The American Birding Podcast
The American Birding Podcast brings together staff and friends of the American Birding Association as we talk about birds, birding, travel and conservation in North America and beyond. Join host Nate Swick every Thursday for news and happenings, recent rarities, guests from around the birding world, and features of interest to every birder.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 361
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
04-24: Secrets of Slow Birding with Bridget Butler
If there’s one thing that this year has taught birders, its how to appreciate your immediate surroundings. The cancellation of festivals, international trips, and even many local bird walks and meeti…
04-23: The Evolution of Online Birding with Mike Bergin
In 2020 birders have taken to the internet in droves, but the adoption of perhaps the history’s most profound technological advancement by birders hasn’t been entirely smooth. In all those fits and s…
04-21: Secrets of Shade-Grown Coffee with Ruth Bennett
Every bird organization on the planet encourages bird-friendly coffee, but what does that mean, why are there so many bird-friendly standards, and why is it so important for migratory birds? Dr. Ruth…
04-20: J.J. Audubon and the Bird of Washington Fraud with Matthew Halley
John James Audubon is frequently referred to with reverence as the father of the North American ornithology, and has a public reputation that is nearly impeccable. He has birds named after him, the c…
04-19: How Birders Can Save the Migratory Bird Treaty Act with Tykee James
Birders are undoubtedly familiar with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, at least by name, and recent proposed changes to that venerable piece of conservation legislation by the Trump Administration have…
04-18: Conservation, Cooperation, and NABCI with Judith Scarl
When it comes to bird conservation in North America, there are so many groups that need to be engaged. You've got government agencies from many nations alongside multiple non-profits all invested in …
04-17: This Month in Birding - June 2020
It's This Month in Birding, a panel discussion covering the best bird news we might have missed here at the ABP for the last month.
This episode features a panel of science writers and birders, Ryan …
04-16: #BlackBirdersWeek and Its Impact with Corina Newsome & Tykee James
Following birder Christian Cooper’s encounter with a racist white woman in Central Park on Memorial Day, a group of Black birders and naturalists created #BlackBirdersWeek, an online event to celebra…
04-15: 2020 Splits and Lumps with Nick Block
It’s split and lump season again. And that means Dr. Nick Block, professor of Biology at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts and Secretary of the ABA’s Recording Standards and Ethics Committee…
04-14: What It's Like to Be a Bird with David Sibley
David Sibley hardly needs an introduction to the ABA’s audience. He is the author and illustrator of what is the most popular field guide in North America, and the one simply known by his name - The …
04-13: This Month in Birding - May 2020
The American Birding Podcast brings you This Month in Birding, a panel discussion covering the best bird news we might have missed here at the ABP for the last month.
This episode features a panel of…
04-12: City Pigeons and Urban Evolution with Elizabeth Carlen
More than ever, birders are turning their attention to the birds immediately outside their front door, and for millions of North Americans there is scarcely a more ubiquitous bird than the feral Rock…
04-11: Birding Book Club - Big Year Narratives
In recent years it has seemed as though doing an ABA Area Big Year means that you have to write a book about it, but the form's roots can be traced to Roger Tory Peterson himself. What makes them so …
04-10: The Bird Way with Jennifer Ackerman
Welcome to the new weekly American Birding Podcast!
Jennifer Ackerman is the New York Times best-selling author and essayist who wrote The Genius of Birds and a great many other science books. Her ne…
04-08: Birding in the COVID-19 Era with Ted Floyd & Brodie Cass Talbott
The COVID-19 crisis has forced us all to take stock of how we do everything, and birding and birding community events are hardly unique. It's impossible to think about anything else so we just decide…
04-07: Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist with Don Kroodsma
It’s hard to step out your backdoor these days without being overwhelmed by birdsong. Spring is easing northward across the continent and with it, an increase in the activities of birds. Few people k…
04-06: Bird Rehab Behind the Scenes with Ioana Seritan
The world of bird rehabilitation is a unique aspect of the way that people interact with birds, and those that do the dirty work of helping wild birds get back to normal following scrapes with human …
04-05: On Non-Native Birds in the ABA Area with Peter Pyle
Of the 1116 species on the ABA checklist, around 50 are what we classify as “non-native”. These are species from other parts of the world introduced either to the North American mainland or, frequent…
04-04: The Importance of a Breeding Bird Atlas with Gabriel Foley
Many states and provinces are increasingly interested in tackling a comprehensive survey of the birds in their regions. With the help help of technology, this ambitious undertaking is more achievable…
04-03: Affinity and Identity in the QBNA with Jennifer Rycenga & Michael Retter
When we seek out to bird with others, it is to share in the joy of birds. Whether intended or not, along the way we build a sense of community. In order to appreciate that joy to its fullest, we shou…