On this episode Ezekiel and I talk while he Zooms in from his car somewhere near San Diego, California where he was continuing his lower-48 U.S. big year. He saw #700, a Flame-colored Tanager in SE Arizona, and is in SoCal awaiting a pelagic trip. HE is currently at 702 for the year, adding the provisional species Burrowing Parakeet while awaiting the pelagic trip.
I love San Diego as a base for birding the area as well as the place for great pelagic birding. I’ve had an episode about the Searcher 5-Day pelagic which I highly recommend.
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I’ve had lots of big year and life list birders on as guests.
Liam Hutcheson and his recent record Washington State big year
Peter Kaestner and his lifelong quest to see birds of the world.
Victor and Ruben Stoll on their record breaking Lower-48 big year.
Doug Hitchcock and his record breaking 400th species in the state of Maine (now much higher)
Raphael Fennamore and his King County WA big year.
Tiffany Keersten and her at the time record Lower-48 big year.
Matt Bartels and his quest for finding 200+ species of birds in every Washington State county.
Lynn Barber talks about record big years in the biggest states of Alaska and Texas.
And the craziest of all, Dorian Anderson’s bicycle big year story.
Thanks for listening, stay tuned to learn about Slow Birding and more.
Good birding and good day!
Tag: county listing
The Bird Banter Podcast #112 with Pete Janzen: Additional Information
I enjoyed talking about birding Kansas with Pete Janzen this episode. Pete was really informative, and I learned a lot about a place I know little about prior to talking. The Kansas eBird list includes 458 species, and Pete has listed 437 of these. He talks about Kansas hotspots Quivira NWR and Cheyenne Bottoms, both fairly near his home in Wichita.
You can find both of Pete’s books on Amazon. The Guide to Kansas Birds and Hotspots and The Birds of Sedgwick County and Cheney Reservoir.
I did not know that Kansas has the largest remaining population of Lesser Prairie Chickens or that it was possible to see both species of prairie chicken on the same lek. If you need these species check out the tours Pete recommends on this website. You’ll not only see the birds, but support their conservation efforts.
You can find Pete on Facebook easily.
As I mentioned I’m on the lookout for good birding guests from every state. If you know good candidates, help me reach out to them. Send me an email on the Contact page here. Here is the article I mentioned in the WFO newsletter about megafires and the history of western U.S. wildfires.
Thanks for listening. Until next time; Good birding and good day!