Podcasts about young birder

When birders talk about the importance of a bird-friendly yard, they often mean insects even if they don't mention them explicitely. And so people that want to attract birds need to get comfortable with bugs. Colorado birder David Leatherman is a fan of bug-bird interactions and in his piece The Importance of Native Plants and Insects Amid the Reality of Modern Bird Habitats, in the April 2024 issue of Birding magazine, he encourages birders to familiarize themselves with living bird food. He joins host Nate Swick to discuss it.  Also, it's 2024 Young Birder of the Year Season! Meet our new awardees and learn more about this exceptional program.  Don't forget to donate to the ABA's Nesting Season Appeal, which raises money for our excellent young birder programs. Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don't forget to join the ABA to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to our friends at Zeiss for sponsoring this episode. For a limited time you can get $200 of all ZEISS Conquest HD binoculars. Visit your local optics dealer or visit ZEISS.com/nature to find a dealer near you.

We talk with Ryan Rodriguez, a 16-year-old birder from South Texas, about what it's like being a young birder, guiding in South Texas, his quest to see the last  ʻakikiki in Hawaii, and more!

In his 19-years of life, Jodhan Fine has served as an eBird regional reviewer for New Mexico, a co-compiler of NM's NAB regional reports, an author for ABA journals and Western Birds, and a Central New Mexico Audubon Society board member. This Occidental College student is passionate about all things birds and birding! Jodhan and I talk all things birding, including words of wisdom for young and new birders, having a spark snake, and where he's finding hope as a budding scientist. Links from Jodhan's show: ABA's Birds of New Mexico Jodhan on the Golden Plover Jodhan on Instagram Jodhan on Twitter Free Birding & Ecology Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merlin Bird ID⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-Bird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iNaturalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests. New episodes every Monday! Follow Courtney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message

In this episode, Andrea speaks with Adam Dhalla - a 17-year-old birder, designer of the game Find the Birds, and recipient of the ABA's Young Birder of the Year award. Adam's passion is the intersection of nature and technology. Adam describes becoming interested in birds and bird conservation as an 11-year-old. He quickly realized that birds are in trouble and that there weren't many people his age engaged in birding and bird conservation. As a gamer himself, he decided to create Find the Birds, a game that would teach kids like him about birds and conservation issues with the eventual goal of putting the game down and going out into the field.  Adam talks about the journey of finding mentors, pitching Find the Birds, and eventually launching it in 2021. Andrea Gress studied Renewable Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan. She pivoted towards birds, after an internship in South Africa. Upon returning, she worked with Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan and now coordinates the Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program for Birds Canada. Follow her work at @ontarioplovers

The second half of 2021 has been an exciting half-year for the ABA, not least of which because we got to welcome two new colleagues. Katinka Domen and Laura Guerard are the Coordinators of our Travel and Events program and our Young Birder programs respectively. Both come to their positions having worked extensively in their field and with big ideas about how to make these two pillars of American Birding Association bigger, better, and more fun for birders of every age and station. We're excited to introduce them to you.  Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

In B.C., 15-year-old Cameron Montgomery is one of the recipients of the 2021 BCFO Young Birder Award. We tag along as he tries to find the early avian arrivals.

Alain Clavette brings us the second part of his adventure with 13-year-old birder Davin McAskill of Sackville.

