This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with Nate!

BillBowBaggins@billbowbaggins.bsky.social · 4d ago

Brooklyn birder and writer @ryangoldberg.bsky.social's book Bird City is SO GOOD. Strong recommend. I read it and interviewed him about it and his birding life in NYC and beyond. So fun learning about the colorful birders/conservationists of NYC. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

Brooklyn birder and writer @ryangoldberg.bsky.social's book Bird City is SO GOOD. Strong recommend. I read it and interviewed him about it and his birding life in NYC and beyond. So fun learning about the colorful birders/conservationists of NYC. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

My latest post is about the history of my birding patch and the coolest person to ever hang out there. Maybe the coolest person to ever hang out anywhere. substack.com/home/post/p-...

A rare bird alert in May had me gawking at the most spectacular checklist I've ever seen in Allegheny Co. For a minute I thought someone was making stuff up. Then I saw whose checklist it was Two months later, I discussed that day and more with Ted Floyd billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

My recent quest to see my last eastern warbler went more than a little sideways. It also had me thinking about the one eastern warbler I'll never see. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/lifer-ques...

In the latest episode of Ten Birding Questions, @hollymerker.bsky.social and I discuss Mindful Birding, the healing power of birds and nature, and life as an eBird reviewer, and more! billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

I mayyy have gotten life bird #578 earlier in the month. This one got me thinking about honorific bird names, who this bird was named for, and what the new name should be. Ideas? billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/mr-harris-...

Trolleys, bootleg liquor, cabaret entertainment... thanks to some knowledgeable neighbors and a little research, I learned some incredible stuff about my birding patch. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/the-bootle...

East meets west! All of my birding friends here follow @birdmoderr.bsky.social, right? Well Aspen is my latest podcast guest, and I had the best time talking western birds for once. I hope you'll give us a listen! billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

I once again attempted to spark my family with American Woodcocks. Mixed results. Big thanks to all those who came through with Woodcock photos, since I don't have any. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/on-woodcoc...

@thebirdguy.bsky.social was not impressed with my eBirding lately and he challenged me on it. Challenge accepted. With @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/anujs-apri...

In the latest episode of Ten Birding Questions, I spend some time with @aba.org executive director Wayne Klockner. Wayne and I had a blast discussing his birding life, his career in conservation at the @nature.org, and the future of the ABA. Enjoy! 🐦‍⬛ billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

A couple of years ago, I said some mean things about Eastern Phoebes (and 34 other birds). Now I'm here to make amends. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/making-ame...

I've been rethinking my relationship with alcohol lately. I write about that and early spring birding in my patch. Happy migration to all! billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/birds-vs-b...

FOY Eastern Phoebe is always dedicated to @phoebe13.bsky.social Them’s the rules

An unplanned trip to Cleveland turned into a three-part adventure, including my search for a great big lifer gull. Read all about it in my latest post! billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/birding-an...

What a great time I had talking birds and nature with Vermont-based birder/writer/field biologist Bryan Pfeiffer, someone who's spent a life observing and thinking deeply about the natural world, and finding endless joy in discovery. Enjoy our convo! billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

We had a surprise guest for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Six surprise guests, actually. How did your GBBC go? billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/great-back...

I went after my first lifer of the year on Tuesday. Spoiler alert: it's the most beautiful thrush in the ABA area. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/lifer-ques...

You've heard of a bar crawl. I prefer a duck crawl. That's where I hit the hotspots along the Allegheny River to try to see as many ducks as possible. This was my second annual Allegheny Duck Crawl. This time I took a friend. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/allegheny-...

I've been saying for years that I'm going to learn gulls in my 50s. Well, my 50s are here. #birds #birding #birdwatching #gulls #naturewriting billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/can-i-be-a...

2025 was a damned good birding year. My best year for number of species. I wrote up a recap. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/my-birding...

For my latest podcast episode I interviewed Memphis-based birder and singer/songwriter Bonner Black, who is every bit as fun to talk to as you'd expect. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! For my latest I had fun identifying (and misidentifying) the birds of London in our collection of advent calendars. #birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶 billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/a-very-bir...

I wrote a recap of our Christmas Bird Count last Sunday! Conditions were brutal. Would we break our species record? Would a fourth generation of bird counters be joining us? billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/christmas-... #bird #birding #naturewriting 🪶

Did you go through some quirky phase when Covid hit? Before birds, I had a brief but intense obsession with cheap aftershaves. I wrote about it. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/on-birds-a... #birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶

Now that #Thanksgiving is come and gone and it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. Here are #ChristmasMovie recs from Gina Washington, Matilda Washington, Devin Smith, @billbowbaggins.bsky.social, our boys and me! You're sure to find plenty to love on this list! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewvt...

Want to Get Into the Christmas Spirit? These Christmas Classics Will Do the Trick!

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I had so much fun talking to @ryanfm.bsky.social about their book and birds and much more on my latest podcast episode. Give it a listen and don't forget to buy a copy of Wild NYC! Pod 🎧 billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/ten-birdin... Book 📕 bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

Ten Birding Questions, with Ryan Mandelbaum

The Birding with BillBow Podcast, Episode 7

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I wrote about a dead bird I found last Monday. There was a lifer too. Eventful week. billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/the-dark-s... #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturewriting 🪶

Trying a reset when it comes to cameras and photography. I want to take better pictures of birds. How's it going? Dunno 😅 billbowbaggins.substack.com/p/photograph... #birds #birding #naturewriting 🪶