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20120325 – Show #1: Lucy Pizzuto-Phillips
20120422 – Show #2: Scott Brylinsky
20120513 – Show #3: Richard Nelson
20120527 – Show #4: Bird Language
20120610 – Show #5: Jon Young and Richard Nelson
20120701 – Show #6: Bill Foster
20120729 – Show #7: Lucy Pizzuto-Phillips
20120812 – Show #8: Bob Armstrong
20120824 – Show #9: Scott Harris
20120910 – Show #10: Jonathan Goff
20120923 – Show #11: Kitty LaBounty
20121007 – Show #12: Richard Nelson
20121021 – Show #13: Marge Ward
20121104 – Show #14: Paul Norwood and Brooke Schafer
20121118 – Show #15: Gwen Baluss
20121202 – Show #16: Connor and Rowan Goff
20121216 – Show #17: Alice and Chuck Johnstone
20121230 – Show #18: Bill Foster (technical issues; no recording)
20120113 – Show #19: Blain Anderson (technical issues; no recording)
20130127 – Show #20: Kitty LaBounty
20130210 – Show #21: Jim Baichtal Part 1
20130224 – Show #22: Jim Baichtal Part 2
20130310 – Show #23: Jon Martin
20130324 – Show #24: Florence Welsh and Scott Brylinsky
20130407 – Show #25: Lucy Pizzuto-Phillips
20130421 – Show #26: Laura Kaltenstein
20130505 – Show #27: Bird Calls and Songs
20130519 – Show #28: More Bird Calls and Songs
20130602 – Show #29: Todd Brinkman
20130616 – Show #30: Fred Bassett
20130630 – Show #31: Kitty LaBounty
20130714 – Show #32: Ryan Carpenter
20130804 – Show #33: Taylor White
20130818 – Show #34: Paul Norwood
20130901 – Show #35: Kitty LaBounty
20130915 – Show #36: Gary Greene
20130929 – Show #37: Scott Harris
20131013 – Show #38: Richard Nelson
20131027 – Show #39: Joseph Cook
20131110 – Show #40: Dick Goff
20131124 – Show #41: Gwen Baluss and Connor Goff
20131208 – Show #42: Hank Lentfer
20131222 – Show #43: Naomi Bargmann
20140105 – Show #44: Erin and Hig from Ground Truth Trekking
20140119 – Show #45: Pat Druckenmiller
20140202 – Show #46: Emily Roland
20140216 – Show #47: Adam Andis
20140302 – Show #48: Tania Lewis (part 1)
20140316 – Show #49: Tania Lewis (part 2)
20140330 – Show #50: Lucy Pizzuto-Phillips
20140413 – Show #51: Bill Foster
20140427 – Show #52: Bird Songs
20140511 – Show #53: Jen Cedarleaf
20140525 – Show #54: Lauren Oakes
20140608 – Show #55: Richard Carstensen
20140622 – Show #56: Aaron Baldwin
20140706 – Show #57: Bob Armstrong
20140720 – Show #58: Matt Bracken and Cascade Sorte
20140803 – Show #59: Connor and Dick Goff
20140817 – Show #60: Scott Harris
20140831 – Show #61: Kitty LaBounty
20140914 – Show #62: Lucy Pizzuto-Phillips
20140928 – Show #63: Paul Norwood and Brooke Schafer
20141012 – Show #64: Taylor White
20141026 – Show #65: Nancy Huntly
20141109 – Show #66: Jocelyn Colella
20141123 – Show #67: Ryan Carpenter
20141207 – Show #68: Richard Nelson
20141221 – Show #69: Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
20150104 – Show #70: Naomi Bargmann
20150118 – Show #71: Kitty LaBounty
20150201 – Show #72: Ellen Chenoweth
20150215 – Show #73: Richard Nelson (part two of early December conversation)
20150301 – Show #74: Steve Heinl
20150315 – Show #75: Dennis Landwehr
20150329 – Show #76: Byron Weckworth
20150412 – Show #77: Jan Straley
20150503 – Show #78: Cathy Connor
20150517 – Show #79: Bird Songs
20150531 – Show #80: Dan Evans
20150614 – Show #81: Lucy Phillips
20150628 – Show #82: Brooke Schafer and Paul Norwood
20150712 – Show #83: Richard Nelson, sounds of Australia
20150719 – Show #84: Marge Ward
20150726 – Show #85: Kate Mohatt
20150809 – Show #86: Jonathan Goff
20150823 – Show #87: Kitty LaBounty
20150906 – Show #88: Taylor White
20150920 – Show #89: Noah Siegel and Alissa Allen
20151004 – Show #90: John Hudson
20151018 – Show #91: Ashley Bolwerk
20151101 – Show #92: Ryan Carpenter
20151115 – Show #93: Bill Foster
20151129 – Show #94: Andy Szabo
20151213 – Show #95: Tom Thornton
20151227 – Show #96: Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf
20160110 – Show #97: Live show with Richard Nelson and Kitty Labounty
20160124 – Show #98: Naomi Bargmann
20160207 – Show #99: Catie Bursch
20160221 – Show #100: Ellen Chenoweth
20160306 – Show #101: Lynn Barber
20160320 – Show #102: Alan Pope
20160403 – Show #103: Kathy Hocker
20160417 – Show #104: Lauren Bell
20160501 – Show #105: Bird Songs of Sitka
20160515 – Show #106: Jennifer Purcell
20160529 – Show #107: Karen Blejwas
20160612 – Show #108: Allison Nelson
20160626 – Show #109: Sue Karl (part 1)
20160710 – Show #110: Sue Karl (part 2)
