hot sauce from Aves Spice Co. by emailing, responding to our posts, or using #BirdNerdGiveaway with your answer to.... Pick a bird and then pick out flavors that you would use to represent that bird. Deadline: ...
Nov 04, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Hannah and Erik sneak in a little birding on a family Disneyland trip. They visit a few nearby hotspots for some targets and even get a lifer in Disneyland! Bird Nerd Giveaway: 5:30 Main Story at: 13:15 Show notes Elegant Tern Drone Article Asbury Games ; coupon code: GOBIRDING for 20% off, ends Nov. 7 Stormy Weather Arts Festival Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival San Diego Bird Festival Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve ; Wiki...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 9
Teacher Tom joins Hannah and Erik to discuss TikTok and what's that got to do with birds. Also, listen in for this month's Bird Nerd Giveaway! To participate use #BirdNerdGiveaway on social media or email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com with your answer to the following question: What kind of non-traditional big year have you done or would you like to do? One winner will be randomly selected to win a Birding Big Year Game courtesy of Asbury Games. Deadline is October 19, 2021. Main Story ...
Oct 07, 2021•38 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Hannah and Erik had a great time exploring southeast Arizona during the monsoon season - lots to see and cool places to explore! And they got to participate in another birding festival! Win-win! Bird Nerd Giveaway: 8:20 Main Story at: 12:30 Show notes ‘Endemix’ YouTube video Bird Nerd by Steven Klingler Black Raven Brewery Ornitherapy Global Birding Weekend October Big Day Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Mount Lemmon, Arizona Sarah Plummer Lemmon Incinerator Ridge on Mt. Lemmon El Guero Canel...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Freya and Virginia tell Hannah and Erik all about Birdability, whose mission is to share the joys of birding with people who have disabilities, and to ensure birding is accessible for everybody. Also...September #BirdNerdGiveaway: share with us how birding has benefitted your mind, body, or soul. Bird Nerd Giveaway: 7:45 Main Story at: 16:50 Show notes Global Bird Weekend Garbanotas Pelikanas Birdability Ornitherapy Intro Bird Call: Yellow-breasted Chat (Recorded August 2021, Arizona) Outro Bird...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Madera Canyon, just outside of Green Valley, AZ, is a magical place with lots of amazing things to see. Hannah and Erik discussed it in a previous episode, but were drawn back for more. They spent all day birding Box and Madera Canyons and the night at Santa Rita Lodge looking for night species. Main Story at: 10:45 Show notes eBird Taxonomy Update Mew Gull eBird Madera Canyon Santa Rita Lodge Coronado National Forest Octoillo Friends of Haystack Rock Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Rio Grand...
Aug 26, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Hannah goes on a solo adventure with the United States Fish & Wildlife Service Tufted Puffin Survey Team to survey for Tufted Puffins along the Oregon coast. Bird Nerd Giveaway at: 17:06 Main Story at: 19:31 Show notes Friends of Haystack Rock Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival The Town of Bayocean Perseid Meteor Shower Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge eBird hotspots Intro Bird Call: Marbled Murrelet (Recorde...
Aug 12, 2021•49 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Dr. John Barentine from the International Dark-Sky Association joins us to talk about the importance of dark skies! Limiting light pollution is important for plants, animals, birds, and even humans. While we don't get too into the birdy aspect of it all, we know bird lovers are nature lovers and the nighttime is a whole other world of nature to explore with owls hooting, stars falling, and much, much more! Main story at: 8:30 Show notes International Dark-Sky Association Dark Skies and Birds Glo...
Jul 29, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 3
So, we gave you just a taste for Indiana birding in our first Indiana episode - so here's the rest! More restaurants to visit, hotspots to bird, and things to do. Main story at: 5:49 Show notes Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Spring House Inn The Port Drive-In 219 Taproom Octave Grill Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Neighborhood Birding 101 By Seymore Gulls Hannah and Erik hotline: (503) 741-9837 Support the show Connect with us at... IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding Facebook: @Hann...
Jul 15, 2021•52 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 4 of Hannah and Erik Go Birding! In this episode, we interview a friend whose upcoming book is a field guide with fun, interesting, and playful field marks that will make you take a whole new look at the birds you may already be familiar with. Also, listen in for our Season 3 secret question wrap-up! Main story at: 6:20 Show notes Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Neighborhood Birding 101 by Seymore Gulls eBird hotspots Strandstuga List while interviewing Seymore Gulls Intro B...
Jul 01, 2021•52 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Hannah and Erik find some unexpected surprises while birding in Chicago and learn a hard lesson about carefully reading signs! THANK YOU to Kristina Knowski , Indiana Dunes , and Indiana Audubon for providing items for this month's #BirdNerdGiveaway and thank you to all that submitted - listen in to see who won! Main story at: 10:15 Show notes Call in to our secret question hotline - deadline is June 29: (503) 741-9837 Amplify The Future Southeast Arizona Birding Festival Montrose Point Bird San...
