Bird Nerd Book Club

Bird Nerd Book Club

Hannah Buschert

Episodes 40
Avg. Duration 29m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Monthly
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About This Podcast

Join in each month to hear from some of your favorite bird-related authors about their current and upcoming books! 

Host is Hannah from Hannah and Erik Go Birding and Women Birders (Happy Hour).

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Recent Episodes

Jennifer Bristol - Wild Women For Good

Feb 26, 2026 31m

Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely told. Women played an invaluable role in the establishment of parks,…

Tim Beatley - The Bird-Friendly City

Jan 29, 2026 36m

*I am aware I uploaded the incorrect file initially.  The correct file has been posted, however it can take time for streaming services to update.*How does a bird experience a city? A backyard? A…

Dr. Grainne Cleary - Why Do Birds Sing

Jan 01, 2026 30m

While the question 'why do birds sing?' might seem a simple one, the answer is complex!Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our…

2025 Wrap-up with Buteo Books

Dec 04, 2025 25m

It is the end of 2025 - so time for a bit of a wrap-up!  Lyzy Lusterman, owner of Buteo Books, joined me to talk about some favorites, some trends, and books to look forward to in 2025. Buteo Books…

Ryan Goldberg - Bird City

Nov 06, 2025 33m

Ryan Goldberg came to birding unexpectedly, but as many first-timers do after seeing their “spark” bird, he fell hard. Enamored with the incredible variety of species that pass through his hometown…

Stephen Rutt - The Seafarers

Oct 09, 2025 29m

The British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life: spectacular gatherings of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to name just a few. Often found in the…

Michael Brooke - No Island Too Far

Sep 11, 2025 23m

Throughout a lifetime of biological and seabird research, Michael Brooke has been blessed with the opportunity to visit a huge array of islands dotted across all the oceans of the world. His is an…

Michael J. Parr - The Birds of the Tropical Andes

Aug 14, 2025 33m

Spanning much of the western part of South America, the Andes are home to some of the world’s most magnificent birds, from exquisite hummingbirds to fabulous flamingos. This beautifully illustrated…

Chris Sweeney - The Feather Detective

Jul 17, 2025 32m

In The Feather Detective, award-winning journalist Chris Sweeney charts the astonishing life and work of this overlooked pioneer. Once divorced, once widowed, and sometimes surly, Roxie shattered…

Becca Rowland - Bird Talk

Jun 19, 2025 19m

Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine—or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the…

Peter Cavanagh - How Birds Fly

May 22, 2025 40m

Bird flight is a mesmerizing spectacle, yet its intricacies remain largely shrouded in mystery for most. Even after over a century of study, certain aspects of bird flight continue to baffle the…

Danielle Whittaker - The Secret Perfume of Birds

Apr 24, 2025 26m

Danielle Whittaker's The Secret Perfume of Birds is the untold story of a stunning discovery: not only can birds smell, but their scents may be the secret to understanding their world.The puzzling…

Mike Stark - Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird

Mar 27, 2025 21m

Mike Stark’s Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird is a first-of-its-kind history of starlings in America, an oddball, love-hate story at the intersection of human folly, ornithology,…

Matt Kracht - Worst Birds Ever

Feb 27, 2025 28m

Professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht has had it with these goddamn birds.  His new book, A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever, is a warning, a field…

Roger Pasquier - Birds at Rest

Jan 30, 2025 25m

Roger Pasquier's Birds at Rest is the first book to give a full picture of how birds rest, roost, and sleep, a vital part of their lives. It features new science that can measure what is happening in…

Ian Parsons - Of the Trees and the Birds

Jan 02, 2025 28m

Ian Parsons', Of the Trees and the Birds, tells the story of how trees and birds go together, as they have done for millions of years, evolving long before we did. Over their long and shared history,…

2024 Wrap-up with Buteo Books

Dec 05, 2024 23m

It is the end of 2024 - so time for a bit of a wrap-up!  Lyzy Lusterman, owner of Buteo Books, joined me to talk about some favorites, some trends, and books to look forward to in 2025.  Buteo Books…

Tessa Boase - Etta Lemon

Nov 07, 2024 31m

Tessa Boase's Etta Lemon is a gripping narrative exploring two formidable heroines and their rival, overlapping campaigns. Moving from the feather workers’ slums to high society, from the first…

John Lawton - Inn Search of Birds

Oct 10, 2024 31m

Most birders keep lists of the species birds they have seen, but do any keep a list of pub birds, that is birds on pub signs and in pub names? John Lawton's Inn Search of Birds is about these pub…

Lillian Stokes & Matt Young - The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada

Sep 12, 2024 54m

Lillian Stokes and Matt Young's The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada has everything you could possibly want to know about the finches of North America (including Hawaii!) and…

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