During this Christmas season, Frank and Sammy explain the history and logistics of Audubon's Annual Christmas Bird Count!   Find your count circle: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/join-christmas-bird-count Look up data from past years: https://netapp.audubon.org/CBCObservation/Historical/ResultsByCount.aspx Join our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/3827116504253422 Support us! Frank the Bird Guy: https://www.patreon.com/frankthebirdguy Birding with Sammy: https://birdingwithsammy.com   Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina

This week, Frank and Sammy dive into the weedy world of bird taxonomy! Why did the AOS split the Warbling Vireo into two different species? What is a species? Why are Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers still considered separate species even though they hybridize so much? Frank and Sammy answer all of that and more!   AOS article: https://americanornithology.org/lumpers-and-splitters/   Join our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/3827116504253422 Listen to the extended version by becoming paid members! Frank the Bird Guy: https://www.patreon.com/frankthebirdguy Birding with Sammy: https://birdingwithsammy.com   Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina All other media used under Creative Common License.

Listen to Frank and Sammy talk ooooowl about some special birds in this special Halloween-themed episode!

In this special episode, Frank and Sammy interview their Belize guide, Jonathan Urbina, on his perspective of their trip, conservation issues in Belize, and more!

This week, Frank and Sammy talk fall migration, specifically warblers!

Listen to Frank and Sammy reminisce about their amazing time in Costa Rica together! Click the link to follow along with the eBird trip report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/214270 Support us! Frank the Bird Guy: https://www.patreon.com/frankthebirdguy Birding with Sammy: https://www.birdingwithsammy.com Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina

Welcome to our first podcast episode, live in front of a studio audience! Here, we introduce ourselves, how we met, our birding background, and our goals for the podcast! Apologies for the poor Zoom video and audio feedback at the beginning.