birdbanter (69)in #birding • 5 years ago • NoneSparrow Season in WASavannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis In western Washington once the neotropical breeding birds have migrated…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 5 years ago • NoneLife RoadsRoughly the route travelled on the trip described in this post. BIrders often call a species of bird that they see…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 5 years ago • NoneLocation, Location, LocationAsh-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Birding is a lot like looking for a home. Location is everything.…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 5 years ago • NoneEastern Washington TripGolden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos It's been a while since I posted here. I've been focusing on a new podcast, The…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NonePileated Woodpecker and Lots of Green TodayPileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Today I got out to beat the midday rain on the Sequalitchew Creek Trail in…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneCatching a Break from the RainSurf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Yesterday was a typically rainy spring day in Tacoma, but a short dry break…birdbanter (69)in #dsound • 6 years ago • NoneThe Bird Banter Podcast Episode #5 with Dorian AndersonEpisode #5 features Dorian Anderson of Biking for the Birds and his big ABA big year using 100% self-powered…birdbanter (69)in #dsound • 6 years ago • NoneTBBP Episode #4 with Christian HagenlocherIn Episode #4 Ed talks with Christian Hagenlocher, creator of The Birding Project and author the soon to be published…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneLake Chelan Boat RideYesterday I took the Lady Express boat from Chelan, WA to Stehekin at the north end of the lake, about a 50 mile…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneGolden Eagle Close Up and PersonalGolden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos The Golden Eagle is found through large parts of the world. See the eBird range…birdbanter (69)in #dsound • 6 years ago • None2019-02-12 Bird Banter Podcast #3 with Bruce LaBarIn Episode #3 host Ed Pullen talks with Bruce LaBar, the #1 eBird lister in Washington State. Bruce cut his birding…birdbanter (69)in #dsound • 6 years ago • None2019-02-05 Final take BirdBanter Podcast #2 Ken BrownIn The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #2 with Ken Brown host Ed Pullen and his best birding buddy Ken Brown trade birding…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NonePodcast Recording and a Bit of BirdingThe most numerous species of bird today at the Swan Creek County Park was Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis . My…birdbanter (69)in #dsound • 6 years ago • NoneBirdbanter podcast #1The Bird Banter Podcast is a podcast by birders for birders. Host Ed Pullen will host guests, or do solo podcasts…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneBig Birds in Orting TodayThe immature Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis remains in Orting. Today I just got out for brief a birding foray to…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneGood Day Birding after SnowmageddonFirst winter Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis I grew up in Maine, where it snows a lot, and although I've lived…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneWhite-throated SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Today I once again went to the bird feeding station at the end of…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneThe Aptly Named Hermit WarblerHermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis Of the western U.S. wood warblers one of the hardest to find on demand is…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneSouthwest Washington Birding YesterdaySandhill Cranes Grus canadensis at the Lower River Road in the Vancouver Lowlands. Yesterday Ken Brown, Bruce…birdbanter (69)in #birding • 6 years ago • NoneTrip North Today- Birding the Skagit and Samish Flats.Maybe 50,000 Snow Geese Chen caerulescens winter in the Skagit area, and I think I may have seen 20% of them…