The Badgerland Birding Podcast

We talk with Texas birder Ty Allen about Big Days, how he started birding, and about our new guiding network, which Ty is a part of! You can book a tour with Ty or any of our guides at www.badgerlandbirding.com.

We give a preview about what it's like going to The Biggest Week in American Birding, which happens annually in Ohio. We will be releasing a bunch of content about it in the future. You can learn more here: https://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com

We talked with birder and field tech Max Carroll about birding in Vermont, shorebird survey, and field tech work, a peg-legged American Oystercatcher that's still kicking, and more! You can follow Max on instagram @max.manhattan.

We talk with Master's Student Brooke Poplin about her research studying Harris's Hawks in Texas, including capture methods, technological advancements, other raptors, and more.

I talk with Graduate Research Assistant Maria Bleitz about how the Covid-19 pandemic got her into birding, some of her research and work in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma, how goofy plovers are, and more!

We talk about going to see American Woodcocks in the spring, some interesting encounters we've had with people while birding, the controversy of feral cats, as well as some interesting new gadgets we've been testing.

We talk with young birder Liam Hutcheson who just broke the State Big Year record in Washington in 2023. Discussions include birding in Washington, his Big Year, the proposed Barred Owl cull, and more. You can check out Liam's Instagram @liamhutchesonwildlife.

We talk with Alex Lamoreaux, one of the guides for Wildside Nature Tours, about his travels all over the world, his crazy stories, favorite experiences, and more! Learn more about Alex and his tours at: https://wildsidenaturetours.com/team-member/alex-lamoreaux/

I talk with Holly Garrod, who is the coordinator of the Caribbean Bird Banding Network with Birds Caribbean about what it's like birding in the Caribbean, bird banding, and all things Todies! You can follow Holly on instagram @orn.ecology.

We talk about our favorite warblers, which ones are overrated and underrated, as well as what we're looking forward to this spring!