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This Birding Life

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, from the backyard to the tropics, f... Read more

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Episode 90: The Final Episode! An Interview with Mark Garland

Episode 90: The Final Episode! An Interview with Mark Garland

Grab the Kleenex: This is the final episode that TBL host Bill Thompson, III, recorded before succumbing to pancreatic c... Read more

29 Aug 2019

43mins

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Episode 89: An Interview with Jeff and Liz Gordon

Episode 89: An Interview with Jeff and Liz Gordon

In July and August, This Birding Life will feature two episodes that Bill Thompson, III, recorded before succumbing to p... Read more

24 Jul 2019

39mins

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Best of This Birding Life: The Early Days of Bird Watcher's Digest

Best of This Birding Life: The Early Days of Bird Watcher's Digest

As you may know, our beloved TBL host Bill Thompson, III, died on March 25, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.... Read more

4 Jun 2019

49mins

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Best of This Birding Life: Music and Birds: Jonathan Meiberg of Shearwater

Best of This Birding Life: Music and Birds: Jonathan Meiberg of Shearwater

Originally recorded in 2010, this episode of TBL features host Bill Thompson, III, interviewing Jonathan Meiberg, a bird... Read more

14 May 2019

34mins

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Best of This Birding Life: The Birding Life of Greg Miller

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In this popular episode from 2011, TBL host Bill Thompson, III, interviewed Greg Miller, an Ohio birder who served as in... Read more

18 Apr 2019

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Episode 88: Jim McCormac: A Man for All Seasons

Episode 88: Jim McCormac: A Man for All Seasons

Bill interviews Ohio birding legend Jim McCormac about his lifelong fascination with nature, his career preserving speci... Read more

6 Mar 2019

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Best of This Birding Life: Adventure at Rapi Nui with Alvaro Jaramillo

Best of This Birding Life: Adventure at Rapi Nui with Alvaro Jaramillo

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

14 Feb 2019

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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

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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

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Episode 86: Juan the Guan and Other Birding Stories

Episode 86: Juan the Guan and Other Birding Stories

During a recent trip to South America, Bill collected stories from six of his fellow travelers and shares them here. Inc... Read more

26 Nov 2018

30mins

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