Life List: A Birding Podcast
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Life List: A Birding Podcast

by George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown

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.

100 episodes
EN-US language
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1
Tour mishaps, life bird goals, and combining concerts and birding with Bonner Black
1:08:21 Mar 17, 2026
2
Ship-assisted birds, South American travel, and watching winter shift
1:02:42 Feb 21, 2026
3
Why visible migration matters: migration counts and seawatch tales with Allison Vilag
1:06:46 Feb 7, 2026
4
Winter birding, subsistence hunting, and a backyard bird feeding debate
1:13:30 Jan 24, 2026
5
Blending science, art, and humor to celebrate nature with Rosemary Mosco
56:13 Jan 11, 2026
6
Our favorite birding experiences of 2025
1:16:02 Dec 31, 2025
7
How birds shape our lives and landscapes with Stephen Moss
1:14:53 Dec 17, 2025
8
Hawkwatch experiences and birding parallel landscapes with Joshua Covill
1:02:39 Dec 1, 2025
9
Bird taxonomy season! Deep-diving splits, lumps, and our life lists
1:00:14 Nov 19, 2025
10
Inside eBird: The world’s biggest birding project with Brian Sullivan
1:03:06 Nov 1, 2025
11
Almost arrested: Birding in Qatar and South African springtime adventures
1:06:03 Oct 20, 2025
12
Traveling as a birder and musician with Bonner Black
58:52 Oct 4, 2025
13
Birding with us: our backyard birdwatching conversations
1:05:12 Sep 20, 2025
14
LISTERS: Inside the extreme birdwatching documentary with Owen and Quentin Reiser
1:10:57 Sep 6, 2025
15
Late summer birding: movements, migration, and surprises
1:02:01 Aug 23, 2025
16
Finding rare Alaskan birds and more wildlife encounters with Alex Harper and Phil Chaon
55:09 Aug 9, 2025
17
How to find rare birds with Jen Brumfield
1:05:03 Jul 26, 2025
18
Bird chases, misses, and surprises...and what birders can't let go of
51:41 Jul 12, 2025
19
Svalbard dreams and birds you wait a lifetime for
57:30 Jul 2, 2025
20
AviList: the new Global Avian Checklist and its effects on bird taxonomy with Marshall Iliff and Frank Rheindt
1:10:50 Jun 14, 2025
21
Global conservation and the Birdfair that started a movement with Tim Appleton
55:27 Jun 3, 2025
22
Deep-diving wild India: backyard leopards & a king-cobra's hiss with Surya Ramachandran
56:57 May 17, 2025
23
Weird science and birding through life changes
59:56 May 3, 2025
24
Birding travels, timberdoodles, connecting through nature in prison
59:57 Apr 19, 2025
25
Geographic clues to hybridization and the evolution of birding field guides
56:49 Apr 5, 2025
26
Bird conservation on the Chatham Islands and beyond with Mike Bell
58:49 Mar 22, 2025
27
Birding the world versus major sporting events
59:38 Mar 10, 2025
28
The heart of seabird diversity: Subantarctic Islands
1:00:52 Feb 22, 2025
29
Birding Asia X3: India, Thailand, and Japan
1:04:40 Feb 9, 2025
30
Declaring a species extinct and sampling the world's coolest birding events
1:03:36 Nov 26, 2024
31
Defending Ecuador’s rarest species: Jocotoco’s on-the-ground efforts
55:28 Nov 5, 2024
32
Your guide to Life List episodes and highlights
59:36 Oct 28, 2024
33
Gull mysteries with Amar Ayyash
1:07:57 Oct 21, 2024
34
Fall birding highlights (so far!)
1:00:30 Oct 15, 2024
35
Comparing thermal scopes, Hurricane Helene effects, and the beauty in the unknowns on pelagics
1:05:21 Oct 1, 2024
36
Brazil's legendary lands and lesser-known gems
1:05:42 Sep 24, 2024
37
We're answering your birdy questions!
1:08:11 Sep 17, 2024
38
Deep dives and Easter eggs in the new Stokes finch guide
1:06:56 Sep 11, 2024
39
Conflict in chasing rare birds & what it feels like to be on pelagics
1:08:42 Sep 2, 2024
40
Wacky tales and unique habitats with Phil Chaon
1:00:12 Aug 26, 2024
41
Ornithological careers and accompanying global adventures with Holly Garrod and Billi Krochuk
1:09:09 Aug 19, 2024
42
How Alvaro's bar chat led to a new species of storm-petrel
1:09:26 Aug 12, 2024
43
Decreasing the pressure and increasing the joy in birding with Jason Hall and Dexter Patterson
1:05:57 Aug 5, 2024
44
Behind the scenes of professional bird guiding and podcasting with Ken Behrens
59:39 Jul 31, 2024
45
Expression of genes, extreme lifespans in animals, and birding the Galapagos Islands
1:10:54 Jul 22, 2024
46
Behind the scenes of Alaskan birding tours
1:08:42 Jul 15, 2024
47
Intersections of science, art, and passion in birding with Melissa Hafting
56:20 Jul 8, 2024
48
It’s taxonomy season! Previewing splits and lumps
1:08:14 Jul 1, 2024
49
Tribute to Tom Johnson, a remarkable bird expert and human
1:21:58 Jun 3, 2024
50
Patterns in Vagrant Birds, Hummingbird Splits, and Tractors
1:02:16 May 28, 2024
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