Women Birders (Happy Hour): Recent Episodes
Hannah Buschert
Have you ever wished you had birding friends you could happy hour with? Hannah does... In each episode, expect an interesting interview with an artist, or a professional, or maybe a naturalist - all of which are women who love birds. Also, in the spirit of a good happy hour, Hannah will come up with a different alcoholic concoction based on a bird mentioned in the interview. Check out Women Birders (Happy Hour) each month. And connect with me on Twitter (@WomenBirdersHH) or by email: womenbirders@gmail.com.
Sarah is a researcher, advocate, and journalist based in the UK.
Learn more about White-tailed Eagle.
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White-tailed Eagle
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 3 oz green tea, fresh brewed & chilled
- 2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liquor
- ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all the ingredients
- Shake shake shake
- Strain into a coupe glass
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Isabel is a biologist, mentor, and birder based in Washington.
Learn more about Leach's Storm-Petrel.
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Leach's Storm-Petrel
- 1 ½ oz Dark Rum
- ½ oz Green Chartreuse
- ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- 4 oz Ginger Beer
- ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add the rum, chartreuse, lime juice, simple syrup and ice.
- Shake shake shake
- Strain into a glass with fresh ice and top with ginger beer
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Liliana is a Colombia-based guide and conservationist.
Learn more about Andean Motmot.
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Andean Motmot
· 1 1/2 oz Pisco
· 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
· 1 oz Ginger Syrup
· 1/4 oz Angostura Bitters
· Ice
· Fresh mint sprig
Instructions
- Pour the pisco, lime juice, ginger syrup, and bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice
- Shake shake shake
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
- Slap the mint sprig on your hand to release the oils ("wake it up") and tuck it into the side of the glass
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Dan Rouse is a UK-based birder, author and advocate.
Learn more about Long-tailed Skua.
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Long-tailed Jaeger
- 1 oz Jägermeister
- 1 oz White Rum
- 1/2 oz Jamaica Rum
- 1/2 oz Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1/4 oz Ginger Syrup
- Ice
Instructions
- Fill a shaker with ice with add in all the ingredients
- Shake Shake Shake
- Strain into a glass prepared with fresh ice
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Nina Hale is a birder, advocate, and artist based in Minnesota.
Learn more about Red Bird-of-Paradise. A video of a lek.
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Red Bird-of-Paradise2 oz coconut water
1 oz white rum
1 oz coconut rum
1 oz raspberry jam
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
Ice
Instructions
- Add coconut water, white rum, coconut rum, raspberry jam, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake shake shake.
- Strain into a rock glass over fresh ice.
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Sandra Morocho is a birder, guide, and advocate in the Quijos Valley of Ecuador.
Learn more about Collared Inca.
Collared Inca
- 2 oz Aguardiente
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz soda water
- Ice cubes
- Pineapple slice or mint sprig, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Fill your highball glass with ice cubes, pour in 2 oz Aguardiente and 3 oz pineapple juice.
- Gently stir in 1 oz soda water to the mix.
- Place a pineapple slice or mint sprig into the glass for garnish.
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Asherita Viajera is a birder and nature enthusiast based in Colombia.
Learn more about Nava's Wren.
Nava's Wren
- 1 1/2 oz Pox, like Siglo Cero. However, if you can’t find it then try using cachaca or pisco
- 12 oz Mexican Lager, like Corona
- 5 coffee beans, ground
- 2 twists of ground pepper
- Ice
Instructions
- In a glass filled with ice, pour in the pox (posh) and then the lager
- Sprinkle the coffee grounds and pepper on top
- Enjoy!
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Melba Aguilera is a birder and guide based in Cozumel, Mexico.
Learn more about Cozumel Vireo.
Cozumel Vireo
- 1 ½ oz Reposado or Blanco Tequila
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- ½ oz Cinnamon Syrup*
- ½ oz Lime Juice
- Ice
- Cinnamon Stick
Instructions
- In a shaker filled halfway with ice, add tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, and cinnamon syrup.
- Shake shake shake
- Pour into a lowball glass and garnish with the cinnamon stick
*Cinnamon Syrup recipe
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all in a small sauce pot
- Bring to a simmer, cook on low for 5 minutes
- Cool completed, transfer to a container and refrigerate up to 6 months.
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Serena Conforte is a birder and guide based in Italy and Berlin. The book Serena recommended: The Wilding: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/book-of-wilding-9781526659309/.
Learn more about European Nightjar.
European Nightjar
•1 ½ oz vodka
•1 ½ oz milk
•1 ½ oz chocolate bar
•½ oz Fernet-Branca
•Ice
Instructions1.Melt chocolate bar and heat with milk until it creates a smooth ganache (microwave for ease and cool before use)
2.Combine vodka, ganache, and Fernet-Branca in a cocktail shaker with ice
3.Shake shake shake
4.Strain into a chilled martini glass
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Katelyn Davis is an artist, birder, and community builder.
Learn more about White-faced Storm-Petrel.
White-faced Storm Petrel
•2 oz spiced rum
•½ oz Crème de Cacao
•½ oz White Chocolate Liqueur
•1 oz milk product (half-and-half, cream, milk, oat milk, etc)
•Ice
•Chocolate for drizzle
Instructions1. Drizzle the inside of a chilled martini glass with the chocolate sauce
2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add rum, liqueurs, and milk product.
3. Shake Shake Shake
4. Strain into the martini glass, drizzle with more chocolate sauce
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Sheridan is a birder and guide based in Colorado.
Learn more about Cedar Waxwings.
Cedar Waxwing
- 2 oz bourbon
- ½ oz lime juice
- 5 mint leaves
- 1 ½ tb mixed berries
- ¾ oz Barenjager honey liqueur or simple syrup
- 1 oz club soda
- ice
Instructions
- In a shaker, combine mint leaves, lime, Barenjager, and berries.
- Muddle until pulverized.
- Add bourbon and ice.
- Shake shake shake
- Pour it all into an old-fashioned glass.
- Top with club soda.
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Star is a photographer and birding guide based in El Paso, Texas.
Learn more about Turkey Vultures.
Turkey VultureIngredients· 1.5 oz reposado tequila
· 2 oz pineapple juice
· 1/2 oz lime juice
· Ginger beer, to top
· Garnish: A pineapple slice
· Ice
Instructions1. Fill a highball glass or copper mug with ice.
2. Add the tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker with ice
3. Shake shake shake
4. Strain the mixture into the prepared glass.
5. Top with ginger beer.
6. Garnish and serve.
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Tien is a birder and guide based in Vietnam.
Learn more about Orange-breasted Trogons.
