Out There With the Birds
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsJoin Wendy Clark, Dawn Hewitt, and Kelly Ball for their light-hearted and humorous podcast, Out There With the Birds, where they discuss the latest news, trends, and anecdotes about wild birds and the bird watchers who enjoy them. Listen in to find out just how wonderful and weird the world of birding can be when you're Out There With the Birds.
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Episodes
Episode 7: Signs of Spring
March 16, 2017 17:00 - 26.7 MBBill and Ben discuss a mind-numbing array of topics including taking care of backyard birds, signs of spring, the NFL's concussion protocol, roadrunner vs. hummingbird, and how birding is good for mental health.
Episode 6: Live From Tybee Island, Georgia
February 28, 2017 17:00 - 25.5 MBBill and Ben enjoy and in-person chat from a hotel balcony overlooking the beach in Tybee Island, Georgia. Topics range from beach-nesting birds and rarities to skimmer bills and rusty blackbirds. Bill also offers some new music suggestions.
Episode 5: Live From Florida's Space Coast!
February 07, 2017 17:00 - 17.3 MBThe fellas recorded this episode while sitting in a rental car in the rain in fabulous birding habitat along the St. John's River near Titusville, Florida. They talk about birding in Florida, limpkin bills, limpkin calls, seeing both bitterns, travel must-haves, and more.
Episode 4: Live From Las Vegas!
January 23, 2017 17:00 - 39.6 MBBill and Ben recorded this episode live from Las Vegas while attending the SHOT Show. They discuss the gear affinity between birding and hunting, the inclusion of eBird in the new Subaru, winter birding, the ethics of owling, Project SNOWstorm, and the Ameircan Birding Expo. With this episode we welcome Kowa Sport Optics as a podcast sponsor!
Episode 3: Duck Stamps, Rare Birds, the Super Bowl of Birding, and Space Coast
December 29, 2016 17:00 - 26.1 MBBen and Bill romp through a variety of topics from Duck Stamps to birding events, and from young rock star birders to Ben’s regular reference to scatology.
Episode 2: Drama on the Tundra and Return from India
December 21, 2016 17:00 - 24 MBBill and Ben discuss their usual potpourri of subjects, ranging from scientific to scatological, and from musical to memorable. Ben has been scouring the scientific literature for edifying topics while Bill has been trying to recover from a recent journey. Join the fellows for a relaxed conversation about birds, birding, and the latest in scatological research.
Episode 1: Winter Finches!
December 03, 2016 17:00 - 21.2 MBBill and Ben talk about a variety of topics in this inaugural episode of the OTWTB podcast, including evening grosbeaks, the winter finch forecast, wild turkeys, seabird guano and climate change, feral cats, and the Honduras Birding for Conservation Tour.