Svalbard dreams and birds you wait a lifetime for
Svalbard dreams and birds you wait a lifetime for  
Podcast: Life List: A Birding Podcast
Published On: Wed Jul 02 2025
Description: We're all here—Mollee, George, and Alvaro—to catch up on birding and nature stories from home and Alvaro's adventures spanning oceans...and two Great White Norths! Yup, with our usual dose of wildlife weirdness, too. Highlights include:An incredible polar bear sighting alongside Ivory Gulls and (cue Alvaro's scream) Ross's GullsBirding in Svalbard, Norway, and FinlandPelagic reports from the Farallon IslandsSkunks, tomato juice, and what actually helps when your dog gets sprayedYard list joys and surprises—from mulberries to Least BitternsPlus, read about Cory's Least Bittern hereCome for the booby stakeouts and skunk drama…stay for the midnight sun, polar silence, and birding in life’s liminal spaces.Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.