The Bird Banter Podcast: Episode #2 with Ken Brown

We saw this adult Cooper’s Hawk on our recent North-central WA ABC birding club field trip that Ken led.

Ken Brown is my first guest on The Bird Banter Podcast and I was very intentional in insisting the Ken be my first guest. The most important reason is that Ken has been my mentor, best birding buddy, good friend and travel buddy for many years. In addition Ken is a suberb birder, a great teacher of birding, and has been a supporter of many beginning and developing birders.

Gull identification is one of Ken’s strengths. Here is a Herring Gull along with other gulls at the Gog-li-hi-ti wetland mitigation in Tacoma, WA

We have been on many field trips both locally and across the U.S. For the last decade or so I have been Ken’s unofficial right-hand-man as he has led field trips for his birding class and for our ABC Birding Club. Ken is an expert at planning and leading field trips, and I help with submitting eBird lists, “croud control,” and with locating and occasionally identifying birds by ear as his hearing has diminished in recent years.
I hope our mutual respect and friendship come through on this podcast, and that you enjoy.
Here is a link to the podcast on the iTunes store.