Women Birders (Happy Hour)

Shell is the founder of Birds & The Belles and an amazing community of women birders in the UK!

Learn more about Eurasian Bittern!

Eurasian Bittern

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 1 tbsp cranberry jam
• Crushed ice
• Mint for garnish

Instructions

1. Combine gin, triple sec, simple syrup, jam and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour over a glass of crushed ice and garnish with fresh mint.

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Melanie is the owner and guide of Feathers with Furr!

Learn more about Chimney Swifts!

Chimney Swift

· 1 ½ oz Rum
· ¾ oz Campari
· 1 ½ oz Pineapple juice
· ½ oz Fresh lime juice
· ½ oz Maple syrup
· 2 dashes black walnut bitters
· Ice

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice

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Lindsey is the founder of the Louisville Women's Birding Club!

Learn more about Osprey.

Osprey

• 1.5 oz Bourbon
• 0.75 oz Orange liqueur or Cointreau
• 1 oz Fresh lime juice
• 1 oz Cranberry juice
• Ice

Instructions

1. To a shaker, add bourbon, orange liqueur, lime juice, cranberry juice, and ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain the liquid into a cold martini glass or coupe
4. Add a lime twist or orange peel for the garnish

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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

1. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all the ingredients
2. Shake shake shake
3. 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

1. Pour the pisco, lime juice, ginger syrup, and bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
4. 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-Paradise
2 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

Instructions
1.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

Instructions
1. 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 Vulture
Ingredients
· 1.5 oz reposado tequila
· 2 oz pineapple juice
· 1/2 oz lime juice
· Ginger beer, to top
· Garnish: A pineapple slice
· Ice

Instructions
1. 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 Trogon
Ingredients

· 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

1. Pour all ingredients in a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice
4. Garnish with an orange slice

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Raj is an avid birder based in St. Louis.

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Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Ingredients

· 1.5 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
· 1 oz gin
· 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
· 0.5 oz simple syrup
· Tonic

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add Hypnotic liqueur, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a chilled glass filled with ice.
4. 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 Eagle
Ingredients

• 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 Eagle
Ingredients
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

Instructions
1. 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 Roadrunner
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Reposado Tequila
½ oz Curacao
½ oz Honey Syrup
¼ oz lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Ice

Instructions
1. Pour all ingredients in a shaker
2. Shake Shake Shake
3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice

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