The Big Year Podcast
I began my birding journey in 2012 having never picked up a pair of binoculars. I decided to learn by doing an ABA,(American Birding Association), Big Year and finished with 600 species.
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Season 4, Episode 5: Tarik Shahzad's Cook County Big Years (opens the original)
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It’s my birthday and I’ll bird if I want to bird if I want to. You would bird too - if it was you. Welcome to the birthday edition of the Big Year Podcast. Well, the only thing that makes it a birthday edition is, well, because it’s my birthday. I’m Robert Baumander and I’m 66 years old today. Do you like numbers? Of course, we all do. So, here’s a little birthday math for you. I was born on the 16th in 1960, and 1+9+6+0 is 16. How about that. Hey, it’s my birthday, and I’ll add if I want. As bi
Season 4, Episode 4: Back on the Road, Again (opens the original)
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Yes, once again, I am back on the road again. Welcome back to the Big Year Podcast, I remain and am still Robert Baumander and you’re well, you. And thanks for being you and taking the time to listen. Today we’re taking a little break from Big Year Birders and talking to a few birders I’ve met on the road and talked to over the past year. I think you’ll find their stories fun, interesting and maybe even a little bit inspirational. Of course, my favourite questions when meeting birders in the fie
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