Kat is a Northern California-based birder! Find out more about California Towhee! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  California Towhee Ingredients 1 cup brewed iced tea 1.5 oz tequila 1 oz triple sec 1.5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice 1.5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup agave syrup  Lime wedge Ice Directions 1. Mix tea, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, lemon juice and agave syrup into glass. You may want to add more simple syrup if you desire your cocktail to be sweeter. 2....

Maíra is a mammal biologist and Brazil birding tour owner and operator! Find out more about Rufous Hornero! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Rufous Hornero Ingredients 1 oz vodka 1 oz coffee liqueur 1 1/2 oz Irish cream 1 1/2 oz heavy cream ice chocolate shavings Directions 1. Add vodka, coffee liqueur, Irish cream, and heavy cream and ice to a shaker. 2. Shake shake shake 3. Strain into a chilled glass 4. Garnish with chocolate shavings

Sam is a shorebird biologist and birder based on the Texas Coast. Find out more about Masked Lapwing! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Masked Lapwing Ingredients 6 oz Foster’s 6 oz lemonade Lemon Slice Directions 1.  Pour beer and lemonade into a pint glass 2. Garnish with lemon

Stephanie is a conservation scientist and birder based in Chicago. Find out more about Black Terns! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Black Tern Ingredients 2 oz pomegranate juice 1 oz orange juice ½ oz lime juice 2 oz seltzer ice  *Make it a cocktail: Add 1 oz of silver tequila Directions 1.       Fill a glass with ice 2.       Add pomegranate juice, orange, and lime juice              a.       If making this a cocktail, add in the tequila  3.       Stir well 4.       Top...

Sarah is a birder and author based in Oregon. Find out more about Marbled Murrelets! *PS I said a Yachats Brewery called Marbled Murrelet when I meant to say they have a beer called Marbled Murrelet.   Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Marbled Murrelet Ingredients 16 oz stout 1 shot hazelnut liqueur like Frangelico Directions 1. Fill chilled glass with stout 2. Top off with hazelnut liqueur

Tricia is a birder, artist, traveler, and surveyor based in Florida. Find out more about the Gunnison Sage-Grouse! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Gunnison Sage-Grouse Ingredients ½ cup honey 1 cup water 12 sage leaves 3 oz bourbon Lemon wedge ice Directions 1. Combine honey, water and sage leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil mixing the honey into the water. 2. Boil for 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool. 3. Pour bourbon, 2 ounces of syrup and juice...

Sophoan is a guide, birder, and conservationist based in Cambodia. Find out more about the Giant Ibis! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Giant Ibis Ingredients 2 tb Coconut Cream Liqueur (like Sky Coco or Bacardi brand) ¾ cup strong black coffee Ice Directions 1.       Pour coffee into a glass 2.       Mix in liqueur to your preference 3.       Fill with ice

Karine is your go-to birder for advice based in Ottawa! Find out more about the Canada Jays! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Short-tailed Shearwater Ingredients 4 oz Red Wine 1 oz Maple Syrup 2 oz Canadian Whisky 1 dash nutmeg Directions 1.    Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat 2.    Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring periodically 3.    Remove from heat and pour in a mug

Heidi is a guide and adventurer based in Tasmania. Find out more about the Short-tailed Shearwater! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Short-tailed Shearwater Ingredients 1 oz vodka 2 oz hot espresso ½ oz Kahlua ¼ oz simple syrup Directions 1.    Pour all ingredients over ice 2.    Shake shake shake 3.    Strain into a martini glass

Krissi is a Vancouver, BC-based birder who advocates for a better birding community. Find out more about the Red-shouldered Hawk! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Red-shouldered Hawk Ingredients ¾ oz brandy ¾ oz dark rum ¾ oz triple sec ½ oz lime juice Dash Bitters Lime Wedge Directions 1.    Fill a shaker with ice, pour in brandy, rum, triple sec, lime juice, and bitters. 2.    Shake Shake Shake 3.    Strain into a chilled cocktail glass 4.    Garnish with lime wedge

Els Wakefield is a researcher, birder, and Tasmania bird advocate! Find out more about the Pacific Gulls! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Pacific Gull Ingredients 1 oz Gin 1 oz Chambord ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz simple syrup A fresh or frozen strawberry Ice Directions 1. Fill a glass with crushed ice  2. Pour in ingredients and stir 3. Garnish with strawberry

Isis is a guide, photographer, and birding advocate with Choose Honduras. Find out more about the Lesson's Motmot! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Lesson's Motmot Ingredients 4 oz shade-grown coffee 1 ½ oz mezcal ½ oz agave nectar Whipped cream Directions 1.    Brew coffee 2.    Stir in mezcal and agave nectar 3.    Top with whipped cream

Vivian is a birder and works with the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership! Find out more about the Spoon-billed Sandpiper! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Spoon-billed Sandpiper Ingredients 1.5 oz gin .5 oz Cherry Liqueur .75 oz Lime Juice 1 dash Angostura Bitters Ice Lime wheel Directions 1.    Fill shaker with gin, cherry liqueur, lime juice, and bitters 2.    Shake shake shake 3.    Strain into cocktail glass 4.    Garnish with lime wheel