Orange-breasted TrogonIngredients
· 1 ½ oz Batavia Arrack
· ¾ oz Campari
· 1 ½ oz pineapple juice
· ½ oz orange juice
· ½ oz lime juice
· ½ oz simple syrup
· Ice
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients in a shaker
- Shake shake shake
- Strain into a glass with fresh ice
- Garnish with an orange slice
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Raj is an avid birder based in St. Louis.
Learn more about Harpy Eagles.
Indian Paradise-FlycatcherIngredients
· 1.5 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
· 1 oz gin
· 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
· 0.5 oz simple syrup
· Tonic
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add Hypnotic liqueur, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice.
- Shake shake shake
- Strain into a chilled glass filled with ice.
- Slowly pour in tonic to preferred taste
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Margi Finch is an avid birder and an advocate for getting more people into birding.
Learn more about Harpy Eagles.
Harpy EagleIngredients
- 2 ounces cachaça
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz coconut cream
- ½ of a banana
- Ice
Instructions
- In a blender, add ice, cachaca, coconut cream, and pineapple juice
- Cut the banana into pieces, add to blender, and blend until smooth
- Pour into a glass, decorate with sliced banana
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Tina Morris, author of Return to the Sky, joined Hannah for a mash-up episode of Women Birders (Happy Hour) and Bird Nerd Book Club to highlight her work in field biology and to restore Bald Eagles.
Learn more about Bald Eagles.
Bald EagleIngredients
2 oz Anejo tequila
½ oz grapefruit juice
½ oz Cranberry Juice
¼ oz lime juice
¼ oz lemon juice
¼ oz agave syrup
Salt
Ice
Instructions1. Pour all ingredients in a shaker
2. Shake Shake Shake
3. Salt the rim of a martini glass and strain the shaker into it
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Kimberly is an advocate for birds, birders, and birding in Oklahoma.
Learn more about Greater Roadrunners.
Greater RoadrunnerIngredients
1 ½ oz Reposado Tequila
½ oz Curacao
½ oz Honey Syrup
¼ oz lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Ice
Instructions1. Pour all ingredients in a shaker
2. Shake Shake Shake
3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice
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Sudeshna is an avid and competitive birder in India.
Learn more about Narcondam Hornbill.
Narcondam HornbillIngredients
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup water
1 sprig of rosemary
4 figs
6 oz gin
Lemon juice
Ice
Instructions1. Make the smash: in a pot, heat up sugar, water, and rosemary until sugar has dissolved
2. Then strain into a blender and add in figs
3. Blend with a few pulses
4. Pour smash mixture, gin, lemon juice, and ice in a shaker
5. Shake shake shake
6. Strain into two glasses
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Jade is a conservationist and birder based in South Africa.
Learn more about Shy Albatross.
Shy AlbatrossIngredients
2 oz Gin
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz lime cordial
Aromatic bitters
Ice
Instructions1. Combine ice, gin, lemon juice, and lime cordial in a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour 3 dashes of aromatic bitters around the side of a glass
4. Strain cocktail into the glass and top with ice
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Beth is a researcher, advocate, educator, and more in Florida.
Learn more about Least Tern.
Least TernIngredients
¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce orange juice
½ ounce grenadine
½ ounce banana liqueur
½ ounce blackberry liqueur
1 ounce gold tequila
1 ounce dark rum
Ice
Instructions1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, orange juice, grenadine, banana liqueur, blackberry liqueur, gold tequila, and dark rum together with ice.
2. Shake Shake Shake.
3. Strain the mixture into a small glass filled with ice
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Hannah is excited to celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast! Thank you for tuning in time after time to learn about some of the many amazing women birders.
Learn more about Swainson's Thrush.
Swainson's ThrushIngredients
2 oz blended Scotch
½ oz Drambuie
½ oz elderflower liqueur, like St. Germain
Splash of lemon
Ice
Instructions1. Fill a glass with some ice
2. Pour in the Scotch, Drambuie, St. Germain, and splash of lemon
3. Stir it a bit
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Kimberlie is a researcher, volunteer, artist, educator, and more located in Pacific, California.
Her next walks at Filoli Historic House & Gardens:
1/17, 1/31, 2/10, 2/24, 3/1, 3/15 2025
Learn more about Acorn Woodpeckers.
Acorn WoodpeckerIngredients
2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1/3 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
3 dashes bitters
Instructions(optional: CAREFULLY torch some acorn shells and turn glass over above it allowing the glass to fill with the smoke, pour drink into smoke-filled glass) 1. Mix bourbon, hazelnut liqueur, and bitters in a glass
2. Enjoy
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Casey is a birder, photographer, and guide based in Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Tree Swallow.
Tree SwallowIngredients
2 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz lime juice
1 oz ginger beer
Small dash of edible cocktail glitter
Ice
Instructions1. Fill the glass with ice
2. Stir in vodka, blue curacao, lime juice, and edible glitter
3. Carefully top with ginger beer
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Donna is a guide, birder, and researcher based in Australia.
Learn more about Ground Cuckooshrike.
Ground CuckooshrikeIngredients
2 oz heavy cream
1 oz green crème de menthe
1 oz white crème de cacao
1/2 oz dark crème de menthe
¼ oz brandy
Chocolate sprinkles
Ice
Instructions1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour into martini glass (if you want, drizzle chocolate beforehand) and then top with a few chocolate sprinkles
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Nicole is a birder, historian, and explorer based in Northern California.
Learn more about Vermilion Flycatcher.
Vermilion FlycatcherIngredients
¼ cup sliced strawberries
1 ½ oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
½ oz triple sec
1 tsp white sugar
Ice
Lime wedge
Instructions1. Put the strawberries, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. Add ice cubes, blend until ice is crushed.
3. Rim the glass with additional sugar, if you want. Then pour the margarita into the glass.
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Rene is a guide and birder in South Africa.
Learn more about Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross.
Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossIngredients
1 ½ oz Dark Rum
½ oz Benedictine liqueur
Splash of Amaro
1 oz lime juice
¼ oz simple syrup
Lemon peel
Ice
Instructions1. Combine all ingredients except the lemon peel in a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass and garnish with the lemon peel
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Sydney is a researcher, advocate, and student who works with seabirds.
Learn more about Resplendent Quetzal.
Resplendent QuetzalIngredients
1 oz white tequila
1/2 oz lime juice
½ oz Triple Sec
½ oz lemon juice
¼ c cubed avocado
Sugar
ice
Instructions1. Blend tequila, lime and lemon juice, triple sec, and avocado cubes
2. Wet the rim of the glass with lime juice and coat with the sugar and then add ice
3. Pour in the cocktail into the prepared glass
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Carolina is an educator, guide, scientist, and more based in Chile.
Learn more about White-bellied Woodstars.
