Life List: A Birding Podcast

We're back for season four, and we have lots to catch up on! Join us as we chat about recent travels, Christmas Bird Counts, and other exciting winter birding. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your top...

George is bringing you a set of interviews with part of the fall crew at Cape May Bird Observatory. Enjoy these glimpses into life at the counting sites with Martina Nordstrand, Gautam Apte, and Aidan Place! Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for b...

Have you heard the news? We get the inside scoop on the American Ornithological Society's decision to change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction. We reference the AOS's decision and documentation and Reflections of a Native birder: The one Indian killer bird name I really have trouble with by Stephen Carr Hampton in this episode. Talk to...

We recorded this episode just before the American Ornithological Society announced plans to change bird species named after people , but it was already on our minds. Join us as we discuss fall birding on both sides of the US, bird club name changes, pawpaw trees, and more.  Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Get more Life...

Our gang catches up on early fall birding and herping before sharing some of our stories from the field about crazy non-bird sightings that have left us wondering...AKA, s**t birders see. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk t...

Are birds magical? We explore that question, hawk watches, and the joys of being an eBird reviewer with Holly Merker. Learn about the Frontiers and Ornithology Symposium here ! Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and sh...

Greg Neise joins us this week to chat about all things virtual and Fantasy Birding! Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! 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 podca...

David Lindo, the Urban Birder himself, joins us to talk about his love of birding and how the U.S. birding culture compares to Europe's. Learn more about urban birding on David's website. 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 lif...

This is a meaty one! George and Alvaro chat about the causes of high fall migration counts, caged birds, snapping turtles, cardinals, South American birding, and so much more. 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 .  Than...

Glenn joins us to talk all things bird photography—including tips on what to do before and after you get the shot! Helpful links Glenn’s site   eBook— Post Processing: A Guide for Nature Photographers  Book— Hummingbirds: A Celebration of Nature's Jewels Breeze Browser  Fast Raw Viewer  Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsl...

Flamingos or flamingoes? Either way, they're around. We catch up on some great rare birds and other excursions. 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 kno...

We catch up on our late summer birding adventures, a range of birding resources, and pineapple on pizza. Helpful links: InfiRay T2 Pro Thermal Monocular   Pulsar Axion XM30F Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees 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 t...

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.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 t...

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.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 .  Thank...

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.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and...

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 Appalachia VULTURE: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird Cerulean Blues Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Get more Life list by subscribing to o...

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 Techn...

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.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Tal...

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.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newslet...

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...

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.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 Ko...

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 recommendat...

The episode title says it all in our classic catch-up episode style. Plus, George and Alvaro shoot the breeze with spring migration in their neighborhoods, some love for parrots around the world and a discussion on a certain vagrant spoonbill in Florida. 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 bonu...

Our series of episodes recorded in Colombia continues! We interviewed Jennifer Ackerman, renowned author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way , on her upcoming book and more. Thanks to Chris Bell of the Birders Show for joining us as well!  Check out our friends:  Jennifer Ackerman The Birders Show Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Get more Life list by subscribing to...

We're so excited to share this special episode we recorded during the Colombia Birdfair with Nate Swick of the American Birding Podcast and Chris Bell of The Birders Show. Get a taste of Cali in this episode! Check out our friends:  American Birding Podcast The Birders Show Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joi...