Winging It with Frank and Sammy!

Frank and Sammy explain how to join the California Bird Atlas project while exploring Southern California's beaches in search of nesting Snowy Plovers! 🪺 To learn more about the California Bird Atlas: https://www.californiabirdatlas.org/ 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

Frank and Sammy recap Sammy's recent trip back to Belize, with special guest Dawn Cohen! 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

In this special Easter episode, Frank and Sammy talk all about eggs! 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

After last week's episode about the weird mating rituals of the bird world, Frank and Sammy turn their attention to the next phase in the process: nesting! 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 Bird Nests of the World by Mamoru Suzuki: https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Nests-World-Mamoru-Suzuki/dp/0985299703 Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina

During this Valentine's season, Frank and Sammy discuss the weird and wacky mating rituals of birds! 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 Join the California Breeding Bird Atlas: https://www.californiabirdatlas.org/ Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina  

Due to some technical difficulties from the last recording, Frank and Sammy re-review the Big Year movie, comparing it to the YouTube Documentary "Listers". Lister's YouTube documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo&t=4s 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

It's a New Year, and Frank and Sammy discuss what that means to birders! Donate to Sammy's Big Year effort here: https://www.birdingwithsammy.com/calaveras-county-big-year Lister's YouTube documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo&t=4s 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  

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! Barn Owl nest box plans: https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/barn-owl/ 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 Barn Owl recording by Paul Smith https://xeno-canto.org/species/Tyto-furcata?dir=1&order=cnt&pg=2

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.