White-bellied WoodstarIngredients
3 oz Pisco
1 ½ oz Crème de Cassis
1 ½ lime juice
Ginger beer
ice
Instructions1. Mix pisco, crème de cassis, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into an ice filled glass
4. Top with Ginger beer and stir
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Cara is the founder of a San Diego-based women's birding group called CHICKS Birding Club.
Learn more about Northern Cardinals.
Northern CardinalIngredients
2 oz lime vodka
1 oz grenadine
8 oz sparkling water
Ice
Instructions1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour with vodka and grenadine, stir gently
3. Top with soda
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Angelina is a scientist, educator, and birder who is based in the Rio Grande Valley.
Learn more about Pel's Fishing Owl.
Pel’s Fishing Owl
Ingredients
1 ounce caramel syrup, more for rim
Kosher or sea salt, for the glass rim
1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
2 ounces Irish cream liqueur
Ice
Instructions
- Roll the rim of a martini glass in a shallow dish of caramel.
- Roll the glass in a dish of salt, coating it lightly all the way around.
- If you want to drizzle caramel inside the glass, lightly drizzle caramel webbing inside the glass. Place the glass in the freezer so the caramel sets up while you mix the drink.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the vanilla vodka, Irish cream, and 1 ounce of caramel syrup.
- Shake Shake Shake
- Strain the drink into the prepared glass
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Jen is a musician, advocate, and festival coordinator based in the Ozarks.
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Red-crowned ParrotIngredients1.5 oz midori liqueur
.75 oz lemon juice
.75 oz simple syrup
.5 oz orange liqueur
.5 oz pomegranate liqueur
ice
Directions
1. Add ice, midori, lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange liqueur to shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass
4. Top with the pomegranate liqueur
Brenda is a birder and guide based in Panama.
Find out more about Red-legged Honeycreeper.
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Red-legged HoneycreeperIngredients2 oz coconut rum
½ oz blue curacao
4 oz sprite or 7up
½ tb grenadine
Ice
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Add coconut rum, blue curacao, and sprite to a glass
3. Pour in grenadine
4. Appreciate and stir
Katrina is a birder, educator, and advocate!
Find out more about Gray Catbird.
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Gray CatbirdIngredients½ cup fresh blackberries
3 tb lemon juice
2 oz peach vodka
1 oz simple syrup
Club soda
Ice
Directions
1. Add blackberries and lemon juice to a shaker and muddle.
2. Then add vodka, simple syrup, and ice.
3. Shake shake shake
4. Pour mixture over ice in a glass top
5. Top with club soda.
Laura is a birder, artist, and more!
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Eastern Screech-OwlIngredients1 ½ oz citrus vodka
4 oz grapefruit juice
½ oz grenadine
ice
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice, vodka, and juice
2. Add grenadine on top
Sarah is a science communicator and avid birder!
Find out more about European Shags.
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European ShagIngredients1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice
4 oz sprite
Orange wedge/maraschino cherries
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice. Add gin, peach schnapps, orange juice, and sprite and gently stir to combine. Pour in cranberry juice.
2. Garnish with orange wedge and cherries.
Allison is a scientist, educator, and shorebird-lover!
Find out more about American Oystercatchers.
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American OystercatcherIngredients6 oz chocolate stout beer
1 cup whole milk
¼ c dark chocolate chopped
½ tb sugar
Ice cream, marshmallows, and/or whipped cream
Directions1. In a saucepan, bring stout to a simmer over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and set aside
2. In a separate saucepan, warm milk over medium heat. Add in chocolate and sugar and stir till mixed. Remove from heat.
3. Mix milk chocolate mixture with beer.
4. Pour into glass and top as preferred.
Natasza is an avid birder, researcher, call recorder, and more!
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BobolinkIngredients½ shot whiskey
1 tbsp blue curacao
½ shot lime juice
1 ½ shots grenadine
Lemonade
Ice
Directions1. Pour in whiskey, curacao, lime juice, and grenadine in a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice
4. Top off with lemonade
Renee is a New York-based birder and Marketing Manager at Zeiss.
Find out more about Galapagos Penguin.
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Galapagos PenguinIngredients1 coffee ice cube
1/2 oz hazelnut liqueur
1 oz coconut rum
1 oz coffee liqueur, like Kahlua
1 oz ½ and ½
Directions1. Place coffee ice cube in an old-fashioned or rocks glass
2. Top with hazelnut liqueur, coconut rum, and coffee liqueur
3. Top off with ½ and ½ for a layered look
Adrianne is an author, researcher, professor, and so much more! She currently serves as the President of BirdsCaribbean.
Find out more about Puerto Rican Vireo
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Puerto Rican VireoIngredients1 oz white rum
1 oz anise-flavored liquor
½ oz agave syrup
½ oz lemon juice
Ice
Directions1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice
2. Add in liquors, syrup, and juice
3. Shake shake shake
4. Strain into glass
Holly is a conservation scientist and science communicator. She works as the Caribbean Bird Banding Coordinator with BirdsCaribbean.
Find out more about Narrow-billed Tody and Broad-billed Tody! Here is Holly's thesis.
Connect with me on Twitter, email, or website. Brazil Birding trip for Women!
Hybrid TodyIngredients1 ½ oz Brugal Anejo
4 fresh raspberries
4 fresh strawberries
½ oz lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice
2. Add rum, raspberries and strawberries
3. Pour in lime juice and simple syrup
4. Shake shake shake
5. Strain into glass
Aliya is a conservationist based in Trinidad. She works as the Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival Regional Co-coordinator and communications officer with BirdsCaribbean.
Find out more about Blue-and-gold Macaw!
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Blue-and-gold MacawIngredients1 oz Gold Rum
1 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 cup crushed ice
Directions1. Fill ice into glass
2. Pour in rum, curacao, and pineapple juice
3. Mix!
Nitoo is a birder, photographer, and educator based in Delhi, India.
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Himalayan MonalIngredients1 oz Light Rum
4 oz orange juice
1 oz grenadine
1 oz hypnotiq
Directions1. Pour in rum
2. Pour in grenadine
3. Pour in hypnotiq
4. Pour in orange juice
5. Enjoy!
Petra is the Global Marketing Manager at Zeiss Nature and a birder based in Germany.
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Common NightingaleIngredients2 oz apple cider
1 ½ oz vodka
½ oz ginger liqueur
½ oz lemon juice
1 tb simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Add apple cider, vodka, ginger liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a martini glass
Alen is not only an avid birder in Israel, she is also an advocate for birds and birders!
