Hannah and Erik Go Birding

Hannah Buschert and Erik Ostrander

Hannah and Erik love to spend their free time adventuring and birding. Join them as they discuss their most recent adventures and other birding topics. They are not experts but are always game to learn and experience new things. Connect with us on all the socials or send an email to: [email protected].

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Top 10 Hannah and Erik Go Birding Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Hannah and Erik Go Birding episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Hannah and Erik Go Birding for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Hannah and Erik Go Birding episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Birding in a Golden State of Mind

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

01/16/20 • 59 min

Oh San Diego... the sun, the surf, the birds. It's really a great break from the dreary, Pacific Northwest winter. Hannah and Erik explore a few of the best hotspots in the county including: Cabrillo National Monument, Tecolote Canyon, and Mission Bay. And then head up to Disneyland and find some of the happiest birds on earth!
BTW, we forgot to mention which city had the most listeners for the last episode...so shout out to the listeners in Warrenton, Oregon! Thank you all for tuning in!
Show notes

Black Kite Macaulay Library Entry
Champions of the Flyway
Hannah’s video of King Tide waves in Cannon Beach
Cabrillo National Monument
Campland on the Bay RV Park
Mission Bay Recreation
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center
COTF Women in Steppe Etsy Site (if you let us know you bought the $3.00 sticker because of our podcast, we will send you a Hannah and Erik Go Birding sticker too!)

eBird checklists

Cabrillo National Monument
San Diego River Tidal Flats
Entrance to Mission Bay
Tecolote Canyon Natural Area

Intro Bird Call: Cassin’s Kingbird
Outro Bird Call: Nuttall’s Woodpecker

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Sax-Zim Bog with Sparky Stensaas

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

01/11/24 • 60 min

Sax-Zim Bog in Minnesota is a fascinating birding spot that is great for winter exploration. But be aware, it is COLD and takes a bit of effort to find those birds. Sparky, executive director of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog, joined us to discuss the bog and how to bird there.
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Main Story Begins at: 14:00

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
San Diego Bird Festival
Kollath and Stensass Publishing
Sax-Zim and Birding/bird photographer videos
The Photo Naturalist
Sparky’s photo galleries
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog
Birding Minnesota: Sax-Zim Bog

Birds/Animals mentioned
Araripe Manakin
Great Gray Owl
Northern Hawk-Owl
Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel)

Intro Bird Call: Black-capped Chickadee (Recorded: British Columbia March 2019)

Outro Bird Call: Red Crossbill (Recorded: Oregon August 2023)

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Birds, Food, and Fun in San Diego

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

03/23/23 • 52 min

First off - we apologize for going overboard on restaurants and food...but San Diego has SO MANY GREAT OPTIONS! Anyways, we had a great time at the San Diego Bird Festival, as always, but this year the weather decided to give us a challenge.
Main Story Begins at: 11:30

Show notes

AOS 2023 proposals
San Diego Bird Festival
Galveston Featherfest
Birdiest Week in America
Champions of the Flyway
Women in Steppe COTF team page
Kowascopers COTF team page
Keep Looking Up, by Tammah Watts
Hannah’s Blog about the Red-Breasted Goose
Lucha Libre Taco Shop
El Agave
Daybreak Island Grill
Border X Brewery
Mujeres Brewery, Story about Mujeres Brewery
Santee Lakes
Lake Jennings
El Elijo Nature Center

eBird Trip Report:

San Diego Bird Fest

Birds mentioned:

Red-breasted Goose
Lewis’s Woodpecker

Intro Bird Call: House Finch (Recorded: Clatsop Oregon, March, 2021)
Outro Bird Call: Wrentit (Recorded: Oregon, May, 2020)

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Global BirdFair

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

08/24/23 • 56 min

Global BirdFair is the UK's (and maybe the world's?) biggest birding event each year. Vendors, optics companies, artists, and many more flock to Oakham, UK to enjoy spending time with other birders and seeing what's new in birding. It's amazing to see 12,500+ birders, 280+ vendors all together because of birds.
Main Story Begins at: 8:45

Show notes

Global Bird Fair
Wings over Willapa
Birding is the World Brazil trip
Spring Chirp
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Grainstore Brewery
The Hollies Uppingham Bed and Breakfast
Admiral Hornblower
The Lord Nelson

eBird Trip Report:

https://ebird.org/tripreport/147663

Birds mentioned:

Ruddy Shelduck
Great Crested Grebe

Intro Bird Call: Common Chiffchaff (Recorded: England, July, 2023)
Outro Bird Call: Eurasian Blackcap (Recorded: England July, 2023)

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Summer of Birding (New York Times X Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

07/13/23 • 47 min

Did you know that July is the slowest eBird month? So, this summer the New York Times and Cornell Lab of Ornithology have come together to spread the word about birding, encourage folks to eBird new locations, and challenge themselves. Check it out!
Main Story Begins at: 11:45

