On today's show: Respect for an underappreciated duck; and why you shouldn't use your garden hose to fill your bird bath.
#592 Sept. 18, 2016
Today's show is live from high above the Soo Locks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We're talkin' Great Lakes, Yoopers, and lots and lots of birds!
#591 Sept. 11, 2016
Today's show is live from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Topic: California Condors
#590 Sept. 4, 2016
On today’s show: Hope for Whooping Cranes; Woodpeckers vs. Hummingbirds; and the boisterous “Bullbat.”
#589 Aug. 28, 2016
On today’s show, we break some news about the first official sighting of an Indian Ocean seabird — in California. Plus, we meet the magnificent Red-billed Tropicbird, and learn how to keep raccoons away from your feeders.
#588 Aug. 21, 2016
On today's show we're live from Acadia National Park in Maine, and we meet the incredible Gyrfalcon!
#587 Aug. 14, 2016
On this morning's show, we meet the beautiful Little Egret (Egretta garzetta); we learn how birds sleep in flight; and we find out why birds are eating sweetcorn.
#586 Aug. 7, 2016
On today's show: The Birdist; celebrating shorebird season; and the story of a woman who dived into a city canal to rescue a Herring Gull.
#585 July 31, 2016
On today's show: the world's smallest bird; the World Girl Birders; and Mike disses flypaper
#584 July 24, 2016
On today's show we talk about birds in Norway, on the Galapagos islands, and in your backyard.
#583 July 17, 2016
On today's show we meet the Man o' War bird; talk to superstar photographer Gerrit Vyn; and get some backyard birdbath tips.
#582a July 10, 2016
In this encore presentation of a February broadcast: The Blue Jay's western cousin; good news for birds about radio and TV towers; and apples crush cranberries as food for robins.
#582 July 3, 2016
On today's show: Three flycatchers, one catbird, and a salute to the city of Paris.
#581 June 26, 2016
On today’s show: We talk to The Birdist (Audubon.org’s Nick Lund), and to The Birdman (the Birdwatcher’s General Store’s Mike O’Connor); and we meet the World’s Biggest Tern.
#580 June 19, 2016
On today's show, we welcome birdsong expert (and coast-to-coast bike rider) Don Kroodsma -- and we learn about an unexpected new birdwatching hotspot.
#579 June 12, 2016
On today's show, we get an exciting bird report from birding guru David Clapp, and hummingbird feeding tips from Mike O'Connor; and we meet the beautiful Pipilo erythrophthalmus
#578 June 5, 2016
On today's show: We meet the spectacular Golden Eagle; we learn about an amazing free app for visiting National Parks; and we get some advice on dealing with the "June Swoon" in backyard bird feeding.
#577 May 29, 2016
On today's show: We're live from the L.L.Bean Birding Festival in Freeport, Maine with guests Tim Gallagher from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Doug Hitchcox from Maine Audubon.
#576 May 22, 2016
On today's show: We learn why "bird-brain" isn't the insult you thought it was. And we meet a beautiful -- but misnamed and under-appreciated -- backyard songbird.
#575 May 15, 2016
On today's show: Whooping Cranes on the mend; the bird in the hoodie; and Baltimore Orioles in your backyard.