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Tufted CoquetteIngredients1 shot Midori
1 shot orange juice
Sparking Wine/champagne
Orange slice
Directions1. Pour in Midori, orange juice and stir slightly
2. Top with sparkling wine or champagne
3. Garnish with orange slice
So you usually tune in twice a month to the Women Birders (Happy Hour) show and now I am excited to bring you a new monthly show: Bird Nerd Book Club! Please tune in wherever you listen to podcasts to hear from some of your favorite authors about their birdy books.
Jo is a California birder and great lover of birds!
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California Scrub-JayIngredients1 cup ice
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz light rum
1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1 oz cream of coconut
Black licorice straw
Directions1. Combine ice, pineapple juice, rum, blue Curacao, and cream of coconut in a blender
2. Blend on high speed until smooth
3. Pour into a chilled glass and garnish with the licorice straw
Kat is a Northern California-based birder!
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California TowheeIngredients1 cup brewed iced tea
1.5 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
1.5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1.5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup agave syrup
Lime wedge
Ice
Directions1. Mix tea, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, lemon juice and agave syrup into glass. You may want to add more simple syrup if you desire your cocktail to be sweeter.
2. Garnish with lime wedge before serving.
Maíra is a mammal biologist and Brazil birding tour owner and operator!
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Rufous HorneroIngredients1 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz Irish cream
1 1/2 oz heavy cream
ice
chocolate shavings
Directions1. Add vodka, coffee liqueur, Irish cream, and heavy cream and ice to a shaker.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a chilled glass
4. Garnish with chocolate shavings
Sam is a shorebird biologist and birder based on the Texas Coast.
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Masked LapwingIngredients6 oz Foster’s
6 oz lemonade
Lemon Slice
Directions1. Pour beer and lemonade into a pint glass
2. Garnish with lemon
Stephanie is a conservation scientist and birder based in Chicago.
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Black TernIngredients2 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz orange juice
½ oz lime juice
2 oz seltzer
ice
*Make it a cocktail: Add 1 oz of silver tequila
Directions1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add pomegranate juice, orange, and lime juice
a. If making this a cocktail, add in the tequila
3. Stir well
4. Top with seltzer
Sarah is a birder and author based in Oregon.
Find out more about Marbled Murrelets!
*PS I said a Yachats Brewery called Marbled Murrelet when I meant to say they have a beer called Marbled Murrelet.
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Marbled MurreletIngredients16 oz stout
1 shot hazelnut liqueur like Frangelico
Directions1. Fill chilled glass with stout
2. Top off with hazelnut liqueur
Tricia is a birder, artist, traveler, and surveyor based in Florida.
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Gunnison Sage-GrouseIngredients½ cup honey
1 cup water
12 sage leaves
3 oz bourbon
Lemon wedge
ice
Directions1. Combine honey, water and sage leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil mixing the honey into the water.
2. Boil for 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
3. Pour bourbon, 2 ounces of syrup and juice from lemon wedges in a cocktail shaker with a few cubes of ice.
4. Shake shake shake.
5. Pour immediately over about ice
Sophoan is a guide, birder, and conservationist based in Cambodia.
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Giant IbisIngredients2 tb Coconut Cream Liqueur (like Sky Coco or Bacardi brand)
¾ cup strong black coffee
Ice
Directions1. Pour coffee into a glass
2. Mix in liqueur to your preference
3. Fill with ice
Karine is your go-to birder for advice based in Ottawa!
Find out more about the Canada Jays!
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Short-tailed ShearwaterIngredients4 oz Red Wine
1 oz Maple Syrup
2 oz Canadian Whisky
1 dash nutmeg
Directions1. Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat
2. Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring periodically
3. Remove from heat and pour in a mug
Heidi is a guide and adventurer based in Tasmania.
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Short-tailed ShearwaterIngredients1 oz vodka
2 oz hot espresso
½ oz Kahlua
¼ oz simple syrup
Directions1. Pour all ingredients over ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a martini glass
Krissi is a Vancouver, BC-based birder who advocates for a better birding community.
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Red-shouldered HawkIngredients¾ oz brandy
¾ oz dark rum
¾ oz triple sec
½ oz lime juice
Dash Bitters
Lime Wedge
Directions1. Fill a shaker with ice, pour in brandy, rum, triple sec, lime juice, and bitters.
2. Shake Shake Shake
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
4. Garnish with lime wedge
Els Wakefield is a researcher, birder, and Tasmania bird advocate!
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Pacific GullIngredients1 oz Gin
1 oz Chambord
½ oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
A fresh or frozen strawberry
Ice
Directions1. Fill a glass with crushed ice
2. Pour in ingredients and stir
3. Garnish with strawberry
Isis is a guide, photographer, and birding advocate with Choose Honduras.
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Lesson's MotmotIngredients4 oz shade-grown coffee
1 ½ oz mezcal
½ oz agave nectar
Whipped cream
Directions1. Brew coffee
2. Stir in mezcal and agave nectar
3. Top with whipped cream
Vivian is a birder and works with the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership!
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Spoon-billed SandpiperIngredients1.5 oz gin
.5 oz Cherry Liqueur
.75 oz Lime Juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Ice
Lime wheel
Directions1. Fill shaker with gin, cherry liqueur, lime juice, and bitters
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into cocktail glass
4. Garnish with lime wheel
Holly is a guide, author, and educator - check out Ornitherapy.
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Tufted TitmouseIngredients2 oz gin
4 oz rose lemonade tonic (like this one!)
1 oz hpnotiq
1 lemon wheel
Ice
Directions1. Fill glass with ice
2. Add gin
3. Top with tonic, slightly stir
4. Carefully pour hpnotiq
5. Garnish with lemon wheel
Bella is a guide and coordinator with AlpineBirding based in China.
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Black-throated TitIngredients4 raspberries
2 shots Amarula
½ shot Vodka
Garnish: Raspberries
Directions1. Muddle raspberries and vodka in cup
2. Pour in Amarula
3. Stir
4. Garnish with raspberries
Amanda is a nature writer and birder based in London.
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GoldcrestIngredients1 oz Bargenjager
½ oz Goldschlager
4 oz Champagne
Directions1. Pour liquors in champagne flute
2. Top off with champagne
Corina is a hardcore birder and someone who enjoys guiding others.
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Great Gray OwlIngredients1 1/2 ounces of Gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
1/2 ounce Crème de Violette
Dash of blue curacao
Ice
Directions1. Fill a shaker with ice.
2. Pour all ingredients into shaker.
3. Shake well.
4. Pour into a glass, garnish and enjoy.
Geraldine is a child psychologist and author!
Find out more about the Wood Duck!
