The Badgerland Birding Podcast Badgerland Birding

We give a preview about what it's like going to The Biggest Week in American Birding, which happens annually in Ohio. We will be releasing a bunch of content about it in the future. You can learn more here: https://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com

We talked with birder and field tech Max Carroll about birding in Vermont, shorebird survey, and field tech work, a peg-legged American Oystercatcher that's still kicking, and more! You can follow Max on instagram @max.manhattan.

We talk with Master's Student Brooke Poplin about her research studying Harris's Hawks in Texas, including capture methods, technological advancements, other raptors, and more.

I talk with Graduate Research Assistant Maria Bleitz about how the Covid-19 pandemic got her into birding, some of her research and work in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma, how goofy plovers are, and more!

We talk about going to see American Woodcocks in the spring, some interesting encounters we've had with people while birding, the controversy of feral cats, as well as some interesting new gadgets we've been testing.

We talk with young birder Liam Hutcheson who just broke the State Big Year record in Washington in 2023. Discussions include birding in Washington, his Big Year, the proposed Barred Owl cull, and more. You can check out Liam's Instagram @liamhutchesonwildlife.