Tom Stephenson – More Than Birds – Episode 14

We’re back…sorry for the lay-off. In this episode, we talk with Tom Stephenson, co-author of The Warbler Guide from Princeton Press. Tom has been birding since he was a kid under the tutelage of Dr. Arthur Allen of Cornell University. His articles and photographs are in museums and many publications including Birding, Birdwatcher’s Digest, Handbook of […]

Rick Wright – More Than Birds – Episode 13

Rick Wright lives in Bloomfield, NJ, with his wife, Alison Beringer, and their chocolate lab, Gellert. A native of southeast Nebraska, Rick studied French, German, Philosophy, and Life Sciences at the University of Nebraska before making a detour to Harvard Law School. He took the Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University in 1990, […]

Greg Miller – The Big Year – More Than Birds – Episode 12

Straight from the pages and silver screen of the Big Year, I chat with Greg Miller. Birding from childhood, Greg was prepared to undertake the ultimate birding adventure in  1998, the ABA Big Year. A member of the 700 Club (not the Christian TV show), Greg weaves a story of birding and places it will […]

Kenn Kaufman – More Than Birds – Episode 11

Birds took over Kenn Kaufman’s life when he was six. At 16 he went out hitch-hiking all over to see as many birds as he could, as described in Kingbird Highway. He has 9 books in print now, in 3 languages, including his own series of field guides. He’s in demand as a speaker, and […]

David Lindo – The Urban Birder – More Than Birds – Episode 10

David Lindo (@urbanbirder) is The Urban Birder — a writer, broadcaster, speaker and bird guide. He strives to get urbanites to realize that there is a whole world of wildlife under their noses in the world’s cities. We talk about urban birding, positivity, his local patch (Wormwood Scrubs), UK birding, and appreciation of nature. David […]

Gunnar Engblom – Kolibri Expeditions – More Than Birds – Episode 9

Gunnar Engblom is a Swedish expat who has made Peru his birding home. Gunnar has been leading birding tours in South America for more than 20 years. Also, he has a killer pisco sour recipe, and remember use only Peruvian pisco, not that Chilean stuff. Please subscribe/rate/review More Than Birds via iTunes Pisco Sour Ingredients: 3 […]

Jeffrey Gordon – American Birding Association – More Than Birds – Episode 8

Jeffrey Gordon, President of the American Birding Association, talks with me about the current state of birding and its future. Also we chat about his emergence as a birder and naturalist. NOTE: My portion of conversation is of horrible sound quality…apologies in advancement. Please subscribe/rate/review More Than Birds via iTunes

Jeremy Roberts – Conservation Media – More Than Birds – Episode 7

How does a film-maker make a difference? Help scientists and conservation organizations produce and distribute their own content without a corporate filter. That is exactly what Jeremy Roberts does for his career. Jeremy launched Conservation Media with this noble ideal. Plus, he has done research on chickadee vocalizations in relation to predators. While peer-reviewed literature […]

Mat Seidensticker – The Naturalist’s Mercantile – Episode 6

What does every community need? A store specializing in bird feeding and naturalist knowledge, of course. In Missoula, we have the Naturalist’s Mercantile, the ultimate nature geeks emporium. The store’s co-owner, Mat Seidensticker, talks with about the store, bird feeding, and his past work as an owl researcher. My favorite portion of the conversation centered […]

The Inked Naturalist with Tristan Reid – More Than Birds – Episode 5

Tristan Reid is the Inked Naturalist, who over the last 20 months has been tattooed with 24 birds that are representative of the Turkey. His tattoos have gone up both arms and even into his head. He did all this as a method of raising awareness of proposed hydrologic projects in Turkey that would devastate […]

Forrest Rowland – The Business of Birding – Episode 4

Forrest Rowland is a guide and coordinator for Rockjumper Worldwide, a birding tour company. We discuss the positive and negative impacts of birding tourism as well as Oman and how he finding Montana birding. Forrest is entertaining and thoughtful as he relates stories of his life and career, the dream career for many of us…a […]

The Birding Balancing Act with Bill Schmoker – More Than Birds – Episode 2

The Birding Balancing Act with Bill Schmoker  In this episode of the More Than Birds Podcast, I talk to Bill Schmoker, a birder, teacher, and father, about balancing birding and life, the latest birding gadgets, and a little bit about digiscoping, at which Bill excels. Check out his blog at brdpics.blogspot.com. Bill is known in […]

More Than Birds Podcast – Episode 1

In this episode of the More Than Birds Podcast, I talk to Konchog Norbu, an American Buddhist monk, birder, and friend, about Buddhism, spirituality, and mindfulness as it relates to birding. We discuss gateway birds, listing obsession, and birding travels. Please subscribe to this podcast at  iTunes