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This Birding Life (Enhanced)

This Birding Life: Enhanced Podcast. This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher’s Digest. And like the magazine’s content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide... Read more

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Best of This Birding Life: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

Best of This Birding Life: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

TBL host Bill Thompson, III, will be away from the BWD home nest for a while. We hope soon to resume new episodes of the... Read more

17 Jan 2019

43mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 75: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

Episode 75: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul

Owl expert Scott Weidensaul joins Bill for a discussion of this winter's invasion of snowy owls from the Arctic. Through... Read more

27 Dec 2017

40mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 46: The Voices of Argentina

Episode 46: The Voices of Argentina

TBL Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews fellow birders, local guides, and other interesting people whom he encountered o... Read more

11 Jun 2014

42mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 73: More Birding Stories

Episode 73: More Birding Stories

Host Bill Thompson, III, recently traveled to Taiwan. Four of his travel companions tell fascinating stories about their... Read more

2 Nov 2017

42mins

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Episode 87: Melissa Groo: Wildlife Biographer

Episode 87: Melissa Groo: Wildlife Biographer

Melissa Groo joins Bill to talk about her life and the late start she got to her amazing career as a “wildlife biographe... Read more

11 Dec 2018

40mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 70: Ian Harding and Odd Birds

Episode 70: Ian Harding and Odd Birds

Bill chats with actor/birder Ian Harding, star of the television show “Pretty Little Liars,” about his new book “Odd Bir... Read more

27 Jul 2017

46mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 42: Jeffrey Kimball and Birders: The Central Park Effect

Episode 42: Jeffrey Kimball and Birders: The Central Park Effect

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Jeffrey Kimball, creator of the movie “Birders: The Central Park Effect.”

29 May 2013

43mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 9: A Conversation with Kenn Kaufman

Episode 9: A Conversation with Kenn Kaufman

Birding all-star Kenn Kaufman talks about his life with birds, his early days as a bird watcher, his latest field guides... Read more

1 Jun 2007

28mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 77: Point and Shoot Photography

Episode 77: Point and Shoot Photography

Host Bill Thompson, III, talks with Stephen Ingraham, author of "Point and Shoot Nature Photography," about the explosiv... Read more

20 Feb 2018

32mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 40: Optics-Buying Advice With Ben Lizdas, Part II

Episode 40: Optics-Buying Advice With Ben Lizdas, Part II

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Eagle Optics sales manager Ben Lizdas about prism types, considerations for nature-w... Read more

28 Nov 2012

28mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 79: Meet the California Young Birders Club

Episode 79: Meet the California Young Birders Club

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Elisa, Cayenne, BJ, and Ryan, founding members of the California Young Birders Club.... Read more

18 Apr 2018

29mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 13: The Singing Life of Birds

Episode 13: The Singing Life of Birds

Author Donald Kroodsma discusses the art and science behind listening to bird songs.

20 Mar 2008

26mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 85: Cape A-May-Zing: A Visit to Cape May, New Jersey

Episode 85: Cape A-May-Zing: A Visit to Cape May, New Jersey

Join host Bill Thompson, III, on his recent birding tour of renowned hotspot Cape May, New Jersey, where he interviews T... Read more

18 Oct 2018

39mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 43: Elsa Thompson and BWD: The Early Days

Episode 43: Elsa Thompson and BWD: The Early Days

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Bird Watcher’s Digest’s Founding Publisher Elsa Thompson about the early days of the... Read more

15 Aug 2013

47mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 76: Noah Strycker's World Big Year

Episode 76: Noah Strycker's World Big Year

Bill talks with Noah Strycker, self-described birdman and adventurer, who was the first person ever to see more than 6,0... Read more

24 Jan 2018

35mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 41: The Past, Present, and Future of Birding Optics

Episode 41: The Past, Present, and Future of Birding Optics

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Stephen Ingraham, optics specialist from Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, about technology,... Read more

22 Mar 2013

37mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 10: A Conversation with Lang Elliott

Episode 10: A Conversation with Lang Elliott

Lang Elliott, the mighty maven of bird sound in North America, talks about his inspiration and renowned work in recordin... Read more

20 Jul 2007

25mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 78: James Adams and the Closing of Pico Bonito

Episode 78: James Adams and the Closing of Pico Bonito

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews James Adams, co-manager of the Lodge and Spa at Pico Bonito in Honduras, about the r... Read more

21 Mar 2018

26mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 34: The Birding Life of Greg Miller

Episode 34: The Birding Life of Greg Miller

Greg Miller, an Ohio birder who served as inspiration for one of the characters in “The Big Year”, tell the story of his... Read more

18 Nov 2011

58mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 74: Birding Taiwan

Episode 74: Birding Taiwan

Bill's recent birding trip to Taiwan is the subject of this episode. Taiwan is an island off the coast of China, with a ... Read more

30 Nov 2017

45mins

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