Jun 17, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Hannah and Erik prepare for the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival by first trying out the Indiana Dunes self-guided birding tour . They see warblers, thrushes, and some good, old midwestern species. Best of all - they get a lifer! Main story at: 13:40 Show notes Rileys Railhouse Website Indiana Dunes Tourism Birding Indiana Birding Trail Chesterton Brewery Joe's Downtown Tacos Indiana Dunes State Park eBird hotspots Beverly Dr. Cowles Bog Heron Rookery Indiana Dunes SP Tower Intro Bird Call: Pileat...
Jun 03, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Hannah and Erik visit a favorite region - the Rio Grande Valley. There is so much to see and lots to do when visiting this incredible birding spot. They compete in the Great Texas Birding Classic Big Sit competition in partnership with The Birding Co-op and manage to see many species...but weren't able to list an Ovenbird! Main story at: 7:40 Show notes #BirdNerdGiveaway annoucement: Listen in for the winner of a She’s Birdie Personal Alarm Device courtesy of Tiffany Kersten and She’s Birdie Gre...
May 20, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 24
We went on their yearly sojourn to the Upper Texas Coast to compete in the Great Texas Birding Classic . This year we participated in the Human-Powered Competition and a new (to us) category, the Sunrise to Noon. Also, we spent some time visiting Cattail Marsh , an awesome wastewater treatment wetland in Beaumont! And listen in for details on how to enter to win a She’s Birdie Personal Alarm Device courtesy of Tiffany Kersten, 2021 Big Year Birder , and She’s Birdie. BIRD NERD GIVEAWAY DETAILS (...
May 06, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Darlene Cavalier is a professor at Arizona State University and the founder of SciStarter, Science Cheerleaders, and cofound of ECAST. She joins us to talk about Citizen Science Month and all of the ways that you can help scientists do research. Sorry, y'all really long intro this week! April listener contest winner at: 5:00 Main story at: 17:48 Show notes The Library & Community Guide to Citizen Science SciStarter Zooniverse Stephanie Peters Artist AOS Community Congress on English Bird Nam...
Apr 22, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 22
In less than a year, many people have come together to raise funds that support Black and Latinx birders/college students studying STEM fields. Thanks to the work of Tykee, Orietta, and many members on the committee and their donors for their dedication and work to provide opportunities for others. Main story at: 11:50 Show notes How to Create a Haiku #BirdNerdGiveaway; post your Haikus to our Facebook thread OR use #BirdNerdGiveaway OR email them to HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com. Deadline is...
Apr 08, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Ariel Gaffney is a forensic ornithologist with the US Fish & Wildlife Forensics Lab. But what even is a forensic ornithologist? Ariel, the newest ornithologist at the lab, answers that question! Main story at: 9:40 Show notes USFWS Forensics Lab The Feather Atlas Featherbase Behind the Scenes With the World’s Top Feather Detective The Remarkable Life of Roxie Laybourne Solving Crimes Against Animals With Forensic Experts Intro Bird Call: White-crowned Sparrow (Recorded April 2019, Oregon) Ou...
Mar 25, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Did you know that Long-eared Owls roost communally in the winter? There has been a communal roost site at one of our local refuges, Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, with multiple owls seen almost daily. So, for Erik's 32nd birthday, we go out searching for them! Main story at: 13:45 Show notes Wingspan Board Game Indiana Dunes Bird Festival Great Texas Birding Classic All About Birds: Long Eared Owl Ankeny NWR trails eBird hotspots Ankeny NWR Rail Trail Ankeny NWR Pintail lakes (last fall) Intro...
Mar 11, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Sax-Zim Bog is one of those legendary places we knew we'd have to go someday - below freezing temperatures and Great Gray Owls are the things most birders dream about. A spur of the moment trip lead us to one of the great birding locations in the US! *Please be aware that we do discuss the recent allegations of sexual assault. Nature should be a place for respite and joy - and violence against anyone should not be tolerated in birding, nor any other community. We stand with, and support, Aisha a...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 18
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America and Kamala Harris was inaugurated as the 49th vice president. But what does that mean for birds? On their first day in office, a list of agency actions for review were submitted to agency heads, some of which impacts birds. When we started to review that list we quickly realized we were in over our heads, so we decided to find someone that could help us! Show notes 10,000 birds Digest Version fro...
Feb 11, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 17
The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up soon...is your backyard ready? Ours isn't...but there's still time! Darlene from our local Backyard Bird Shop gave us some great information on feeding wild birds, providing water, and creating a backyard oasis for any sized backyard. Whether you have no yard, concrete patio, or acres of native habitat, there's an option for you! Grab a chair, maybe a drink, and make your eBird list from February 12-15 to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Ma...
Jan 28, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 16