20160724 – Show #111: Paul Norwood
20160807 – Show #112: Kitty LaBounty
20160821 – Show #113: The Librarians
20160904 – Show #114: Jonathan Goff and Connor Goff
20160911 – Show #114a: Encore of Noah Siegel and Alissa Allen
20160918 – Show #115: Andrew Thoms
20161002 – Show #116: Zach LaPerriere
20161030 – Show #117: Louann Feldmann and Lynn Barber
20161113 – Show #118: Kevin White
20161120 – Show #118a (Participant on Raven Anthology)
20161127 – Show #119: Andrea Pitz and Henry Hagood
20161211 – Show #120: Ryan Carpenter
20161225 – Show #121: Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf
20170108 – Show #122: Kitty LaBounty
20170122 – Show #123: Pat Druckenmiller
20170205 – Show #124: Andy Szabo
20170219 – Show #125: Nick Pyenson
20170305 – Show #126: Lauren Wild
20170319 – Show #127: Chris Whitehead and Esther Kennedy
20170402 – Show #128: Sonia Nagorski
20170416 – Show #129: Ellen Chenoweth and Madison Kosma
20170430 – Show #130: Chris Sergeant
20170514 – Show #131: Alan Verde
20170528 – Show #132: Richard Nelson
20170611 – Show #133: Lauren Bell
20170625 – Show #134: Kari Sagel, Jen Cedarleaf, and Kitty LaBounty
20170709 – Show #135: Derek Sikes
20170723 – Show #136: Kitty LaBounty
20170806 – Show #137: Kate Mohatt (encore)
20170820 – Show #138: Stephan Bethune
20170903 – Show #139: Paul Norwood
20170917 – Show #140: Debbie Miller
20171001 – Show #141: Bob Armstrong (encore)
20171015 – Show #142: Brooke Schafer and Kari Sagel
20171029 – Show #143: Ben Burford
20171112 – Show #144: Gwen Baluss
20171126 – Show #145: Zach LaPerriere
20171210 – Show #146: Seri Robinson
20171224 – Show #147: Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
20171231 – Show #148: Pat Druckenmiller (encore)
20180121 – Show #149: Community Big Year Wrap-up
20180204 – Show #150: Lauren Bell
20180218 – Show #151: Jacob Metzger
20180311 – Show #152: Phil Mooney
20180325 – Show #153: Janet Neilson
20180408 – Show #154: Brian Buma
20180422 – Show #155: Phil Mooney
20180506 – Show #156: Elizabeth Graham
20180520 – Show #157: Richard Nelson – Bird Songs (encore)
20180603 – Show #158: Fred Bassett (encore)
20180617 – Show #159: Allison Nelson
20180624 – Show #160: Kevin White (encore)
20180708 – Show #161: Jon Shaw
20180722 – Show #162: Brooke Schafer and Paul Norwood
20180805 – Show #163: Kitty LaBounty
20180819 – Show #164: Natalie Hamilton
20180826 – Show #165: Connor and Rowan Goff
20180902 – Show #166: Ron Hamill
20180916 – Show #167: Sam David
20180930 – Show #168: Richard Carstensen (encore)
20181014 – Show #169: Richard Nelson
20181028 – Show #170: Esther Kennedy
20181111 – Show #171: Rachel Lauer
20181125 – Show #172: Gwen Baluss
20181209 – Show #173: Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
20181223 – Show #174: Brooke Schafer and Kari Sagel
20190106 – Show #175: Nicole Koeltzow
20190120 – Show #176: Andy Szabo
20190203 – Show #177: Zach LaPerriere
20190217 – Show #178: Cathy Connor (encore)
20190303 – Show #179: Simon Hook
20190317 – Show #180: Hans Thewissen
20190331 – Show #181: Jonathan Goff (2012 encore)
20190414 – Show #182: Kitty LaBounty
20190428 – Show #183: Andrés López
20190512 – Show #184: Sitka Bird Songs
20190527 – Show #185: Josh Roering
20190609 – Show #186: Chris Rurik
20190623 – Show #187: Kathy Hocker (encore)
20190707 – Show #188: Derek and Mel Sikes
20190721 – Show #189: Kyle Turchik
20190804 – Show #190: Jason Briner and Caleb Walcott
20190818 – Show #191: Kitty LaBounty
20190901 – Show #192: Ben Burford
20190915 – Show #193: Kaeli Swift
20190929 – Show #194: Gwen Baluss (encore of 2017 conversation)
20191013 – Show #195: John Harley
20191027 – Show #196: Leslie Harris
20191110 – Show #197: Jackie Hildering
20191124 – Show #198: Gwen Baluss
20191208 – Show #199: Jen Cedarleaf, Victoria Vosburg, and Connor Goff
20191222 – Show #200: Richard Nelson Highlights
20200105 – Show #201: Marge Ward (encore)
20200119 – Show #202: Kitty LaBounty
20200202 – Show #203: Nick Pyenson (encore)
20200216 – Show #204: Jim Baichtal (encore)
20200301 – Show #205: Zach LaPerriere
20200315 – Show #206: Taylor White
20200329 – Show #207: Josh Lane
20200412 – Show #208: Connor Goff
20200426 – Show #209: Richard Nelson (encore)
20200510 – Show #210: Kitty LaBounty
20200524 – Show #211: Lauren Bell
20200607 – Show #212: Elizabeth Graham (encore)
20200621 – Show #213: Joseph Cook (encore)
20200705 – Show #214: Hannah Blanke
