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Bird Nerd Book Club
Join in each month to hear from some of your favorite bird-related authors about their current and upcoming books!
Host is Hannah from Hannah and Erik Go Birding and Women Birders (Happy Hour).
Episodes
Bird Nerd Book ClubBruce Beehler - Flight of the Godwit
Flying more than 8,000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest nonstop…
Bird Nerd Book ClubJulia Zichello - Bird on the Street
Starlings cause a lot of trouble. Labeled one of the world’s worst invasive bird species, they devastate farms, drive out native birds, and interfere with…
Bird Nerd Book ClubPenny Harr - Anne LaBastille
Penny Harr brings award-winning wildlife ecologist and bestselling author Anne LaBastille to life in the first-ever biography, entitled Anne LaBastille. She…
Bird Nerd Book ClubMarina Richie - Feathered Forest
In Marina Richie's Feathered Forest, birds are our guides to a vertical world of ancient trees that spans both sides of the Cascade Mountains. Within…
Bird Nerd Book ClubWenfei Tong - Bird Love
Wenfei Tong's Bird Love looks at the extraordinary range of mating systems in the avian world, exploring all the stages from courtship and nest-building to…
Bird Nerd Book ClubAndrea Ezerins - When the Forest Dreams
Fans of L. M. Montgomery’s The Blue Castle, will enjoy Andrea Ezerins' When the Forest Dreams, a contemporary retelling of the beloved romance that follows a…
Bird Nerd Book ClubRichard Smyth - A Sweet, Wild Note
Birdsong is the soundtrack to our world. We have tried to capture its fleeting, ephemeral beauty, and the feelings it inspires, for millennia. Richard Smyth's…
Bird Nerd Book ClubMaria Mudd Ruth - The Bird with Flaming Red Feet
Author and longtime volunteer surveyor Maria Mudd Ruth weaves together science, field observation, and community storytelling in this engaging exploration of…
Bird Nerd Book ClubJames H. McCommons - The Feather Wars
An epic, fascinating history of the fight to save America's birds featuring heroes, martyrs, villains, and conflicted do-gooders. James H. McCommons', The…
Bird Nerd Book ClubJennifer Bristol - Wild Women For Good
Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely told. Women played an invaluable role…
Bird Nerd Book ClubTim Beatley - The Bird-Friendly City
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Dr. Grainne Cleary - Why Do Birds Sing
While the question 'why do birds sing?' might seem a simple one, the answer is complex! Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music…
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2025 Wrap-up with Buteo Books
It is the end of 2025 - so time for a bit of a wrap-up! Lyzy Lusterman, owner of Buteo Books, joined me to talk about some favorites, some trends, and books to…
Bird Nerd Book ClubRyan Goldberg - Bird City
Ryan Goldberg came to birding unexpectedly, but as many first-timers do after seeing their “spark” bird, he fell hard. Enamored with the incredible variety of…
Bird Nerd Book ClubStephen Rutt - The Seafarers
The British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life: spectacular gatherings of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to…
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Michael Brooke - No Island Too Far
Throughout a lifetime of biological and seabird research, Michael Brooke has been blessed with the opportunity to visit a huge array of islands dotted across…
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Michael J. Parr - The Birds of the Tropical Andes
Spanning much of the western part of South America, the Andes are home to some of the world’s most magnificent birds, from exquisite hummingbirds to fabulous…
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Chris Sweeney - The Feather Detective
In The Feather Detective, award-winning journalist Chris Sweeney charts the astonishing life and work of this overlooked pioneer. Once divorced, once widowed…
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Becca Rowland - Bird Talk
Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine—or sneezing?…
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Peter Cavanagh - How Birds Fly
Bird flight is a mesmerizing spectacle, yet its intricacies remain largely shrouded in mystery for most. Even after over a century of study, certain aspects of…
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Danielle Whittaker - The Secret Perfume of Birds
Danielle Whittaker's The Secret Perfume of Birds is the untold story of a stunning discovery: not only can birds smell, but their scents may be the secret to…
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Mike Stark - Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird
Mike Stark’s Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird is a first-of-its-kind history of starlings in America, an oddball, love-hate story at the…
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Matt Kracht - Worst Birds Ever
Professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht has had it with these goddamn birds. His new book, A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the…
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Roger Pasquier - Birds at Rest
Roger Pasquier's Birds at Rest is the first book to give a full picture of how birds rest, roost, and sleep, a vital part of their lives. It features new…
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Ian Parsons - Of the Trees and the Birds
Ian Parsons', Of the Trees and the Birds, tells the story of how trees and birds go together, as they have done for millions of years, evolving long before we…
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2024 Wrap-up with Buteo Books
It is the end of 2024 - so time for a bit of a wrap-up! Lyzy Lusterman, owner of Buteo Books, joined me to talk about some favorites, some trends, and books to…
