Christmas Bird Counts is the oldest community science program and has made a huge impact on what we know about birds and their populations! This year, we were able to join the Sunriver, Oregon count. Listen in to see what birds we spotted!

Adventure begins at: 9:23

Show notes

Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
Christmas Bird Count
Deschutes National Forest
WildEarth Live Safari
Black-bellied Bustard Video

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned

American Dipper
Varied Thrush

Intro Bird Call: Black-bellied Bustard (Recorded: South Africa, February 2025)
Outro Bird Call: Common Raven (Recorded: Oregon, June 2019)

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Our annual "company retreat" was a Caribbean cruise! So in this episode, we talk about going birding around Orlando and then a day-trip in Jamaica.

Adventure begins at: 12:30

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Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
Quill and Finch journals Discount Code: HannahandErik
New Jewel-babbler in New Guinea
Chuys
Christmas Bird Count
Orlando Wetlands Park
Arrowhead Birding Tours

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned

Jamaican Tody
Yellow-billed Amazon

Intro Bird Call: Stolid Flycatcher (Recorded: Jamaica,November 2025)
Outro Bird Call: Jamaica Vireo (Recorded: Jamaica, November 2025)

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The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is always a fun time! We went to a few new places, got a lifer, and enjoyed the valley specialty birds.

Adventure begins at: 13:27

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Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
Quill and Finch journals Discount Code: HannahandErik
"New 'remarkably tame' tinamou species discovered in Amazon mountains may already be at risk of extinction"
Sandhills Brewery
Spanky’s Burgers
Rancho Lomitas
Christmas Bird Count

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned

Tropical Parula
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Intro Bird Call: Great-tailed Grackle (Recorded Hidalgo, Texas April, 2025)
Outro Bird Call: Plain Chachalaca (Recorded Hidalgo, Texas November 2025)

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