Voices of Birding History

About Voices of Birding History

Ray Witbeck first began birding at 17 while working at a Scout Camp in the Sierra Nevada mountains where he taught merit badges in a nature department. Combining his interests in birds, love for history and being a voice talent, and also drawing from his many years as an executive recruiter, Ray thought to preserve the actual voices of those who have been a part of the birding community by offering these short interviews. These conversations offer a window into its history and early players.

Publisher

Ray Witbeck

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jan 2020

Latest episode

28 Jan 2020

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with John Luther

   One of the original chasers!

2. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Rose Ann Rowlett

   One of birding's true pioneers.

3. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Scott Terrill

   Scott is an internationally recognized ornithologist with extensive experience in avian ecology and behavior, as well as a strong background in vertebrate community ecology and population biology.

4. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Alvaro Jaramillo

   Alvaro Jaramillo is a biologist, author, and a birding guide. Alvaro was born in Chile but began birding in Toronto, Canada, where he lived as a youth. He was trained in ecology and evolution with a particular interest in bird behavior. An expert on the birds of California and North America, he is the author of two books: The Birds of Chile and the ABA Field Guides to the Birds of California. A contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications, including the "Identify Yourself" column in Bird Watcher's Digest. Recently, he received the Eisenmann Medal of the Linnean Society of New York, established to honor those who excel in ornithology and encourage the amateur. Alvaro runs a birding and nature tour company, Alvaro’s Adventures, where the focus is to have fun, learn a thing or two and just enjoy birds and nature. Alvaro lives with his family in Half Moon Bay, California.

5. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Don Kroodsma

   One of our leading experts on bird song.

6. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Paul Lehman

   One of our great contributors to field guide excellence.

7. 

   28 Jan 2020

   Interview with Susanne Luther Methvin

   One of birding's original adventurers!

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