3: Bird Shit Podcast Goes to Canada—Point Pelee National Park Birding Trip, Part One

Some girls take weekend trips to Napa Valley, New Orleans, or Las Vegas. Mo and Sarah decided to go to Canada. Poor life decision? Possibly. But if you're a birder (or pretending to be a birder for the sake of a podcast you started), there are few places as incredible as Point Pelee National Park in Ontario, Canada for a spring migration birding trip.

This is part one of a two-part series on our trip to Point Pelee for the big spring birding migration. In part one, we interview four friendly birders about their favorite bird moments and their advice for newbies who are just getting started with birding. Plus, listen to some beautiful sounds from the Point Pelee wilderness and the birds that kept us company on our hikes. These sound bytes of chirping birds are perfect for drifting off into a peaceful sleep. Don't worry, we won't be mad.

BIRD SH*T WE DISCUSSED
USEFUL RESOURCES
The Peterson Bird Guides: learn bird calls (thanks for the advice, Craig!)
Find a local birding group near you

BIRDS WE MENTION (in order)
Orchard Oriole
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Barn Swallow
Worm-eating Warbler
Sandhill Crane
Colima Warbler
Least Bittern
Common Tern
Little Gull
American Bittern
Willow Ptarmigan
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Northern Cardinal
Red-Eyed Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Carolina Wren
Sanderling
Dunlin
Whimbrel

OTHER COOL SH*T
Here's an example of what a migration fallout looks like #birdarmageddon
HERDEZ GUACAMOLE SALSA
"The Barber of Seville"...aka the Carolina Wren's call?
Yurts at Point Pelee are dope