20200719 – Show #215: Kari Sagel and Brooke Schafer
20200802 – Show #216: Rowan Goff
20200816 – Show #217: Kitty LaBounty
20200901 – Show #218: Ron Hamill (encore)
20200913 – Show #219: Simon Hook
20200927 – Show #220: Phil Mooney (encore)
20201011 – Show #221: Phil Mooney (encore)
20201025 – Show #222: Seri Robinson (encore)
20201108 – Show #223: Janet Neilson (encore)
20201122 – Show #224: Lynn Barber & Louann Feldmann (encore)
20201206 – Show #225: Roland Wirth
20201220 – Show #226: Jen Cedarleaf & Victoria Vosburg
20210103 – Show #227: Brooke Schafer & Paul Norwood
20210117 – Show #228: Catie Bursch (encore)
20210131 – Show #229: Hans Thewissen (encore)
20210214 – Show #230: Kitty LaBounty
20210228 – Show #231: Connor Goff
20210314 – Show #232: Bob Armstrong
20210328 – Show #233: Rachel Lauer (encore)
20210411 – Show #234: Chris Rurik (encore)
20210425 – Show #235: Zach LaPerriere
20210509 – Show #236: Bird Songs
20210523 – Show #237: Andrés López (encore)
20210606 – Show #238: Richard Carstensen
20210620 – Show #239: Richard Carstensen
20210704 – Show #240: Matt Muir
20210718 – Show #241: Alia Lesnek
20210801 – Show #242: Kaeli Swift (encore)
20210815 – Show #243: Elizabeth Graham
20210829 – Show #244: John Chapman
20210912 – Show #245: Brian Buma
20210926 – Show #246: Simon Hook
20211010 – Show #247: Kitty LaBounty
20211024 – Show #248: Sarah Gravem
20211107 – Show #249: Jackie Hildering (Encore)
20211121 – Show #250: Ian Hewson
20211205 – Show #251: Leslie Harris (encore)
20211219 – Show #252: Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
20220102 – Show #253: Brooke Schafer and Paul Norwood
20220116 – Show #254: Josh Lane (encore)
20220130 – Show #255: Connor Goff
20220213 – Show #256: Kitty LaBounty
20220227 – Show #257: Courtney Hart
20220313 – Show #258: Zach LaPerriere
20220327 – Show #259: 10th Anniversary Show
20220410 – Show #260: Jason Briner and Caleb Walcott (encore)
20220424 – Show #261: Bird Songs of Sitka
20220508 – Show #262: Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf
20220522 – Show #263: Kelcey, Aurora and Ellen of the RASOR Program
20220605 – Show #264: Julie Schram
20220619 – Show #265: Andrea Mott
20220703 – Show #266: Matt Wilson
20220717 – Show #267: Andrea Mott (re-aired with new intro/outro)
20220731 – Show #268: Elizabeth Graham (encore)
20220814 – Show #269: Mary Goddard
20220828 – Show #270: Brooke Schafer and Kari Sagel of the Library Show
20220911 – Show #271: Matt Muir (encore)
20220925 – Show #272: Britta Jensen
20221009 – Show #273: Joanna Young
20221023 – Show #274: Lynn Barber (encore)
20221106 – Show #275: Scott Gabara
20221120 – Show #276: Connor Goff
20221204 – Show #277: Jen Cedarleaf and Victoria Vosburg
20221218 – Show #278: Barth Hamburg
20230101 – Show #279: Brooke Schafer and Paul Norwood
20230115 – Show #280: Lauren Bell
20230129 – Show #281: Brian Buma (encore)
20230212 – Show #282: Simon Hook
20230226 – Show #283: Alia Lesnek (encore)
20230312 – Show #284: Kitty LaBounty
20230326 – Show #285: Jim Baichtal
20230409 – Show #286: Whale Researchers
20230423 – Show #287: Laura Kaltenstein
20230507 – Show #288: Bird Songs of Sitka
20230521 – Show #289: Whale Researchers (rebroadcast)
20230604 – Show #290: Ian Hewson
20230618 – Show #291: Britta Jensen (encore)
20230702 – Show #292: Rich McClear
20230716 – Show #293: Matt Bracken
20230730 – Show #294: Derek Sikes
20230813 – Show #295: Starling Birch
20230827 – Show #296: Kitty LaBounty
20230910 – Show #297: Matt Muir
20230924 – Show #298: Connor Goff
20231007 – Show #299: Scotty Gabara (encore)
20231022 – Show #300: Richard Carstensen (encore)
20231105 – Show #301: Zach Laperriere
20231119 – Show #302: David Jadhon
20231202 – Show #303: Jen Cedarleaf and Kitty LaBounty
20231216 – Show #304: Bill Foster (encore/remembrance)
20231231 – Show #305: Paul Norwood and Brooke Schafer
20240114 – Show #306: Joanna Young (encore)
20240128 – Show #307: Matt Wilson
20240211 – Show #308: Barth Hamburg (encore)
20240225 – Show #309: Adam Haberski
20240310 – Show #310: Jon Shaw (encore)
20240324 – Show #311: Lauren Bell
20240407 – Show #312: Laura Kaltenstein (encore)
20240421 – Show #313: Richard Nelson (encore)
20240505 – Show #314: Liah McPherson and Andy Szabo
20240519 – Show #315: Greg Jensen
20240602 – Show #316: Eric Matthes
20240616 – Show #317: Daniel Graham and Zach LaPerriere
20240630 – Show #318: Kari Sagel and Brooke Schafer

