In this episode of The Bird Banter Podcast with Stefan Schlick we talk about Stefan’s evolution from a relatively causal birdwatcher in Germany to an avid and keen birder after moving to the U.S. He is now a full time trip leader based near Portland, OR and leads trips for the Portland Audubon Society, as well as for other organizations and on his own.

I know Stefan from many winter trips to the Okanogan area of eastern WA, where Ken Brown (see episodes #2 and #46) and I would compare notes with Stefan at the Omak Inn after our first day of leading our groups around the area. Stefan was usually leading trips for WOS, and Ken and I leading trips for Ken’s birding class or more recently for the ABC Birding Club.
Stefan is an avid county birder, has spent time living in Florida, California and lots of time birding in Arizona, so has lots of field time in many of the top ABA birding spots. He is also becoming interested in finding and identifying dragonflies and butterflies, and we talk a bit about these as offshoots of birding.
Here are links to some of the things we talk about on the episode:
Portland Audubon Society Field Trips
“Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest” by Robert Michael Pyle and Caitlin LaBar https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-Pacific-Northwest-Timber-Press/dp/1604696931/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=butterflies+of+the+pacific+northwest&qid=1590101437&sr=8-1

“Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon” by Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon https://www.amazon.com/Dragonflies-Damselflies-Oregon-Field-Guide/dp/0870715895
Here is a link to Stefan’s blog. http://birdmeister.wordpress.com
You can contact Stefan by email at: greenfant – at – hotmail- dot- com.