(PS Around minute 21, Geraldine mentions she’s afraid of birds, she meant BEARS not birds)
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Wood DuckIngredients1 oz agave nectar or simple syrup
½ oz absinthe
1 oz whiskey
1 oz lime juice
3 oz chilled water
Ice
Garnish with a lime twist and maraschino cherry
Directions1. Fill a rocks glass halfway with ice
2. Add in absinthe, whiskey, lime juice, water, and nectar
3. Slightly stir
4. Garnish with that lime twist and maraschino cherry
Lottie Glover is a birder and wildlife advocate and researcher in the UK.
Find out more about the Wader Spectacular!
*At the beginning I mentioned a book I’m reading called: Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59034571). I should have mentioned that I am not affiliated with this book or author, but am personally inspired by the story of a remarkable woman that I thought you might enjoy!
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Wader SpectacularIngredients1 ½ shots Gin
1 shot espresso
Splash of cream
Splash of simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Make espresso and chill in fridge until ice cold
2. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice
3. Shake shake shake
4. Strain into coffee cup with fresh ice
Lisa Schibley is the coordinator for the International Shorebird Survey with Manomet and an advocate for women birders.
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VerdinIngredients2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz agave nectar
Ice
Lemon Twist
Directions1. Fill shaker with ice, gin, lemon juice, nectar
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into glass
4. Garnish with a lemon twist
Whitney Lanfranco is an optics rep for Leica Sporting Optics and a bird guide.
Find out more about Red Knot!
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Red KnotIngredients3 shots RumChata
1 shot fireball whiskey
3 tablespoons boba balls (here's the boba I bought)
Ice
Directions1. Fill shaker with ice, whiskey, and rumchata
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour into glass
4. Pour in boba balls
5. Drink using boba straw
Susan Petracco is a photographer and birder based in Florida.
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Atlantic PuffinIngredients1 ½ oz vodka
¾ oz Godiva liqueur
1 splash orange liqueur
1 splash half and half
Chocolate syrup
Ice
Directions1. Prepare a martini glass by drizzling chocolate syrup around the inside lip
2. Fill a shaker with ice, vodka, liqueurs and half and half
3. Shake Shake Shake
4. Strain into prepared glass
Bree Tucker is a Canadian birder who enjoys getting out there to see birds!
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Northern GoshawkIngredients16 oz Ale (I used a Red Ale)
1 shot Grey Goose
Directions1. Pour in the vodka
2. Top it off with the Ale
Ana Maria is a wildlife biologist studying raptors in Colombia.
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Black-and-Chestnut EagleIngredients2 oz Pisco
1 oz Lime Juice
½ oz Simple Syrup or Agave Nectar
Angostura Bitters
Directions1. Fill shaker with Pisco, juice, and nectar
2. Shake Shake Shake
3. Strain into glass with fresh ice
4. Top with a few dashes of bitters
Hannah is a conservationist and author living in the UK who recently wrote Fledgling, detailing her experience with birds in Ghana.
Find out more about Bronze-winged Mannikin Finch!
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Bronze-winged Mannikin FinchIngredients2 shots rum
½ shot triple sec
1 tb marmalade
Squirt lime juice
Squirt agave nectar or simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Fill your shaker with all the ingredients
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a martini glass
Alyssa is a zookeeper, birder, and creative digital artist!
Find out more about American Kestrel!
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American KestrelIngredients1 ½ oz Limoncello
1 oz vodka
½ lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
ice
Directions1. Fill your shaker with all the ingredients
2. Shake shake shake
3. Empty into martini glass
Meet Yanina, a birder, guide, citizen science, and more living and working in Valencia, Spain.
Find out more about Great Bittern!
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Great BitternIngredients2 oz vodka (I use Reyka Vodka)
1 oz coffee liqueur or kahlua
1 oz milk product
Caramel syrup
Ice
Directions1. Fill a tumbler with ice
2. Pour in caramel sauce
3. Pour in liquors and milk product
4. Top with caramel syrup
Meet Aranya, a graduate student and member of the scicomm community.
Find out more about Varied Thrush!
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Varied ThrushIngredients16 oz Hazy IPA
Directions1. Prepare glass by refrigerating it
2. Find a good brewery or craft brewed beer
3. Pour in prepared glass
Meet Christina, a member of the BirdLife South Africa team and conservationist.
Find out more about African Penguins!
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African PenguinIngredientsA large scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
1 ½ oz milk product
1 shot of Amarula Cream Liqueur
Hershey’s Chocolate Sauce
Splash of Strawberry Syrup (like Monin)
Directions1. Prepare glass by drizzling chocolate sauce around inside of glass
2. Fill blender with vanilla ice cream, milk product, and Amarula
3. Blend and pour into prepared glass
4. Top with a splash of strawberry syrup
Meet Rachel who works as a guide and environmental consultant in California. She is also active in her local Audubon Society.
Find out more about Western Tanagers!
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Western TanagerIngredients4 oz Lemonade
2 oz watermelon juice
1 shot light rum
Ice
Directions1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in lemonade, juice, and rum
3. Stir and enjoy
Patricia is a woman birder, guide, and advocate in Uganda.
Find out more about Bat Hawks!
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Bat HawkIngredients2 oz Coconut Gin
4 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Grenadine
2 oz Orange Juice
Ice
Directions1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Pour in juice, gin, and grenadine
3. Gently stir
Ride 4 A Woman is a non-profit organization in Bwindi, Uganda that helps women in the community. Evelyn, the founder, joined me to talk about the history of the organization and what sort of work they are doing to benefit women.
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Village WeaverIngredients4 oz freshly squeezed juice (your preference)
1 shot Waragi (or gin)
4 oz Tonic
Ice
Directions1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in juice, Waragi, tonic
3. Carefully stir and enjoy!
Lizzy has worked as a chef, raptor rehabilitator, and in conservation! Check out her Instagram.
Find out more about Red-tailed Hawk!
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Red-tailed HawkIngredientsSea Salt
Ice
1 shot vodka
¾ cup tomato cocktail, like V8
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash Tabasco
Salt and pepper to taste
Celery Stalk
2 stuffed green olives
WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR YOUR VARIATION
Directions1. Salt the rim of a tall glass
2. Fill cocktail mixer with ice, pour in vodka, juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper.
3. Shake shake shake and strain into glass
4. Garnish with stalk of celery and olives on a toothpick
Phillipa is a bird tourism promoter in Southern France! Check out her website.
Find out more about European Roller!
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European RollerIngredients6oz champagne or prosecco
½ to 1 shot Ginger Liqueur (depending on taste)
1 shot Blue Curacao
ice
Directions1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Pour in champagne, blue curacao, ginger liqueur
Crystal is a birder based in Texas, but travels all over! Check out her Instagram.
Find out more about Song Wren!