7 thoughts on “Raven”

  1. Great show.
    Observations from northwest corner of Middle Island:
    March 26 heard a Western Screech Owl. Reviewing my notes from last year, we heard one the same day in 2011. My wife suggests this means even the owls observe leap year.

    March 30 and 31 saw a lone California Sea Lion feeding on herring or herring eggs. It appeared to “stand on its head” in one spot, just the hind flippers showing above water. I didn’t time it, but it was more than a few seconds and less than a minute each time. Observed this several times on both days.

  2. Thanks for the observations Scott! It is funny that you heard the screech owl on the same date two years in a row. I find myself wondering how many of the smaller islands host screech owls – I’ve heard reports from Galankin and Middle Island now. I also seem to remember hearing about a Northern Saw-whet on Peisar Island, but I’m not sure about that.

    I was out around Middle Island on the Whalefest FoodWeb fundraising cruise last Saturday – it was fun to see the herring spawning again. Did not notice the California Sea Lion – though I did hear a report of one seen from Mosquito Cove month ago – wonder if it’s the same one? Was the one you saw particularly noisy? I’ve heard that California Sea Lions seem to be more vocal than our regulars.

  3. Saw a Short-eared Owl today (10/21) @ 8 a.m. on Cannon Island Drive. Flew from a rock on the causeway to some trees by Eagle Way.

  4. Nice! I’ve still not managed to see one of those, though they seem to move through most years in small numbers. Not a lot of their preferred habitat around town though. Thanks for the report!

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  6. Hi Matt, we were chatting about ravens today and it occurred to us that we’ve never directly observed a raven’s nest. Which led us to think it would be fun if one of your radio shows was dedicated to various SE birds’ nests – where and when to look for them, etc. -Peter

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