Episode 17: Colin Dobson

Evan and Nate head to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus to interview young birder Colin Dobson. Colin is a sophmore at the UofI, avid birder, author, and meteorologist for the birding community. He is wise beyond his 19 years and an amazing advocate for the birding community.

We begin by discussing the Kinglet slam, which is the Ruby Crowned Kinglet (RCKI) and Golden Crowned Kinglet (GCKI), with ID tips. Nate disagrees it should be called a "slam" since a grand slam in baseball is 4 runs, but this makes it official.

Colin talks about how he got interested in birding, and how Covid but an end to his Big Year attempt. If you are not familiar with this term, go back one episode. He also discusses the book he authored about birding the Illinois River corridor. Finally he talks about how weather impacts birds and birding.

We think you will enjoy this delightful interview as much as we enjoyed interviewing him.

Happy listening and Happy birding.