The passions of why I love birding and why I chose to make this podcast arise as I sit in my car at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge driving tour in Ridgefield, WA. I then move into a pre-recorded outing with friend and wildlife rehabilitation mentor, Lacy, in the same location. We chat about swifts, cowbirds and try really, really hard to ID an unknown bird that is flycatching near us. The next bit of chaos is another pre-recorded outing with friends Tara, Abby and Tim at Whitaker Ponds Nature Park. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ridgefield/https://www.portland.gov/parks/whitaker-ponds-natural-areaFollow!https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbebirdin_podcast/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/AlwaysBeBirdin