Danielle Belleny

Danielle Belleny is a wildlife biologist and avid birder from San Antonio, TX. She enjoys the never ending opportunities to nature watch in everyday places. Her favorite part about being a biologist is being able to share her knowledge of nature with others.  Danielle is also known as The Cemetery Birder since she frequents cemeteries...

Episode 27: Danielle Belleny

Friends and foes, we bring you the latest installment of Fowl Mouths Podcast. We sat down with Corey Lycopolus and Tykee James of Audubon For All Union to discuss all things labor organizing! Corey and Tykee give us the rundown discussing their efforts, their goals, and the ridiculous fucking roadblocks being set up by Audubon...

Episode 26: Audubon for All

On this banter episode, we cover early migrants, tricky IDs, owls!!, ticks, and some discussion about the Audubon for All Union. Stay up to date on future episodes and our bird shenanigans in between episodes by following Fowl Mouths Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Remember to please Like, Subscribe and Review! Is there a guest you’d like to hear on the...

Episode 25: Merganser, I hardly know her!

Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault from 4:00 – 11:00 We’re back after a very long hiatus. This is a true banter episode. We meander through a wide variety of topics. We start off by addressing the very important issue regarding the sexual assault of a birder. And yes, we talk about COVID a bit...

Episode 24: Well, it’s an Episode

Hi Friends and welcome to Episode 23 of Fowl Mouths Podcast. Typically, here is where we’d insert some wit and warble, preparing you for the debauched nonsense that awaits you. This episode is way too important for that. David Robinson sat down with us to talk all things Auk The Vote. The message for this...

Episode 23: Auk The Vote

What’s in a name? For birds… it’s complicated… complacent… or just racist. This week we take on the problematic bird names that have created quite the commotion in the birding community. The push to change or remove honorifics (you know when a bird is named after some white dude) is not a new issue –...

Episode 22: #BirdNamesForBirds

James Muller

WHAT?!?! Is it still 2020?! What is life? Where is my mind? We have risen from the deep dark depths of quarantine with another episode of Fowl Mouths Podcast! For episode 21 we have Biggest Week Guide and twitcher to the stars, James Muller. We were going to talk about the Biggest Week in American...

Episode 21: James Muller

Jordan Rutter

Jordan, the PR director of the American Bird Conservancy, is a life-long birder with a passion for connecting others to the natural world through birds. With an M.Sc. in conservation biology from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and over ten years of experience in the ornithology field, she has a strong science background...

Jordan, the PR director of the American Bird Conservancy, is a life-long birder with a passion for connecting others to the natural world through birds. With an <a href="http://M.Sc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">M.Sc</a>. in conservation biology from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and over ten years of experience in the ornithology field, she has a strong science background...

Episode 20: The ABC with Jordan Rutter

Hello and welcome to Episode 19 of Fowl Mouths Podcast. We’ve got The Feminist Bird club roosting up in our Zoom and they’re here to smash the patriarchy and do some birding along the way. Founded in 2016 by Molly Adams, the Feminist Bird Club aims to be an inclusive birdwatching club that provides a...

Episode 19: The Feminist Bird Club

It’s finally that time of year again where the migrants are making their way up to our neck of the woods. Sean, Scott, and Heather talk about their experiences birding as this migration is starting to get into full swing. Sean updates us on his Local Big Year count, Heather and Scott lucked out with...

Episode 18: Migration Madness, 2020

We're not your grandmother's birding podcast. Join Sean, Scott, and Heather as they interview birders from all flocks of life. Subscribe on the podcasting app of your choice for more puns and fowl language.

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Nate Swick

This week’s guest has hosted one of the most popular birding podcasts for years but has never been on the other side of the mic. Nate Swick is the editor of the American Birding Association Blog, social media manager for the ABA, and the host of the American Birding Podcast. He lives in Greensboro, North...

Episode 17: An Interview with Nate Swick

Matt Bell

Well, here we are. There you are. Confined to our homes and staying six feet away from each other. To help you pass the time, we have a special little episode for you. After our bit of ranting about the weirdness of finding ourselves in a pandemic, we catch up on what we’ve been up...

Episode 16: CORVID19 and Matt Bell

Jeffrey Ward

After an unplanned hiatus, Fowl Mouths Podcast has returned!! For this week’s episode we’re happy to present an interview with Jeffrey Ward. Jeffrey is a birder, educator, and naturalist born and raised in the Bronx, New York. His love for wildlife started as a child with field guides and nature shows. He’s now a freelance...

Episode 11: An Interview with Jeffrey Ward

Nick Bonomo

We are back, fellow fowl mouthed bird nerds, with fishing and pishing, gull spotting expert Nick Bonomo. When he’s not mending the broken, he’s searching swamps at midnight, finding us the rarities that would otherwise go unnoticed. He’s got a penchant for punishing himself, owling at all hours and combing the world for super rarities....

Episode 12: An Interview with Nick Bonomo

Welcome back to Fowl Mouths!  Our guest this episode is a change from our usual bird-centric irreverence. This week we spoke with native plant expert and “ungardener” Aubree Keurajian! Aubree takes us to task on all things plants, from pollinator-friendly backyards to curing your plant blindness. Stay up to date on future episodes and our...

Episode 10: Ungardening with Aubree Keurajian

Heidi Trudell

Each year approximately one billion birds die during night migrations due to city lights and window collisions. For this episode, we spoke with Heidi Trudell, one woman who is on a mission to lower that staggering statistic. Since 2003, Heidi has worked as a researcher and consultant on the topic of bird collision and prevention....

Episode 15: An Interview with Heidi Trudell

Robin Ladouceur

Welcome to Episode 9 of Fowl Mouths Podcast! This episode features an interview with Robin Ladouceur, conservationist, activist, and a friend of birds everywhere. We talked about everything from staying energized and positive in a world where the controlling political party is attempting to destroy the very planet itself, to the small steps each one...

Episode 9: An Interview with Robin Ladouceur

In this week’s episode, we talk junco butts, human butts, and citizen science! Feed your drama llama and join the ranks of the Bird Police with some #BirdTwitter hijinks. We find out what Sean’s been up to, which has been A LOT. Meanwhile Scott and Heather got to see a few birds here and there...

Episode 13: Junco in the Trunko and Citizen Science

Greg Neise

Hello, Happy New Year! and welcome back to Fowl Mouths! Before you say anything, we know, you missed us and you’re just happy we’re back! We love you too! This week’s guest is Greg Neise, Big Day King and Web &amp; Content Developer for the American Birding Association. He joins us this week to tell...

Episode 14: An Interview with Greg Neise

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