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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts
On our latest show (#1,087 Apr. 26): the importance of egg shells; a fabulous festival on a Great Lake shore; and a hawk that acts like a vulture. Hear it here.
Don’t miss it!
Register now for the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival! It's May 14-17, and it'll be jam-packed with field trips and excellent speakers. Keynote: Dr. Francie Cuthbert, the world’s foremost expert on the endangered Great Lakes population of Piping Plovers. Know who else will be there? Talkin' Birds's own Freya McGregor. (4/26)
A favorite False Knees comic
This one proves that we here at Talkin' Birds HQ are NOT intelligent life. Not that you ever thought we were. (4/27)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving ecosystem
The open ocean has new inhabitants. (4/20)
Tips for safe nest-watching
It's the time of year when birds are nesting and the equipment for nest cams is on sale. But should you set one up? What are best practices for keeping an eye on the nests near you? This article answers some of our most important questions. (4/14)
WMBD in the Americas
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is Saturday, May 9th. Check this website for all you need to know to participate in -- and promote -- events. (4/30)
A northeast Ohio feeder cam
This week's webcam is located near Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Eastern time). Keep your sound on for this one, because you can hear whatever you can't see. In just a few minutes we saw and heard Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Black-capped Chickadees, and an Eastern Towhee. (4/28)
All about nestboxes
Ray spoke with our man Mike O'Connor about keeping predators out of nestboxes. There's LOTS of information on this website about buying, building, managing, and repairing nestboxes, so s have a look around. (4/21)
In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month
It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid. (4/23)
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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Website photography by Shawn Carey/Migration Productions.