Holly is a guide, author, and educator - check out Ornitherapy. Find out more about the Tufted Titmouse! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Tufted Titmouse Ingredients 2 oz gin 4 oz rose lemonade tonic (like this one!) 1 oz hpnotiq  1 lemon wheel Ice Directions 1.    Fill glass with ice 2.    Add gin 3.    Top with tonic, slightly stir 4.    Carefully pour hpnotiq 5.    Garnish with lemon wheel

Bella is a guide and coordinator with AlpineBirding based in China. Find out more about the Black-throated Tit! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Black-throated Tit Ingredients 4 raspberries 2 shots Amarula ½ shot Vodka Garnish: Raspberries Directions 1.    Muddle raspberries and vodka in cup 2.    Pour in Amarula 3.    Stir 4.    Garnish with raspberries

Amanda is a nature writer and birder based in London. Find out more about the Goldcrest! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Goldcrest Ingredients 1 oz Bargenjager ½ oz Goldschlager 4 oz Champagne Directions 1.    Pour liquors in champagne flute 2.    Top off with champagne

Corina is a hardcore birder and someone who enjoys guiding others. Find out more about the Great Gray Owls! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Great Gray Owl Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces of Gin 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1/2 ounce Maraschino Cherry Liqueur 1/2 ounce Crème de Violette  Dash of blue curacao Ice Directions 1. Fill a shaker with ice. 2. Pour all ingredients into shaker. 3. Shake well. 4. Pour into a glass, garnish and enjoy.

Geraldine is a child psychologist and author! Find out more about the Wood Duck! A few corrections: Around minute 21, Geraldine mentions she’s afraid of birds, she meant BEARS not birds.At one point Geraldine mentions "that she's the only brown person", and she wanted to clarify that she was referring to when she goes birding at local hotspots, as she feels there is a lack of diversity in her local birding community.Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Wood Duck Ingredients 1 oz...

Lottie Glover is a birder and wildlife advocate and researcher in the UK. Find out more about the Wader Spectacular! *At the beginning I mentioned a book I’m reading called: Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds  (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59034571).  I should have mentioned that I am not affiliated with this book or author, but am personally inspired by the story of a remarkable woman that I thought you might enjoy! Connect with me...

Lisa Schibley is the coordinator for the International Shorebird Survey with Manomet and an advocate for women birders. Find out more about Verdin! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Verdin Ingredients 2 oz gin 1 oz lemon juice ½ oz agave nectar Ice Lemon Twist Directions 1.    Fill shaker with ice, gin, lemon juice, nectar  2.    Shake shake shake 3.    Strain into glass 4.    Garnish with a lemon twist

Whitney Lanfranco is an optics rep for Leica Sporting Optics and a bird guide. Find out more about Red Knot! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Red Knot Ingredients 3 shots RumChata 1 shot fireball whiskey 3 tablespoons boba balls (here's the boba I bought) Ice Directions 1.    Fill shaker with ice, whiskey, and rumchata 2.    Shake shake shake 3.    Pour into glass 4.    Pour in boba balls 5.    Drink using boba straw

Susan Petracco is a photographer and birder based in Florida.  Find out more about Atlantic Puffin! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Atlantic Puffin Ingredients 1 ½ oz vodka ¾ oz Godiva liqueur 1 splash orange liqueur 1 splash half and half Chocolate syrup Ice Directions 1.       Prepare a martini glass by drizzling chocolate syrup around the inside lip 2.       Fill a shaker with ice, vodka, liqueurs and half and half 3.       Shake Shake Shake 4.       Strain into prepared...

Bree Tucker is a Canadian birder who enjoys getting out there to see birds! Find out more about Northern Goshawk! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Northern Goshawk Ingredients 16 oz Ale (I used a Red Ale) 1 shot Grey Goose Directions 1.  Pour in the vodka 2.  Top it off with the Ale

Ana Maria is a wildlife biologist studying raptors in Colombia. Find out more about Black-and-Chestnut Eagle! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Black-and-Chestnut Eagle Ingredients 2 oz Pisco 1 oz Lime Juice ½ oz Simple Syrup or Agave Nectar Angostura Bitters Directions 1.       Fill shaker with Pisco, juice, and nectar 2.       Shake Shake Shake 3.       Strain into glass with fresh ice 4.       Top with a few dashes of bitters

Hannah is a conservationist and author living in the UK who recently wrote Fledgling, detailing her experience with birds in Ghana. Find out more about Bronze-winged Mannikin Finch! Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website.  Or visit my Etsy site. Bronze-winged Mannikin Finch Ingredients 2 shots rum ½ shot triple sec 1 tb marmalade Squirt lime juice Squirt agave nectar or simple syrup Ice Directions 1.    Fill your shaker with all the ingredients 2.    Shake shake shake 3.    Strain...