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Tessa Boase - Etta Lemon
Tessa Boase's Etta Lemon is a gripping narrative exploring two formidable heroines and their rival, overlapping campaigns. Moving from the feather workers’…
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John Lawton - Inn Search of Birds
Most birders keep lists of the species birds they have seen, but do any keep a list of pub birds, that is birds on pub signs and in pub names? John Lawton's…
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Lillian Stokes & Matt Young - The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada
Lillian Stokes and Matt Young's The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada has everything you could possibly want to know about the finches of…
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Randi Minetor - The Complete Language of Birds
Randi Minetor's The Complete Language of Birds dives into an unusual dimension of historical and arcane knowledge with the study of birds. A collection of fun…
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Sophie Osborn - Feather Trails
Sophie Osborn's Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds is the story of one woman’s remarkable work with a trio of charismatic…
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Geoff Wisner - A Year of Birds
Geoff Wisner's A Year of Birds is a work of art as well as a work of literature. With 150 watercolors and field sketches by renowned bird artist Barry Van…
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Sarah T. Dubb - Birding with Benefits
Sarah T. Dubb's, Birding with Benefits, published by Gallery Books is a romance novel about a divorcée who embarks on her “year of yes” and crosses paths with…
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Jeff Ollerton - Birds and Flowers
Jeff Ollerton's Birds and Flowers explores the relationships between plants and birds which first emerged at least 50 million years ago and over time have…
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Gretchen Newberry - The Nighthawk's Evening
Gretchen Newberry's The Nighthawk Evening focuses on the bird itself—its complex conservation status and cultural significance—and the larger, often hidden…
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Jordan Spalding - Black-throated Blue Warbler
Jordan Spalding's Black-throated Blue Warbler looks into the life of a female black-throated blue warbler throughout a single breeding season, from migration…
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Susan Myers - The Bird Name Book
Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book, is an alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from “accentor” to “zeledonia.” A…
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Trish O'Kane - Birding to Change the World
Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World details the astonishing science of bird life, from migration and parenting to the territorial defense strategies…
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Cameron Cox - Terns of North America
Cameron Cox's Terns of North America: A Photographic Guide published by Princeton University Press, is the essential identification guide to the terns…
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Heather Wolf - Find More Birds
Find More Birds by Heather Wolf is a gorgeously photographed trove of 111 ingenious tips for seeing more birds wherever you are—from crowd favorites…
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Yellowstone's Birds
Yellowstone's Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World's First National Park, edited by Douglas W. Smith, Lauren E. Walker, and Katherine E. Duffy, explores…
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Conor Mark Jameson - Find W. H. Hudson
Finding W. H. Hudson by Conor Mark Jameson came about due to an imposing, life-size oil painting dominates the main meeting room at the RSPB’s base in the…
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Mary Colwell - Curlew Moon
Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell is the chronicles of her impressive journey, weaving a wonderfully told story of the experiences on her walk, interspersed with the…
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Merilyn Simonds - Woman, Watching
Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds is a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish…
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Colin Beale - 101 Curious Tales of East African Birds
101 Curious Tales of East African Birds offers bite-size stories about fascinating birds featuring cutting-edge research. And is packed with stunning…
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Cin-Ty Lee & Andrew Birch, Field Guide to North American Flycatchers
Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees is the first guide from Cin-Ty Lee, illustrated by Andrew Birch that covers a difficult group…
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Julia Zarankin, Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder
Julia's first book, Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder, is a Canadian bestseller published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2020. Check out Julia's website for…
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Jennifer Bristol, Cemetery Birding
Jen Bristol's new book, Cemetery Birding, is an unexpected guide to birding some amazing spots that don't get visited too often. Check out this link for more!…
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Trailer
Welcome to the Bird Nerd Book Club! Hannah, from Hannah and Erik Go Birding, is bringing you a brand new podcast all about the fascinating bird-related books…