Show notes

American Robin Status and Trends
New York Times Birding
AOS decisions
Global Bird Fair
Wings over Willapa
Birding is the World Brazil trip
Spring Chirp
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

eBird Trip Report:

Birds mentioned:

Intro Bird Call: American Robin (Recorded: Oregon, April, 2020)
Outro Bird Call: House Sparrow (Recorded: England July, 2022)

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Woodpeckers and Owls in Central Oregon

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

07/25/24 • 56 min

Central Oregon has so much to offer! Woodpeckers, empids, and owls - galore!
The Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival takes place at the end of May and highlights some of the great birding spots in the area. We lead a few trips as part of the festival, drank good beers, and did a bit of birding on our own.
Main Story Begins at: 11:32

Show notes:
Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the world Brazil
Flock To Marion Again
IC4WB
RGVBF
AOS Checklist proposals
AOS Checklist proposals simplified by the ABA Blog
Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival
Metolius Preserve
Calliope Crossing

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned:
Flammulated Owl

Intro Bird Call: Downy Woodpecker (Recorded April 2019, Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Hairy Woodpecker (Recorded January 2023, Oregon)

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West Coast Petrels from a Cruise

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

06/13/24 • 61 min

I know what you are thinking: "another cruise, really?!?" Hear us out - this one is birdy. Spring repositioning cruises along the west coast of the US offer a good chance at seeing some of the pelagic species that are tough otherwise. Listen in for our trip on the Sapphire Princess in search of petrels.
Main Story Begins at: 12:05

Show notes

Buy me a Coffee
Venmo
Birding is the world Brazil
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Flock To Marion Again
Amberwing Studios Binocular Strap
Oregon Pelagic Tours

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned:

Tufted Puffin
Murphy’s Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel
Cook’s Petrel

Intro Bird Call: American Crow (Recorded May 2023, Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwater (Recorded July 2020, Washington)

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Cruising through the Caribbean

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

02/22/24 • 51 min

Going on a cruise? It can be hard to get some birding in! But we believe in trying to bird wherever you can - so we did! Our cruise took us to Princess Cay, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk and we were able to see some great birds while checking out the other sites.
Main Story Begins at: 8:25

Show notes

Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the World Brazil trip
San Diego Bird Festival
Spring Chirp
Birding is the world Brazil
Birds and Beans Coffee
Peter Kaestner Sees 10,000 birds
10,000 birds blogs

eBird Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/201269

Intro Bird Call: White-eyed Vireo (Recorded: Florida December, 2022)

Outro Bird Call: Royal Tern Colony (Recorded: Florida, July 2018)

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Birder & Comedian, Adam Cayton-Holland

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

08/08/24 • 50 min

Adam Cayton-Holland is known for his stand-up comedy (most recent special Wallpaper can be found on Amazon Prime); his sitcom, Those Who Can't; or tragi-comedy book, Tragedy Plus Time. But did you know that he is also a birder?
Listen in as he tells about how he going into comedy and birding, the celebrity birding scene, and how birding has impacted his life.
Main Story Begins at: 11:26

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the world Brazil
Flock To Marion Again
IC4WB
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Adam Cayton-Holland
Adam Cayton-Holland Wiki
Adam Cayton-Holland Substack
Adam Cayton-Holland Instagram
Grail Bird
In Search of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Birds/Animals mentioned
Varied Thrush
Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Intro Bird Call: Western Flycatcher (Pacific Slope) (Recorded June 2019, Oregon)
Outro Bird Call: Purple Finch (Recorded April 2022, Oregon)

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Los Angeles Birding Spots: Chino Hills and El Dorado

Hannah and Erik Go Birding

06/27/24 • 48 min

In advance of our repositioning cruise, we had a few days to bird around LA. We've been there a few times before to bird, so we were searching for new spots and new birds. That drew us to Chino Hills State Park which is a great place for wildflowers, hiking, and Black-chinned Sparrows. Before jumping on the cruise, we had some time to spend at El Dorado Regional Park.
*the name of the museum we were trying to recall is Arizona Sonora Desert Museum - thanks Taylor! Additionally, we mentioned multiple times an incorrect name for the trail we hiked at Chino Hills State Park. It is properly named the Coal Canyon Trail, not the Coal Creek Trail. We apologize for any confusion due to the mistake we did not catch before publishing the episode.
Main Story Begins at: 11:18

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Birding is the world Brazil
Flock To Marion Again
Birdsong and Noise Pollution
El Dorado Regional Park Nature Center
Chino Hills State Park

eBird Trip Report

Birds/Animals mentioned:

Black-chinned Sparrow

Intro Bird Call: Black-chinned Sparrow (Recorded May 5th, 2024 California)
Outro Bird Call: Lazuli Bunting (Recorded May 5th, 2024 California)

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IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
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