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Song WrenIngredients1 ½ shots dark rum
½ shot lime juice
2 shots pineapple orange juice OR 1 shot pineapple juice, 1 shot orange juice
4 oz Mexican Coke
Ice
Directions1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Pour in the juices and dark rum
3. Fill with coke
Wieteke is a lifelong birder and a PhD at the University of Tennessee studying ecological impacts of house mice on island habitats. Check out her work here or Instagram.
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Northern CardinalIngredients4 oz cranberry juice
1 shot whiskey
2 oz ginger ale
Squirt of lime juice
Ice
Directions1. Fill a tumbler with ice
2. Pour in the cranberry juice, whiskey, ginger ale, and squirt of lime juice
3. Carefully stir
Maina is a PhD student in the Senner Lab at the University of South Carolina doing some incredible research on shorebird migration (CBS Feature) and a thoughtful birder.
Find out more about Sunbittern!
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SunbitternIngredients½ cup Chocolate Milk
1 shot Hazelnut Liqueur
1 shot Coffee Liqueur
1 squirt Caramel Sauce
½ shot Maraschino Cherry Juice
Ice
Whipped Cream
Maraschino Cherry
Caramel Sauce
Directions1. Pour chocolate milk, hazelnut liqueur, coffee liqueur, caramel sauce, Maraschino Cherry Juice, Ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour in glass
4. Top with whipped cream and garnish with a maraschino cherry and then a swirl of caramel sauce to make that sunburst pattern
Andrea is a birding trip guide in Ecuador and has loads of knowledge in Tourism Management.
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Andean Cock-of-the-RockIngredients1 shot white rum
½ cup guanabana or soursop juice
¼ cup soda water
Splash of lime
Dash of cinnamon
Ice
Directions1. Pour all ingredients into a glass
2. Stir and enjoy!
Christy is the bird lady of Turtle Island, a mother, a scholar, and a birder.
Find out more about Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
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Ruby-throated HummingbirdIngredients1oz St. Germain
¼ cup Champagne or Brut
¼ cup club soda
1 tb grenadine
Lemon garnish
Directions1. In a champagne flute, pour in grenadine, St. Germain, Champagne, and top off with club soda.
2. Garnish with a lemon twist
Tati is a conservationist and trip guide in Brazil.
Find out more about Crested Caracara. Connect with Tati here.
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Crested CaracaraIngredients3 oz. fresh-squeezed Cara Cara orange juice, or your favorite orange variety
2 oz. silver tequila
1 oz. Triplesec
1 oz. lime juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Shake with a cocktail shaker
2. Pour into glass (salt the rim if you want!)
Edin is a wildlife photographer, guide, and working on her PhD in New Zealand.
Find out more about New Zealand Storm Petrel. Connect with Edin here.
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New Zealand Storm PetrelIngredients1 shot light rum
1 shot dark rum
½ oz lime juice
Ice
Fill with ginger beer
Directions1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in the rest!
Melissa is a passionate scientist and birder based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She shares birds with others in a variety of ways, including Conservation Conversations!
Find out more about Secretarybird. Connect with Melissa here.
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SecretarybirdIngredients1 shot Brandy
½ shot Port Wine
Blob of simple syrup
Ice
Directions1. Place ingredients in glass
2. Stir
Not only is Nat an awesome scientist in New Zealand, she also spends her time as the Vice President of Birds New Zealand!
Find out more about Chatham Island Black Robin. Connect with Nat here.
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Chatham Island Black RobinIngredients2oz Gin
½ oz Island Pucker
½ oz Vermouth
Ice
Directions1. Place ingredients in shaker with ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into martini glass
Natasha finds beauty in the birds and landscape in her area and shares with those around her.
Find out more about Bonxie (Great Skua). Connect with Natasha here.
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Bonxie (Great Skua)Ingredients2 oz Aquavit
¾ oz lime juice
¾ oz simple syrup
strawberries
Ice
Directions1. Mash the strawberry in the shaker
2. Add the rest of the ingredients into the shaker
3. Shake shake shake
4. Pour and enjoy
Anna is a conservationist, bird behaviorist, and more! Join in for her infectious enthusiasm and love of wildlife.
Find out more about Wedge-tailed Shearwater. Connect with Anna here.
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Wedge-tailed ShearwaterIngredients1 shot vodka
1 shot coconut rum
½ oz blue curacao
4 oz cranberry juice
Ice
Directions1. Add all ingredients into a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour and enjoy
Annie, Lindsay, Julie, Melissa, Carrol, Carrie, and Kristen join me to talk about their experiences in birding and the Girls Gone Birding.
Indiana Audubon Newsletter - Women Birders Issues
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Yellow-bellied SapsuckerIngredients2 ounce bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz lime juice
1 oz maple syrup
Ice
4 oz Lemon seltzer
Directions
1. Add bourbon, juices, maple syrup, and ice to shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain over a glass filled with ice
4. Top with lemon seltzer
Tammah is a native San Diego-based birder who is out there inspiring others.
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Tufted PuffinIngredients
1.5 ounce vodka
1.5 oz blue curacao
¼ cup pineapple juice
1 tb grenadine
Fill with sparkling water
Directions
1. Mix the liquors
2. Pour in water, pineapple juice, grenadine, and simple syrup
3. Give it a quick stir
Martha is a guide and avid birder in Kenya.
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Hartlaub’s TuracoIngredients
1 shot vodka
1 shot midori
1 lime
1 tb brown sugar
honey
Ice
Directions
1. Cut lime into wedges and place in glass
2. Muddle together lime and brown sugar
3. Pour in vodka and midori
4. Top with ice
5. Using your spoon of honey, gently mix the cocktail together
Megan is out in Newfoundland seeing and photographing ptarmigans and moose!
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Agami HeronIngredients1 shot Brandy
1 shot Green Chartreuse
1 shot chilled water
½ shot lemon juice
½ shot simple syrup
Directions
1. Mix the liquours
2. Pour in water, lemon juice, and simple syrup
3. Give it a quick stir
Shalini has been birding for many years and finds the joy in birding every chance she gets.
Follow Shalini here and #IndiAves. Find out more about Indian Pitta.
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Indian PittaIngredients1 ½ oz Hpnotiq
1 ½ oz Light Rum
3 oz Pineapple Juice
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation:...not a whole lot of work arounds for this...sorry)
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in liquids
3. Stir
Karla is a thoughtful birder and advocate for women birders. She has had some cool experiences working as a field technician and out birding with her friends.
Follow Karla here and Ecostudies Institute. Find out more about Hudsonian Godwit.
