The American Birding Podcast

10-36: Random Birds, September 2026, with Ted Floyd

Birding editor Ted Floyd joins host Nate Swick once again for another attempt to whittle down the Big Bird List using a random number generator. This episode of Random Bi

10-35: Making Art out of Bird Collisions with Holly Greenberg

In the next couple months, billions of migrating birds will be crossing the continent from north to south. Those birds increasingly must navigate a gauntlet of threats, n

10-34: This Month in Birding - August 2026

The end of August 20206 sees us looking forward to fall, but pausing first to enjoy a discussion about some interesting pieces of bird and birding news from the last few

10-33: Little Bird in a Big Sky with Bonner Black

Nashville based singer/song-writer Bonner Black is confidently making her way in the worlds of both music and birding. She's been touring bird festivals all over the worl

10-32: Feathered Forest with Marina Richie

Birds and trees are a natural combination, and in author Marina Richie's latest, Feathered Forest: Aloft With Birds in Ancient Trees, she meditates on the big forests of

10-31: Skyglow and Community Science with Lauren Pharr

Migration is a tough time of year for many birds, as they make their long dangerous journey between breeding grounds and wintering territories. The path taken by many see

10-30: This Month in Birding - July 2026

It's the last Thursday of the month and that means it's time for another This Month in Birding panel. July marks the turning point of the year, and the inexorable slide t

10-29: The White-eyes are Coming with Rajan Rao

The White-eyes are coming! And in a few parts of the ABA Area, they are already here and spreading. Introduced non-native species often fly under the radar of birders unt

10-28: Kestrels and Community with Emmy Broeg

Many birders across the continent have been aware of, and concerned by, the state of American Kestrels and their steady decline from places where they had once been commo

10-27: 2026 Splits and Lumps with Nick Block

Split and Lump season is here again, and as we have since this podcast began, we welcome Dr. Nick Block of Stonehill College to discuss the exciting bird taxonomy changes

10-26: Random Birds, July 2026, with Ted Floyd

Host Nate Swick welcomes back Birding magazine editor Ted Floyd for another round of Random Birds. This time the random number generator wants to keep us ar the end of th

10-25: This Month in Birding - June 2026

It's the end of the month, and that means it's time for another This Month in Birding episode, featuring a panel of birders gathering to talk aout recent bird news and sc

10-24: Birding the Black Belt with Andrew Lydeard and Chris Joe

Alabama Audubon has invited your own podcast host, Nate Swick, to be the keynote speaker at the 2026 Black Belt Birding Festival. The festival highlights the birds, the e

10-23: Living and Birding in Labrador with Vernon Buckle

The easternmost province in mainland Canada, Labrador doesn't get the attention afford to its island provincial partner Newfoundland. Its position on the continent, howev

10-22: Looking for Lost Birds with John Mittermeier

There are bird species that are extant and those that are extinct, but between those two seemingly immutable categories, lies one hundred odd species of birds that are co

10-21: This Month in Birding - May 2026

It's the end of May, the season for bald cardinals, baby birds, and buggy birding. But most importantly, it's the last Thursday of the month and that means it's time for

10-20: Take it or Leave it LIVE!

The ABA hosted a membership drive livestream earlier this week, and part of the four hours of birdy entertainment was a LIVE version of the American Birding Podcast favor

10-19: Ten Birds that Changed the World with Stephen Moss

Birds and humanity have interacted for as long as there has been humanity, and various bird species have proven to be constants, influencing mythologies, religions, art,

10-18: Sharing Spark Birds with Jenn Lodi-Smith

The concept of the "spark bird", the transformative moment with a particular species that turns you from a normal person into a real-deal birder, is one that many birders

10-17: This Month in Birding - April 2026

It's the end of April and that means it's time again for another This Month in Birding panel with a great group of birding friends joining host Nate Swick to talk about r