Mya-Rose Craig AKA Birdgirl, is a young naturalist, ornithologist, and, birder (birdwatcher) as well as a young environmentalist, conservationist, activist, and writer. Mya-Rose wants to do everything she can to save the environment from damage and persuade people to do the same through my writing, talks & use of media. She's also proud to be a Bristol European Green Capital 2015 Ambassador. She loves birding in her garden & locally at Chew Valley Lake. Mya-Rose have been bird ringing (bird banding) at Chew Valley RS since Sept 2011, age 9 and got her C licence when she was 16. Her big passion is World Birding & she became the youngest person to see 5369th birds in Brazil in August 2019 which was 1/2 the world’s birds. Mya-Rose wants to combine her passion for nature & wildlife with her love of adventure to be a nature TV presenter going on expeditions to remote places, looking for rare or undiscovered species, like Steve Backshall. Mya-Rose / Birdgirl Birdgirl blog (http://www.birdgirluk.com/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/myarosebirdgirlcraig/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/birdgirluk/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/BirdgirlUK) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Top Tips Take care of our environment A clean environment Is essential for healthy living, hence the more we take for granted our environment, the more it will become polluted with contaminants and toxins that can have a harmful effects on our health. In order for us to take care of our bodies, we eat well, exercise and make sure to get enough sleep. That's our internal environment. And the environment that surrounds us -- air, soil, water and ecosystems -- is equally important for our health and the health and well being of others. It is so important that we do our due diligence in helping nature to thrive, however we can. As young people looking towards the future, we can all take responsibility for our planet and environment, making sure that That starts with taking care of the environment so that future generations will be able to enjoy the benefits in years to come. Stand up for what you care for One of the most difficult things for people to do is to stand up for their beliefs and what they care for. Sticking up for what you believe in and care for builds your self-respect because you're following through with your values. When you stand up for what you believe in, you are your own person. You are in charge of what you do. Stand up for what you believe in and care for, even if it means standing by yourself. Because even if you are standing alone, you'll know for a fact that it was your choice. Fight for what you believe in and care for because if you don’t stand up for them, who will? Try and try again Trying again is important since failures are a part of life and if we stop after failure we allow ourself to accept defeat. We should grow stronger with failure. With determination and perseverance we must keep trying to achieve what we want in life. Trying takes commitment and an intention to give the best of yourself to something without necessarily knowing the outcome. Focus on what can be learnt from a failure and hace a better chance of success the next time around. Syncify An app that lets you be social at a distance. Listen to your favourite podcasts and books together with friends and groups. Chat about the audio experiences as you share and learn from other users' perspectives. Commit to taking actions by sharing your ideas. To learn more, visit (www.syncifyapp.com) Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Mya-Rose Craig.

On episode #47 I talk with Ryan Rodriguez at his Dad, at the office of his Dad and primary birding chauffeur Victor Rodriguez.  Ryan learned to read at age 4 by studying the Sibley Guide to the Birds of North America for a full summer. He is an avid birder, Young Birder of the Year contest participant, and a wonderful guest on the Bird Banter Podcast. Enjoy.  Check out the associated Bird Banter Blog Post for more information and photos of and about Ryan.  Please leave comments, reviews, and contact me on the Bird Banter website contact page if you have suggestions for additional guests or topics.  Good Birding and Good Day!

The ABA has a long history of supporting young birders through our Young Birder of the Year competitions and the young birder camps in Colorado and Delaware, programs that have had real positive impacts on the young people who participate in them. Host Nate Swick talks with four young birders--Cayenne Sweeney, Bailey Eichhorn, Diego Blanco and Johanna Beam--about their experiences. They share what it means to participate in these programs, and what the birding community can do to support them. Also, Nate wraps up his, er, interesting spring. Thanks to Rockjumper Birding Tours for supporting the podcast! Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play, and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

Welcome Ruddy Turnstone, 2017 ABA Bird of the Year! Nate Swick has a conversation with scientist, author, and 2017 BOY artist Sophie Webb (www.sophiewebb.com) whose image of Ruddy Turnstones will be featured on the cover of the February 2017 issue of Birding magazine. We discuss turnstones, art, and what she looks for in her role as a Young Birder of the Year judge. We also want to hear your Ruddy Turnstone stories! One of the wonderful things about this bird is that you can find them when you're birding just about anywhere in the world, as Nate Swick recently discovered. He shares the story. Share your Ruddy Turnstone stories with us! We'd love to hear them!

Bill Thompson III, co-publisher and editor of “Bird Watchers Digest,” discusses his magazine and also his new book “The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America” in this episode of BirdCallsRadio that originally aired on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. A prolific writer of birds and nature, he also wrote “Bird Watching for Dummies” and several other books. He also spreads the word about birding through his blog — Bill of the Birds — and a podcast entitled “This Birding Life.”

Bill Thompson, III, interviews Phoebe Linnea Thompson, his daughter and co-author on The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America.

Bill Thompson, III, interviews Phoebe Linnea Thompson, his daughter and co-author on The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America.

Bill Thompson, III, interviews Phoebe Linnea Thompson, his daughter and co-author on The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America.