A podcast by bird nerds, for bird nerds. We'll share birding tips and tricks and conduct interviews with birders from all walks of life.
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5 Sept 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 10
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9 Aug 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 9
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21 Jun 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 8
In this episode of the podcast, I interview Therese Cummisky. Therese was the naturalist at Jefferson County Conservation and is now a local legend. Her birding reputation inspired my push last year to see 150 species in a year and ended in a friendly competition. Here, we learn about her spark into birding, her favorite groups of birds, and play a fun game of what’s this bird.
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24 May 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 7
This month’s episode is all about warblers! I cover a short list of some of the more common warblers that I see every year with a couple of more challenging birds for the experienced birders.
Events this month include that Jackson Hole Birding Festival (https://www.jacksonholebirdingfestival.com/) and some upcoming field trips with Iowa Young Birders (https://iowayoungbirders.org/events).
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19 Apr 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 6
In this episode, I interview Tyler Harms of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Executive Director of Iowa Young Birders. We discuss Tyler's history as a birder, favorite birds, guides, and hotspots.
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22 Mar 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 5
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22 Feb 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 4
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14 Jan 2026
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 3
Apologies for the double post, we had some technical difficulties in the original upload of this episode
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23 Dec 2025
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 2
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23 Nov 2025
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 1
In this episode, I give an introduction of myself and the podcast. We then discuss what a bird irruption is and some of the species this means I have to look forward to until the end of this year.
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