152 episodes

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: HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com.

Hannah and Erik Go Birding Hannah Buschert and Erik Ostrander

    • Science
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

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: HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com.

    Wildflowering in the Columbia River Gorge

    Wildflowering in the Columbia River Gorge

    Wildflowers are blooming!  While we might not have gotten to experience a superbloom, there is still a lot to see.  We stopped by Cottonwood Canyon State Park (Oregon) and Dog Mountain (Washington) to see what flowers were out.

    Main Story Begins at: 12:10
    Show notes
    Buy me a Coffee
    Spring Chirp
    Birding is the world Brazil
    eBird Global Big Day
    Wildflower Search
    Wildflower Viewing Areas
    Cottonwood Canyon State Park
    Dog Mountain
    eBird Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/222793
    Birds/Animals mentioned:
    Chukar
    Bighorn Sheep
    Intro Bird Call:  Chukar (Recorded: Oregon, March 2024) 
    Outro Bird Call: Steller’s Jay (Recorded: Oregon, April 2020) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 49 min
    Pelagic Trip from San Diego

    Pelagic Trip from San Diego

    There are so many variables to pelagic birding trips with weather, sea conditions, fish movement patterns, and more!  So sometimes it is a surprise what you happen upon.  The San Diego Bird Festival offers pelagic trips and we were lucky enough to get on one.  

    Main Story Begins at: 13:40
    Show notes
    Buy me a Coffee
    San Diego Bird Festival
    Spring Chirp 
    Great American Eclipse
    Dark Sky Week
    eBird Global Big Day
    New Seaforth
    Flock to Marion 2025 - BirdLife South Africa Cruise
    eBird Trip Report
    Birds/Animals mentioned:
    Scripps’s Murrelet 
    Heermann’s Gull  
    Intro Bird Call:  Black Oystercatcher (Recorded: Washington March, 2019) 
    Outro Bird Call: Pink-footed Shearwaters (Recorded: Offshore Washington, July 2020) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 39 min
    Digiscoping Big Year with Jeff Bouton

    Digiscoping Big Year with Jeff Bouton

    Jeff Bouton is a dedicated and expert digiscoper.  In 2023, he accidentally did a digiscoping Big Year amounting over 1,000 species caught on camera using his iPhone and Kowa spotting scope.  Listen in to hear all about digiscoping, Jeff's digiscoping tips and what he learned doing a big year.  

    Main Story Begins at: 12:30
    Show notes
    Buy me a Coffee
    Dial-a-birder: 503-741-9306
    Spring Chirp
    Dean Hale Woodpecker Fest
    Birding is the world Brazil
    KOWA YouTube Page
    Flock to Marion Again!
    Intro Bird Call:  Brown-backed Solitaire (Recorded: Oaxaca, Mexico October, 2023) 
    Outro Bird Call: Black Oystercatcher (Recorded: Washington, March 2019) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 54 min
    Bars and Birds of San Diego

    Bars and Birds of San Diego

    San Diego has so much to offer - good restaurants and bars, beaches, outdoor recreation... and birds!  We've been to San Diego many times, so we were on the lookout for some new places to explore for drinks and birds. 

    Main Story Begins at: 9:40

    *Dial-a-Birder Hotline:  Call 503-741-9306 to ask a question or tell us what's going on in your area!  Your voicemail could be featured in our next episode!
    Show notes
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology - BeastBox
    Buy me a Coffee
    Birding is the World Brazil trip
    San Diego Bird Festival
    Spring Chirp
    Birding is the world Brazil
    Ramona Grasslands Preserve
    Dos Picos County Park
    Doyle Community Park
    Gravity Heights Brewery
    The Grass Skirt
    The Captains Quarters
    eBird Trip Report
    Birds/Animals mentioned:
    Burrowing Owl
    Brant 
    Intro Bird Call:  Spotted Towhee (Recorded: San Diego, CA February, 2024) 
    Outro Bird Call: American Crow (Recorded: Oregon, May 2023) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 50 min
    Cruising through the Caribbean

    Cruising through the Caribbean

    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) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 51 min
    A Day in South Florida

    A Day in South Florida

    Back in Florida - at least for a day!  Before going on a "company retreat/family wedding" cruise, we had a day to bird the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area.  Good food, sunny skies, and cherished birds!  Luckily for us, there was a free walk with Tropical Audubon Society at Frog Pond WMA/Lucky Hammock, a great hotspot just outside of the Everglades National Park entrance.

    Main Story Begins at: 9:24
    Show notes
    Buy me a Coffee
    Birding is the World Brazil trip
    Great Backyard Bird Count
    San Diego Bird Festival
    Spring Chirp
    Birding is the world Brazil
    Birds and Beans Coffee
    Tropical Audubon Society
    Robert is Here
    Frog Pond WMA/Lucky Hammock
    eBird Trip Report
    Intro Bird Call:  White-eyed Vireo (Recorded: Florida December, 2022) 
    Outro Bird Call: Fish Crow (Recorded: Florida, December 2022) 
    Connect with us at...
    IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding
    Twitter: @WeGoBirding
    Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding
    Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

EmmaLightbown ,

Educational & entertaining!!

Such a difficult balance to blend of something being really fun and enjoyable to listen to whilst also being really informative!

swaddoups ,

Just the right mix

Great mix of passion, personal insights, science, current issues in birding, and quirkiness. For me, Hannah and Erik’s banter is the perfect counterpart to their seriousness about making birding more accessible for us all. It’s refreshing to just hear decent people cover delicate issues the best they can, with a dose of humility, when it’s needed. Definitely one of my go-to sources for my bird fix.

LapwingChris ,

Enjoyable birding podcast!

Having just caught up on Hannah and Erik Goes Birding, this podcast is enjoyable, entertaining and informative
Not at all jealous of the Costa Rica and Columbian adventures, Hannah and Erik blend travel and birds that makes the hour fly in
You feel the joy with every lifer and bogey bird achieved
Look forward to future adventures and keep up the great work
Chris, Northern Ireland

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