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The American Birding Podcast

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American Birding Association

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.

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09-50: The Five Great Forests with Anna Lello-Smith

Central America is home to five great tropical forests, whose presence and protection are ... more

11 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:34

11 Dec 2025

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09-49: Birding Book Club - Best Books of 2025

The Birding Book Club is back again to do our annual Best Bird Books of the Year episode f... more

04 Dec 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:09

04 Dec 2025

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09-48: This Month in Birding - November 2025

Happy Thanksgiving! At the ABA, we're thankful for birders - their passion, their deep kno... more

27 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:46

27 Nov 2025

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09-47: Birds and Board Games with Elizabeth Hargrave

What do birding and board games have in common? More than you'd expect! Birder and game de... more

20 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:52

20 Nov 2025

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09-46: The Feather Detective with Chris Sweeney

Smithsonian researcher Roxie Laybourne may be the most influential ornithologist you've ne... more

13 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:28

13 Nov 2025

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09-45: Dating Like a Bird with Bryony Angell & Wenfei Tong

Can the various mating rituals, displays, and behaviors of birds apply to the lives of hum... more

06 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:46

06 Nov 2025

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09-44: This Month in Birding - October 2025

The last Thursday of the month means it's time for This Month in Birding, our round table ... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:55

30 Oct 2025

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09-43: Inside Merlin with Miyoko Chu & Alli Smith

It's hard to overstate in influence of Cornell's Merlin on the growth of birding over the ... more

23 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:14

23 Oct 2025

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09-42: Random Birds, October 2025, with Ted Floyd

Birding magazine editor and random birder Ted Floyd is back for another trip around the bi... more

16 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:17

16 Oct 2025

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09-42: Take It or Leave It: Trumpeter Swans, Probability, and the Internet of Birding

It's not hard to get birders talking about some of the big questions in our hobby. And thi... more

09 Oct 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:00

09 Oct 2025

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09-40: What is Birding Like?

Have you ever had to describe birding to a friend or family member who just doesn't get it... more

02 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:35

02 Oct 2025

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09-39: This Month in Birding - September 2025

The last Thursday of September means that it's time for another This Month in Birding, fea... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:25

25 Sep 2025

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09-38: A Dirtbag Big Year with Owen Reiser

A Big Year is maybe the ultimate expression of birding obsession, with all the drama inher... more

18 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:21

18 Sep 2025

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09-37: New Art in the New Nat Geo Guide with Andrew Guttenberg

For more than 40 year the National Geographic Field Guide has been an essential text in th... more

11 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:15