More Than Birds

More Than Birds


Latest Episodes

Tom Stephenson – More Than Birds – Episode 14
December 10, 2013

We're back...sorry for the lay-off. - In this episode, we talk with Tom Stephenson, co-author of The Warbler Guide from Princeton Press. Tom has been birding since he was a kid under the tutelage of Dr. Arthur Allen of Cornell University.

Rick Wright – More Than Birds – Episode 13
June 04, 2013

Rick Wright lives in Bloomfield, NJ, with his wife, Alison Beringer, and their chocolate lab, Gellert. A native of southeast Nebraska, Rick studied French, German, Philosophy, and Life Sciences at the University of Nebraska before making a detour to Ha...

Greg Miller – The Big Year – More Than Birds – Episode 12
April 10, 2013

Straight from the pages and silver screen of the Big Year, I chat with Greg Miller. Birding from childhood, Greg was prepared to undertake the ultimate birding adventure in  1998, the ABA Big Year. A member of the 700 Club (not the Christian TV show),

Kenn Kaufman – More Than Birds – Episode 11
March 26, 2013

Birds took over Kenn Kaufman's life when he was six. At 16 he went out hitch-hiking all over to see as many birds as he could, as described in Kingbird Highway. He has 9 books in print now, in 3 languages, including his own series of field guides. He's in

David Lindo – The Urban Birder – More Than Birds – Episode 10
March 20, 2013

David Lindo (@urbanbirder) is The Urban Birder — a writer, broadcaster, speaker and bird guide. He strives to get urbanites to realize that there is a whole world of wildlife under their noses in the world's cities. We talk about urban birding,

Great Gray Owl – Naturalist Minute – Ep. 2
March 19, 2013

Within the maze of ponderosa pine limbs, a gray specter sits silently as it casts an intense gaze my way. A magical experience, finding a Great Gray Owl comes all too rarely to the birder. Like most owls, they make their living by remaining stealthy while

American Dipper – Naturalist Minute Ep. 1
March 14, 2013

The American Dipper is the enigma of the songbirds…it swims and dives for its food. Living on the wildest of mountain streams, American Dipper is uniquely at home in the torrent. The Dipper has an extra translucent eyelid for seeing underwater.

Gunnar Engblom – Kolibri Expeditions – More Than Birds – Episode 9
March 13, 2013

Gunnar Engblom is a Swedish expat who has made Peru his birding home. Gunnar has been leading birding tours in South America for more than 20 years. Also, he has a killer pisco sour recipe, and remember use only Peruvian pisco, not that Chilean stuff. Pl

Jeffrey Gordon – American Birding Association – More Than Birds – Episode 8
March 05, 2013

Jeffrey Gordon, President of the American Birding Association, talks with me about the current state of birding and its future. Also we chat about his emergence as a birder and naturalist. NOTE: My portion of conversation is of horrible sound quality…...

Jeremy Roberts – Conservation Media – More Than Birds – Episode 7
February 26, 2013

How does a film-maker make a difference? Help scientists and conservation organizations produce and distribute their own content without a corporate filter. That is exactly what Jeremy Roberts does for his career. Jeremy launched Conservation Media with t