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Hudsonian GodwitIngredients1 shot Vodka
1 shot Coffee liqueur
1 shot Irish cream liqueur
1 shot maraschino cherry juice
Ice
Maraschino cherry garnish
(Mocktail adaptation:...not a whole lot of work arounds for this...sorry)
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in liquids
3. Stir
4. Garnish with cherries
After the recent post from an assault survivor in the birding community, more women have come forward to share their experiences revolving around abuse and assault. It is important to believe women and empower survivors. And I want to help women however I can - so you will find this episode is different than usual.
Kelly Longwell, a mental health therapist and sexual assault counselor and advocate, discusses an important topic: what to do if you are assaulted/abused and how to be a good friend to someone else who has.
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Resources:
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Aisha White's Story & GoFundMe
Katelyn is a wildlife biologist, photographer, and passionate birder. Her photography has even been featured in a variety of media sources - check some of it out here!
Find out more about Prothonotary Warblers.
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Prothonotary WarblerIngredients2 oz ouzo
4 oz lemonade
4 oz seltzer
Garnish with a lemon slice
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out ouzo)
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in ouzo, lemonade, seltzer
3. Gently mix
4. Garnish with a lemon slide
Sabrina is a lifelong birder that has traveled the globe looking at birds and has made an impact on her community as a volunteer guide. She recently wrote an article for Birding Magazine describing some of the safety measures that some when out birding.
- Read her Birding article here
- Learn more about Southern Cassowary: BBC Wildlife; San Diego Zoo
- Safety Tips for Better Birding
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Southern CassowaryIngredients1 oz prune juice
½ oz lime juice
1 ½ oz vodka
4 oz Ginger Beer
1 oz orange liquor
ice
(Mocktail adaptation: don't use vodka)
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour remainder ingredients into a shaker
3. Shake shake shake
4. Strain into glass
Janine is a passionate and charismatic Australian woman birder. She is well known for her work in conservation and love for getting people out and appreciating wildlife.
Learn more about her here: Echidna Walkabout, Koala Clancy Foundation
Learn more about Star Finch here: Star Finch
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Star FinchIngredients3 oz guava nectar
3 oz orange juice
2 tb grenadine
1 ½ oz spiced rum
Maraschino cherries
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: use ginger ale in place of the rum)
Directions
1. Fill the glass with ice
2. Pour in guava nectar, orange juice, spiced rum, and grenadine
3. Gently stir
4. Garnish with cherries
Andrea is a birder and photographer in California. As a newer birder, she has really utilized her resources: Google, Twitter, local Audubon, and more to get start on her birding path!
Learn more about her here: Wandering Always
Learn more about Brown Pelican here: Brown Pelican
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Brown PelicanIngredients½ cup apple juice
½ oz blue curacao
Fill with preferred light beer (pilsner, lager, blonde, etc)
(Mocktail adaptation: use ginger beer and Monin or Torani Blue Curacao that is non-alcoholic)
Directions
1. Pour the apple juice and blue curacao into a pint glass
2. Fill with your preferred light beer
3. Gently stir
Etta Cosey is a birder in the Seattle-area that has built a community of senior birders. She is an avid learner and brave enough to work on gulls!
Learn more about her here:
Birding is for Everyone: Etta Cosey's Liberating Birding (Seattle Audubon)
Learn more about McKay's Bunting here: Identifying McKay's Bunting (ABA)
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McKay's BuntingIngredients8 oz Hot Chocolate (I used Swiss Miss and Milk)
1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz Coffee Liqueur
Toasted Marshmallow
(Mocktail adaptation: use Irish cream flavored syrup and coffee instead of the liqueurs)
Directions
1. Make the hot chocolate
2. Stir in liqueurs
3. Garnish with the toasted marshmallow
Ana Amable works with the Jacamar Club to create opportunities to empower women birders in Peru and beyond.
Check out some of her work here:
Jacamar Club - Women Birders
Ana's website
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Torrent DuckIngredients1 ½ oz Pisco
.25 oz Lime Juice
2 oz Mango Juice
Ginger Beer
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the Pisco)
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour in the Pisco, lime juice, mango juice, and fill with ginger beer.
3. Gently stir.
4. Enjoy!
Orietta Estrada is a writer, content creator, and fierce advocate for equity and inclusivity in the birding community.
Check out some of her work here:
Black & Latinx Birders Scholarship Fund
Orietta's Twitter
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American WoodcockIngredients
1 oz Vodka
1 oz hazelnut liqueur
1 oz coffee liqueur
1 oz half and half
Caramel sauce
ice
(Mocktail adaptation: not sure of an adequate replacement for vodka or these liqueurs)
Directions
1. Prepare an old-fashioned glass by drizzling with caramel sauce, fill with ice.
2. In a shaker, mix together vodka, hazelnut liqueur, coffee liqueur, and half and half with ice.
3. Shake shake shake
4. Pour into prepared glass and top with caramel sauce, garnish with a gummy worm, if you like
Stephanie Lopez is a passionate naturalist from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Ingredients
1 oz light rum
1 oz vodka
½ oz cream of coconut
1 oz half and half
Handful of chocolate chips
ice
(Mocktail adaptation: not sure of an adequate replacement for rum or vodka)
Directions
1. Pour ingredients into a shaker
2. Shake, shake, shake
3. Strain into a glass
Chidi Paige is a STEM educator and advocate for youth engagement and community building. She uses games and activities to connect others with birds and wildlife.
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Other notes:
Chidi Paige
Birdwiser
Fledging Birders
Hannah and Erik Go Birding - The Birding Co-op Episode
The Birding Co-op
Ingredients
1 oz Light Rum
1 oz Dark Rum
¼ oz Galliano
2 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
Juice from ½ lime
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rums and galliano, add a dash anise flavoring and vanilla to your fruit juices)
Directions
1. Squeeze lime into a shaker
2. Add juices, rums, and galliano
3. Shake well
4. Strain into a glass with ice
Cheryl Hogue is a passionate woman birder who advocates for others online and in person. Her positively and insight is invaluable and is an inspiration to do better and create a diverse community.
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Kowa Women In Steppe
Global Birding
Ingredients
½ cup lemonade
¼ cup ginger beer
1 oz rum
splash Blue Curacao
1 Tb Grenadine
Ice
lemon
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum, use Monin Blue Curacao which is non-alcoholic)
Directions
1. Fill rocks glass with ice
2. Pour in lemonade, blue curacao, and ginger beer
3. Carefully pour in grenadine so it sinks to the bottom
4. Garnish with a lemon slice
Kate Dolamore is a watercolor artist that uses tiny paintbrushes and fine details to bring her fabulous critters to life on the page. She is inspired by nature and started painting as a way to become a better birder!
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Ingredients
1 cup of coffee
Preferred amount of ½ and ½
1 oz Fernet
½ oz simple syrup
1 squirt lemon juice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the fernet, I am not sure of an adequate non-alcoholic substitute that will have a similar flavor.)
