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.
#1,066 Nov. 30, 2025
On our latest show: A shiny bird with a bad reputation; Donald Ditzenberger’s expert advice on choosing a spotting scope; and a Mike O’Connor segment on dabbling duck winter romance.
#1,045 July 6, 2025
On our latest show: The world’s smallest bird; Mike O’Connor with advice for a backyard birder with a finch problem; and Eve Fox with details on the worldwide effort of Plastic-free July.
#994 July 14, 2024
On our latest show: We listen to Mexican Jays, Great-tailed Grackles, and Lesser Goldfinches in listener bird reports from Arizona and Belize; Mike O’Connor talks about the plucky (and polygynous) House Wren; and Highland Electric Fleet’s Amy McGuire tells us how her company is helping to clean up toxic pollution-spewing school buses.
#762 Jan. 12, 2020
On Our Latest Show: New bird species discoveries; new hope for threatened birds; and how native plants benefit birds — and birdwatchers.
#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.