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Life List: A Birding Podcast

George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown
Life List: A Birding Podcast
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  • Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Tour mishaps, life bird tales, and combining concerts and birding with Bonner Black

    03/17/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
    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.
  • Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Ship-assisted birds, South American travel, and watching winter shift

    02/21/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    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.
  • Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Why visible migration matters: migration counts and seawatch tales with Allison Vilag

    02/07/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
    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.
  • Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Winter birding, subsistence hunting, and a backyard bird feeding debate

    01/24/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
    New this episode: Check out our chapters in Apple Podcasts to preview our conversation!
    The gang's all here to chat about winter birding, from backyard feeders to chilly pelagics, plus the consumption of atypical food sources (to us Americans, at least), great places for your first Neotropical birding trip, and a sweet tooth distraction. 
    Come for the look back on recently extinct birds...stay for the cold- and warm-weather travel inspo!

    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.
  • Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Blending science, art, and humor to celebrate nature with Rosemary Mosco

    01/11/2026 | 56 mins.
    We are delighted to be joined by Rosemary Mosco, acclaimed science writer and naturalist, to chat about obscure bird facts, a love of pigeons, and yes, whale poop. 
    Check out all of Rosemary's comics, books, workshops, talks, and everything she's up to on her website. 
    Come for the science-driven whimsy...stay for the joy we can all gleam from nature. 
    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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About Life List: A Birding Podcast

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.
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