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June 14, 2026

#1,094 June 14, 2026

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June 14, 2026

On our latest show: Sisterhood Birding (by and for women birders); Mike O’Connor’s advice for when you find a baby bird in your backyard; and an avian audio postcard from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

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Tagged: chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eastern Towhee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, wren, House Wren, Northern House Wren, Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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June 7, 2026

#1,093 June 7, 2026

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June 7, 2026

On our latest show: A fabulous festival coming in August; Arizona’s State Bird; and Mike’s attempt at explaining about “Horned House Finches.”

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Tagged: Cactus Wren, Mexican Chickadee, House Finch, Blue Jay, chickadee, House Wren, hummingbirds, hummingbird

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Ray Brown
May 31, 2026

#1,092 May 31, 2026

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May 31, 2026

On our latest show: A nature photography ranch welcomes birders to the Coastal Bend of Texas; Mike O’Connor asks motorists to brake for inchworms; and we meet a duck that’s traded whistling for quacking.

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Tagged: inchworms, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, House Wren, Crested Caracara, caracara, Harris's Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture

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May 24, 2026

#1,091 May 24, 2026

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May 24, 2026

On our latest show: Mike O's advice about nest boxes; Spanish for traveling birders and conservationists; and a marvelous member of the Mimidae family..

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Tagged: Gray Catbird, hawk, hawks, plirding, nest box

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May 17, 2026

#1,090 May 17, 2026

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May 17, 2026

On our latest show: Rosy Tucker on the magic of Hog Island; David Clapp’s live bird report from Kentucky; and Mike’s musings about mealworms.

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Tagged: wrens, wren, House Wren, Northern House Wren, Eastern Phoebe, bluebird, bluebirds, Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, warblers, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo

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May 10, 2026

#1,089 May 10, 2026

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May 10, 2026

On our latest show: Mike O’Connor’s advice on keeping your hummers healthy; Tasha Messer on mentoring young birders; and a Plirding (Picking Up Litter While Birding) audio postcard from the Sunshine State.

#1,089 May 10, 2026
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Tagged: Semipalmated Sandpiper, hummingbirds, hummingbird, Plirding, Anhinga

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May 3, 2026

#1,088 May 3, 2026

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May 3, 2026

On our latest show: Our friend, the Chipping Sparrow; Mike O’Connor on Plirding; and, the Hidden World of Nests and Eggs with Robyn Bailey.

#1,088 May 3, 2026
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Tagged: Chipping Sparrow, House Wren, shorebirds, Plirding, Barred Owl

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April 26, 2026

#1,087 Apr. 26, 2026

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April 26, 2026

On our latest show: the importance of egg shells; a fabulous festival on a Great Lake shore; and a hawk that acts like a vulture.

#1,087 Apr. 26, 2026
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Tagged: Zone-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, warblers

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April 19, 2026

#1,086 Apr. 19, 2026

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April 19, 2026

On our latest show: Mike’s advice on protecting nest boxes and their inhabitants; a return look at the dangers of neonic pesticides; and a feature on the spectacular scissor-tail.

#1,086 Apr. 19, 2026
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Tagged: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher; nest boxes; bird houses

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April 12, 2026

#1,085 Apr. 12, 2026

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April 12, 2026

On our latest show: The Global Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon; Mike O’Connor’s advice on feeder care; Glossy Ibis from Michigan; and the world’s most dangerous bird.

#1,085 Apr. 12, 2026
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Tagged: Glossy Ibis, Southern Cassowary

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April 5, 2026

#1,084 Apr. 5, 2026

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April 5, 2026

On our latest show: New information on how global temperature increases are affecting bird migration. Plus, an audio postcard from New Orleans, LA; and Let’s Ask Mike Live from Orleans, MA.

#1,084 Apr. 5, 2026
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Tagged: American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Tricolored Blackbird, Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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March 29, 2026

#1,083 Mar. 29, 2026

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March 29, 2026

On our latest show: The Wild Seed Project’s Emily Baisden as Gardening for Birds Month special guest; a tiny owl from the deep Southwest; and Mike O’Connor’s thoughts about cage feeders.

#1,083 Mar. 29, 2026
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Tagged: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle

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March 22, 2026

#1,082 Mar. 22, 2026

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March 22, 2026

On our latest show: Early Spring Audio Postcards from Minnesota and South Carolina; Mike O’Connor’s report on his visit to Congaree National Park; and a Science Corner report on birds’ nest color preferences.

#1,082 Mar. 22, 2026
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Tagged: Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Boat-tailed Grackle, Yellow-throated Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

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March 15, 2026

#1,081 Mar. 15, 2026

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March 15, 2026

On our latest show: Conservation Scientist Desirée Narango explains why preserving the bird/insect/plant food web is so important for our gardens; plus, we get an Audio Postcard from an English castle, and a report from Mike O’Connor on birds of Key West.

#1,081 Mar. 15, 2-26
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Tagged: Yellow-throated Warbler, Magnificent Frigatebird, Carrion Crow

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March 8, 2026

#1,080 Mar. 8, 2026

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March 8, 2026

On our latest show: Gardening for Birds Month continues with sustainable gardening expert Edwina von Gal, and Week 2 of our Name the Takin’ Birds Garden Frog contest.

#1,080 Mar. 8, 2026
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Tagged: Tundra Swan, Barred Owl, Yellow-throated Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee

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March 1, 2026

#1,079 Mar. 1, 2026

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March 1, 2026

On our latest show: Colorado Master Gardener Kaitlyn Parkins on gardening with native plants; Cape Cod’s Mike O’Connor on enhancing your backyard bird experience; and the unveiling of our Name the Talkin’ Birds Garden Frog contest.

#1,079 Mar. 1, 2026
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Tagged: flamingo, American Flamingo

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February 22, 2026

#1,078 Feb. 22, 2026

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February 22, 2026

On our latest show: a cool audio postcard from New Zealand; plans for an exciting statewide birding trail in Georgia; and Mike O’Connor’s thoughts on American Robins in winter.

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Tagged: Little Pied Cormorant, Eurasian Coot, Canada Geese, Little Pied Cormorant Song Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, New Zealand Fantail, American Robin, Sandwich Tern

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February 15, 2026

#1,077 Feb. 15, 2026

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February 15, 2026

On our latest show: We meet a torrent-taming duck; Mike weighs in on Angel Wing syndrome; and we hear the pro side of the Barred Owl culling debate.

#1,077 Feb. 15, 2026
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Tagged: Torrent Duck, Mallard, Angel Wing syndrome, Northern Mockingbird, Common Raven, Song Sparrow, chickadee, titmouse, Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, dark-eyed junco

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February 8, 2026

#1,076 Feb. 8, 2026

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February 8, 2026

On our latest show: The Great Backyard Bird Count; the silky star of the southwest; and Mike O’Connor on the Birdman Cult of Easter Island.

#1,076 Feb. 8, 2026
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Tagged: Sooty Tern, Phainopepla

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February 1, 2026

#1,075 Feb. 1, 2026

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February 1, 2026

On our latest show: Susan Bonfield on the partnership to save our hummingbirds; Freya McGregor’s second audio postcard from Australia; and Mike O’Connor’s Short-eared Owl observations.

#1,075 Feb. 1, 2026
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Tagged: Short-eared Owl, Pink-eared Duck, Red-faced Warbler, dark-eyed junco

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