Eric Hope is my guest for this episode of the podcast. I met Eric while chasing a couple of rare shorebirds at the Mouth of the Cedar River hotspot in southern King County, WA and thought at the time he might be an interesting guest. In the next few days he continued to find great shorebirds there, and I was sure I wanted to talk with Eric. I hope you enjoy.
As always suggestions for future guests are helpful. Contact me here.
Check out prior guest Charlie Wright's incredible eBird checklist from Dune Peninsula last month.
Here is a link to the eBird Hotspot for the mouth of the Cedar River.
Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #198 with Ivan Phillipsen
Ivan, creator of The Science of Birds Podcast, and I talk about his birding story, his work as a podcaster and a tour leader, how he researches and creates his episodes, and more. Enjoy.
Check out Ivan's tour company, Wild Latitudes
Thanks for listening.
If you have guest suggestions let me know on my Contact page.
Read more related info on the blog post about this episode.
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The Bird Banter Podcast #197 with Ron Weeks
On this episode Ron Weeks, a top Texas birder, veteran of multiple record big days, author of books on regional birding in Texas and elsewhere, and active speaker at bird festivals and elsewhere is my guest. We talk about his birding experiences, big days, and lots more. Enjoy.
Bird Banter Blog to see more details on this episode.
Contact Ed about guest recommendations or anything else you like.
Until next time, good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #196 with Zac Cota
Zac Cota and I talk about his adventure as a traveling nurse exploring the country, birding, working and visiting as many as possible of what he estimates to be 1508 federally preserved natural areas, including National Wildlife refuges, National Parks and Monuments, National Forests and lots more. Hear about this quest, as well as his birding story and a little about life as a travelling nurse. Enjoy.
Here is a link to the Instagram page Zac is starting to document his experiences at the conserved areas.
Here is a link to the promised map Zac has created of all of the 1508 conserved areas.
Check out the Bird Banter blog post to see more.
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The Bird Banter Podcast #195 with Dr. David Mann and HaikuBOX
On this episode Dr. David Mann talks about HaikuBOX, a small device that can record and identify bird calls and songs nearby, and send these recordings and IDs to a smart phone app for you to check anytime. It is pretty cool, and yet one more way for birders or researchers to monitor birds in an area. I find especially interesting, besides the device itself, the background story of how it was conceived, produced and marketed. It uses the neural net BirdNet from who else, Cornell, which uses similar computer learning technology to that used in Merlin.
It's pretty cool To see more detailed info check out the associated blog post on BirdBanter.com, and please leave comments there or in a review on your favorite podcast app.
Thanks for listening, and until next time, good birding and good day!
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