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Life List: A Birding Podcast

Life List: A Birding Podcast

By: George Armistead Alvaro Jaramillo and Mollee Brown
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Birdy. Proudly nerdy. Detailed. Not-so-subtly obsessive. Delve into all things birding and birding culture with George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown. Join us for light-hearted conversations on birds, conservation, travel, and more.© 2026 Life List: A Birding Podcast Biological Sciences Science Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Tour mishaps, life bird goals, and combining concerts and birding with Bonner Black
    Mar 17 2026

    Bonner Black is back! If you need a little quality hang with your birding friends, we've got you covered.

    A few links:

    • Check out all of Bonner's music and more on her website
    • Plus, don't miss Beasts of Birdin on YouTube
    • And thanks to Lars Lachmann via Xeno-Canto for the Great Bustard recording!

    Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com.

    Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ship-assisted birds, South American travel, and watching winter shift
    Feb 21 2026

    George and Alvaro are chatting about recent birds in their backyards, ABA rarities, sparrow speciation, recent South American travels, and more!

    At the end of this episode, Alvaro cites a new paper about genetic expression with wheatears as the example species. Start here to dive into this research: https://www.the-scientist.com/variation-at-a-single-gene-controls-songbird-plumage-73606

    Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com.

    Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Why visible migration matters: migration counts and seawatch tales with Allison Vilag
    Feb 7 2026

    Allison has worked coast to (Great Lakes) coast for years, and today, we're chatting about tales from the field and lessons learned from endless days of visible migration experiences.

    Come for the high counts...stay for the simple joys of watching the world go by!

    Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com.

    Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
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