Today, Frank and Sammy are exploring random parking lots in Ventura to look for migrating warblers! Watch till the end to see the rare bird they find!
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
18 Aug 2026
One Year Anniversary! (Episode 16)
Frank and Sammy celebrate one year of the podcast with a special live recording at Frank's store: Wild Birds Unlimited.
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
22 Jul 2026
Birding by Ear (Episode 15)
Frank and Sammy discuss different tricks and techniques to learn different bird songs and calls! Let's practice birding by ear!
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Join us for a live podcast recording at 2 p.m. on August 8th, 2026, at Wild Bird Unlimited Ventura: 4020 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93003
Recordings from https://xeno-canto.org/:
Bobby Wilcox: Ovenbird
Brian Henderson: Pacific Wren
Ed Pandolfino: Western Tanager
Greg Irving: American Robin, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Olive-sided Flycatcher
Jennifer Lavers: Little Penguin
John Middleton: Swainson’s Warbler
Mario Reyes Jr.: Red-eyed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo
Paul Marvin: Clark’s Nutcracker
Richard E. Webster: Ash-throated Flycatcher, California Quail, Kentucky Warbler, Phainopepla, Red-tailed Hawk
Sue Riffe: Northern Yellow Warbler
Stanislas Wroza: American Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Whip-poor-will, Indigo Bunting, Wood Thrush
28 Jun 2026
The Do's and Don'ts of Bird Feeding (Episode 14)
Frank and Sammy give some pro tips to up your backyard bird feeder game: what to do and what not to do!
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
31 May 2026
Beach Birdin' (Episode 13)
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/
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
10 May 2026
An UnBelizeable Experience (Episode 12)
Frank and Sammy recap Sammy's recent trip back to Belize, with special guest Dawn Cohen!
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
5 Apr 2026
The Most Egg-cellent Episode (Episode 11)
In this special Easter episode, Frank and Sammy talk all about eggs!
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
1 Mar 2026
Home Tweet Home (Episode 10)
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!
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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
18 Feb 2026
The Birds and the Bees (Episode 9)
During this Valentine's season, Frank and Sammy discuss the weird and wacky mating rituals of birds!
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
27 Jan 2026
Big Year Movie Review (Episode 8.5)
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
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
12 Jan 2026
What is a Big Year? (Episode 8)
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
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
7 Dec 2025
Merry Christmas Bird Count (Episode 7)
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
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
23 Nov 2025
What is a Species? (Episode 6 - abridged)
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/
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Wood Thrush recording by Stanislas Wroza: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Hylocichla-mustelina
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30 Oct 2025
Owloween! (Episode 5)
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/
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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
13 Oct 2025
Special Guest - Jonathan Urbina (Episode 4, Part 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!
11 Oct 2025
Birding Belize and Guatemala! (Episode 4, Part 1)
16 Sept 2025
Watching Warblers (Episode 3)
This week, Frank and Sammy talk fall migration, specifically warblers!
31 Aug 2025
Costa Freaka! (Episode 2)
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
18 Aug 2025
Meet Frank and Sammy, Live! (Episode 1)
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.
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