Directions
1. Brew a cup of coffee.
2. Pour in the ½ and ½ to your liking, fernet, simple syrup, and a squirt of lemon juice.
3. Stir and enjoy
Megan Shersby works with the BBC Wildlife Magazine, a wonderful publication that brings readers stories and information about wildlife all over the world. Megan is a writer and general nature lover that works to bring us these incredible stories about wildlife from English backyards to the tropical rainforests.
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Ingredients
1 shot rum
½ cup guava juice
½ cup orange juice
1 tb grenadine
Juice from ½ lime
Mint leaves
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum)
Directions
1. Muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a glass.
2. Fill glass with ice.
3. Pour in guava and orange juice, rum, grenadine, and juice the lime.
4. Give it a stir and garnish with an orange slice and mint sprig
Bridget Butler, the Birding Diva, is an advocate for outdoor appreciation and conservation through education. She offers classes in the field and online, talks, and guiding. Check out the work she has been doing: Bird Diva
Original Indigo Bunting Research
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Ingredients
1 shot cranberry juice cocktail
1 shot blue curacao
Fill champagne/sparkling wine
(Mocktail adaptation: not available for this one)
Directions
1. Mix together the cranberry juice and blue curacao into a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Strain into a champagne flute
3. Top off with champagne
Marisa Oliva works in environmental education in the Rio Grande Valley, but has experience sharing a love of the outdoors, recreation, and wildlife with others around the world. She uses tools and educational games, like Project WILD, to engage with others.
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Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
8 oz club soda
Juice from half a peach (or ¼ cup peach nectar)
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the vodka)
Directions
1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add vodka and lemon juice, then top with soda water.
3. Juice a peach into the glass
4. Stir gently and serve.
Karina Sanchez is a first generation college student, PhD candidate at the University of Northern Colorado, and founder of the Women in Graduate STEM organization at that college. She studies the effects of sound and urbanization of American Robins. Check out her website for more.
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Drink of the Episode: Bee Hummingbird
Ingredients
1.5 oz white rum
½ oz lime juice
½ oz lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp water
Ice
(Mocktail adaptation: leave out the rum and use soda water instead)
Directions
1. Melt honey in water
2. Mix all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice cubes
3. Shake well
4. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Stephanie Seymour is a passionate birder and musician who has recently come out with a fantastic album, There Are Birds.
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Drink of the Episode: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1/4 cup sugarfree red bull
½ cup Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
Directions
1. Fill glass with ice
2. Pour in vodka, red bull, grapefruit juice
3. Stir and enjoy!
Jennifer Bristol is an advocate for getting families out in nature. Her family has a long history protecting and conserving natural spaces in Texas. She recently put out a book, Parking Lot Birding.
Check out Jennifer's website for more.
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Drink of the Episode: Magnificent Frigatebird
Ingredients
Fresh mint leaves
2 ounces Tito’s Vodka
1 ounce fresh lime juice
2–3 teaspoons simple syrup
1 ounce strawberry puree
(or 3 strawberries)
Ice
Club soda
Directions
1. Add the mint leaves, vodka, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
2. Using a muddler, muddle the mint and strawberries.
3. Add 1 cup of ice.
4. Then cover the cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds.
5. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice.
6. Top with club soda, as well as extra mint, lime wedges, and strawberries for garnish, if desired.
Emilie Chen is a birder and photographer. I was fortunate to meet her through the Portland, Oregon birding scene and have really enjoyed her bird photos and getting to know her! Emilie has built a career in the environmental non-profit field and is a genuinely lovely person. Enjoy!
Check out Emilie's Instagram!
Drink of the Episode: Shoebill
Ingredients
3 oz Green Chartreuse
2 cups Iced Tea
1 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice
2 oz Lime Juice
Ice to fill
Swedish Fish
Directions
1. Fill fishbowl with ice and chill.
2. Pour in chilled Green Chartreuse, pineapple juice, lime juice, and then iced tea.
3. Stir mixture.
4. Pour in several Swedish fish and garnish with one.
5. Grab a partner and start drinking!
Monica Iglecia is the Assistant Director of Shorebird Habitat Management for Manomet and works to help improve wetlands and coasts in ways that support declining migratory shorebird species. Check out Manomet to learn more about the amazing work they do and to see what you can do to get involved.
Drink of the Episode: Ruddy Turnstone
Ingredients
1/2 oz Frangelico
1/2 oz Fireball
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Crème de Cacao
Coffee
Whipped Cream
Directions
1. Combine Frangelico, Fireball, Kahlua, Crème de Cacao in a warm mug.
2. Fill remainder with coffee.
3. Top with whipped cream!
Samantha S. Hauser is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with research interests relating to ecology, conservation, and genetics. She is also an awesome science communicator who contributes to 46 Questions and does the weekly #BirdQuiz on her Twitter account.
Check out her website: Samantha S. Hauser
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Drink of the episode: Black-Capped Vireo
Ingredients1 oz Blanco Tequila
1/2 oz Chambord
Splash of Lime Juice
Steps to Make It
1. Carefully pour Chambord in shot glass
2. Slowly pour Lime Juice on top of Chambord
3. Slowly pour Tequila on top of Lime Juice
4. If made properly, there should be defined layers
5. Drink in one shot to create a Black-capped Vireo!
Suzy Buttress, The Casual Birder, enjoys watching birds. Suzy is passionate about enjoying her local birds and getting others interested in birding. Whether it is inspiring people to slow down and enjoy a Rook or teaching beginners to identify birds in the field, she hopes others will love their local birds too.
Check out her podcast: The Casual Birder
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Drink of the episode
Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture)
Ingredients8 cups cold water
1 1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water
3/4 cups fresh lemon juice (or the juice of 8 lemons)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
3/4 cup granulated sugar
8 oz vodka
Blood Orange slices
Crushed ice
Directions1. Add the water, fresh lemon juice, orange blossom water, and mint in a pitcher. Stir well.
2. To serve, fill glasses with ice, pour 1 oz of vodka in each glass, and fill with lemonade.
3. Serve immediately and garnish with blood orange slices and a sprig of mint, if desired.
Welcome to Women Birders (Happy Hour)!
Hannah, from Hannah and Erik Go Birding, is bringing you a brand new podcast all about the wonderful women of birding. In each episode, expect an interesting interview with an artist, or a professional, or maybe a naturalist - all of which are women who love birds.
Also, in the spirit of a good happy hour, Hannah will come up with a different alcoholic concoction based on a bird mentioned in the interview.
Check out Women Birders (Happy Hour) every other week. And connect with me here on Twitter or via email womenbirders@gmail.com.