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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts
On our latest show (#1,042 June 15): The Great name-saying Kiskadee; a Kirtland’s Warbler Audio Postcard; and Carol Turek’s quest to find and photograph all of the world’s hummingbirds.
Hear it here.
Make Your Own Swag contest winner #1
Here's the first winner of our Make Your Own Swag contest! Pictured is Tim Cornish, who’s plirding (picking up litter while birding) at Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve in Allegan, Michigan. Thanks, Tim! (6/10)
Make Your Own Swag contest winner #3
Here's winner #3 of our Make Your Own Swag contest, Annabelle Bradley from Yonkers, New York. Keen-eyed observers may be able to spot the Mourning Dove nesting atop the column right behind Annabelle. (6/12)
Advice on birding in cemeteries
On our show #1,038 (May 18), Ray's guest Danielle Belleny mentioned a YouTube video she made with The Black AF in STEM Collective about birding in cemeteries. And here it is! (5/22)
Make Your Own Swag contest winner #2
Congrats to our second Make Your Own Swag contest winner! Matt Scott from Albany, Minnesota — with his Vortex binoculars, Rose-breasted Grosbeak tattoo … and Talkin’ Birds patch. (6/12)
Layoffs at a key federal renewable energy lab
The Trump administration is actively excluding renewables from their energy policy. This brief from Environmental Health News explains what's happening and why it matters. You can click "Read the Article" near the end for the full story. (5/19)
Lance-tailed Manakin cam
This is a new webcam for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Lance-tailed Manakins at Isla Boca Brava, Panama (Central time). When we tuned in mid-afternoon, we didn't see any manakins, but we did watch the featured videos at the bottom of the page. Keep your sound on for this one: you'll feel like you're in the tropics, plus you'll be able to listen for manakins. (5/20)
“Greening” your yard
Ray's recent guest Danae Wolfe is all about making our yards not just bird-friendly but conservation-friendly. So when she spoke with Ray on our show #1,037, she mentioned not just replacing lawns with native plants, but also the single best tree to plant, why we should rethink our holiday decorations, and more. (5/13)
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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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