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Hannah and Erik Go Birding: Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival 2025

December 12, 2025 by Hannah Buschert No Comments

Each year the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival draws birders from all over the world to this iconic birding spot. The festival takes birders on field trips from one end of the Rio Grande Valley to the other in search of Valley specialty species and other rarities. Hannah and Erik count themselves lucky that they get to guide each year and show off some of these amazing birds to festivalgoers. Listen in to hear about this festival and what lifer they found!

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/187049/episodes/18333525-rio-grande-valley-birding-festival-2025

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There are so many wonderful birds, birders, and places to explore around the world. Hannah and Erik want to explore them all! Check out Hannah and Erik Go Birding to hear them discuss their most recent adventures and birding topics. They seek to share what they know and what they have learned so that others can explore some amazing places too.

Written by Hannah Buschert
Hannah Buschert started birding in college thanks to a required Biology of Birds course and a professor who included Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Birds to punctuate lessons. Almost as if by accident, Hannah landed the dream job of Park Ranger in the Rio Grande Valley at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park where she guided many birders who filled her head with far-off destinations and incredible birds. Consequently, her beat is Adventures in Birding Here and There. Called home to the Oregon Coast to operate the family motel, in her free time Hannah leads Tufted Puffin walks and escapes to guide at birding festivals and explore the world as often as possible. Hannah is passionate about travel, tourism, and birding and hopes to inspire others through her podcasts: Hannah and Erik Go Birding, Women Birders (Happy Hour), and Bird Nerd Book Club.