Allerton Park Bird Club Podcast Evan Smith & Nate Beccue

Nate and Evan sit down with Sparky Stensaas, founder and director of Friends of Sax Zim Bog, to talk about the upcoming Tiny Bird Art Auction.The auction starts Thursday, January 25th and ends Sunday, January 28th. The auction can be found at https://saxzim.org/events/2023-tiny-bird-art/Thank you for supporting the Friends of Sax Zim Bog

Today Evan and Nate sit down a go birding with Andrew Farnsworth. Andrew Farnsworth is currently a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Andrew began birding at age 5 and quickly developed his long-standing fascinations with bird migration. His current research efforts advance the use and application of rapidly expanding technologies to study bird movements across scales including weather surveillance radar, audio and video rec...

This week with sit down with Colin Dobson to discuss birds, birdings and his new book Field Guide to Hotspots and Birds in IllinoisAn avid Illinois birder, Colin has seen over 385 species of birds over the past decade in IL. He has earned 6 Illinois Big Years. Colin recently authored a book about hotspots and birds in Illinois, Field Guide to Hotspots and Birds in Illinois and also co-authored a book about birding in Illinois, A Guide to Finding Birds Along the Illinois River Flyway. He is an...

Nate & Evan are glad to be back in the studio! In this episode they preview what is to come in 2024. Every episode they will be discussing possible names for birds.They share their travels for 2023 and plans for 2024. Join in as they prepare for the best year in birding podcast to come.

Today, Evan and Nate go birding with Tyler Funk & Bob Dolgan. Birding patches, or hot spots, often have a specific area that has a name. Montrose has the Magic Hedge. Champaign/Urbana has the Magic Bridge. Out here in rural Illinois we have the Magic Stump. What is the magic stump? Is it actually magical? Do bird magically appear? Well, kind of.....Today with sit down with discoverer/founder/head wizard Tyler Funk to discuss the Magic Stump. Where is it located? What species of birds have...

Migration, Migration, Migration! Today Evan and Nate sit down with the Winter Finch Forecaster Tyler Hoar to discuss what birds might be visiting us this winter from the North.First, Evan discusses the results of the recent Illinois Big Sit competition. Who knew that a birding competition could be filled with so much friendly competition, rivalry, and a dramatic finish! If you remember last year, Tyler gave us an amazing forecast of an irruption year and absolutely nailed it. We hav...