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Out There With the Birds

Out There With the Birds

Bird Watcher's Digest

Join Wendy Clark, Dawn Hewitt, and Kelly Ball for their light-hearted and humorous podcast, Out There With the Birds, where they discuss the latest news, trends, and anecdotes about wild birds and the bird watchers who enjoy them. Listen in to find out just how wonderful and weird the world of birding can be when you're Out There With the Birds.
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Top 10 Out There With the Birds Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Out There With the Birds episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Out There With the Birds 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 Out There With the Birds episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Out There With the Birds - Episode 98: How Birding Saved My Life
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08/06/21 • 57 min

Host Wendy Clark interviews Tom Ferguson, co-host of the podcast "Ninja and the Birdman," which focuses predominantly on the themes of birding, martial arts, nature, and meditation. Tom Ferguson is the founder and CEO of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, a restaurant chain that has experienced great success in a short time. Tom reveals a time when he was in a dark place in life, and found healing through the doorway of birding.
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Two new hosts join Alvaro and Raymond on our OTWTB podcast: BWD publisher Wendy Clark and BWD editor Dawn Hewitt! In the second part of this two-part episode, they discuss Wendy’s introduction to birding with the sighting of a rare bird at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium, the changes in her life (and Bird Watcher’s Digest!) over the past six months, what’s in store for BWD in the next few years, and much more!
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 7: Signs of Spring

Episode 7: Signs of Spring

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03/16/17 • 29 min

Bill and Ben discuss a mind-numbing array of topics including taking care of backyard birds, signs of spring, the NFL's concussion protocol, roadrunner vs. hummingbird, and how birding is good for mental health.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 12: Live From New River

Episode 12: Live From New River

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05/22/17 • 21 min

The boys recorded this one sitting on the back porch at Opossum Creek Retreat in Fayetteville, West Virginia, following the fabulous New River Birding & Nature Festival. This episode features an interview with Debbie Sturdivant Jordan of Holbrook Travel, one of our podcast sponsors. The fellows talk about learning bird songs, being in birding guide mode, and a great book, The Warbler Guide.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 14: Live From Hog Island, Maine
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06/20/17 • 16 min

The boys continue their discussion from the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine, chatting about seeing Atlantic puffins and other coastal birds and how birding gives you a sense of place. They also talk about two notes sent in by listeners, one about the musical suggestions from Bill and the other a nature soundscape recorded by a listener in Finland. The episode closes with Bill's latest new music recommendation: an artist known as Delicate Steve.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 20: Hurricanes, Birds, and People
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09/14/17 • 21 min

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Ivan, Gloria, and others dominate the boys' conversation in this episode. They discuss the impact of severe storms on people, birds, and birding as well as the possible extinction of birds such as the Cozumel thrasher and the Barbuda warbler. Also discussed is how we birders can help weather-devastated communities with our ecotourism dollars in the future. Finally, Bill has a musical recommendation: "So You Want to Be an Outlaw," the new album from Steve Earle & the Dukes.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 22: Big Sits, Big Years, and Big Ducks
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10/24/17 • 29 min

Through the magic of Skype the fellas hold down a conversation about rare birds, The Big Sit!, big sit strategy and rules, big years, world big years, and birding competitions. They also dip into the ornithological literature for a sidebar about male duck reproductive strategy. WARNING: Contains a short discussion of male duck genitalia.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 23: Have You Ever "Ben" to Costa Rica?
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11/06/17 • 36 min

Ben Lizdas has been to Costa Rica twice this fall (lucky dog). In this episode he talks with some of his fellow participants in the Costa Rica Birding Challenge about birding in the tropics, birding competitions, ecolodges, and the wonders of Costa Rica. Sadly, (or perhaps not) Bill is almost completely excluded from this episode, but there's still a strong Thompson Family presence: That's Bill's daughter Phoebe doing the intro and outro voiceover.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 28: Bill and Ben's Global Big Year Challenge
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01/31/18 • 33 min

Bill and Ben launch their OTWTB Global Big Year Challenge to see which of them can see the most birds in 2018. They discuss the Polar Bear Club, favorite birding gear for travel, high-end compact binoculars, the wonders of Merino wool, and they welcome two new sponsors: Swarovski Optik and Redstart Birding.
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Out There With the Birds - Episode 32: Meet the LeBron James of Birding Optics
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04/04/18 • 21 min

Back in the USA, the boys are excited about waterfowl watching season. Ben talks about his bout with Duck Eye and how the Swarovski BTX scope cured him. Bill talks about #TamronTuesday and the opening day of the new baseball season. They also chat about the challenges of the Global Big Year ChallengeTM and their struggles with eBird. Bill shares a new musical recommendation: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's new record "The Nashville Sound."
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FAQ

How many episodes does Out There With the Birds have?

Out There With the Birds currently has 106 episodes available.

What topics does Out There With the Birds cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, Nature, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Out There With the Birds?

The episode title 'Episode 76: An Interview with George Armistead' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Out There With the Birds?

The average episode length on Out There With the Birds is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of Out There With the Birds released?

Episodes of Out There With the Birds are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Out There With the Birds?

The first episode of Out There With the Birds was released on Dec 3, 2016.

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