The Bird Banter Podcast #184 with Alex Sowers Additional Info.

Alex talks about how he has been enjoying birding in Eastern Washington since enrolling at Washington State University last year. Here is a link to Alex’s eBird profile where you can find his telephone number, or you can reach him by e-mail sowersalexander1 – at- gmail – dot- com I enjoyed talking with Alex, and hope you enjoy hearing from Alex too.
In the introduction I talk a bit about the differences between the two sides of the state, and looking at this topographical map of the state shows this graphically.

Here is a link to the Washington Birder website where some Washington birders submit their state and county life lists as well as big years, big days, etc.
Here are links to the eBird and Birding Hotspot sites for some of the sites Alex mentioned.
Washtucna on Birding Hotspots site.
Washtucna on eBird

We talk about Jacob Miller, Alex’s roommate at WSU and a previous guest on the podcast, as well as Liam Hutcheson, also a prior guest. Links on their names take you to the Bird Banter Blog post about their episodes were you can also hear the episode if you’re interested.

To hear more about birding in the Blue Mountains, check out the episode with Mike Denny, an incredibly knowledgible expert on the area as well as the birding there. Doing the recording with Mike and my good birding buddy Ken Brown, while sitting on the side of a logging road and watching three Great Gray Owl fledglings branching and being fed was one of the highlights for me of doing this podcast.
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