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.
#1,083 Mar. 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.
#1,082 Mar. 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.
#1,037 May 11, 2025
On our latest show: Danae Wolfe offers tips on bringing nature into your yard; Mike O’Connor exposes the problems with puddles; and we listen to an audio postcsrd from a class of young birders in Iowa.
#1,027 Mar. 2, 2025
On our latest show: Fright molt explained; birding’s Biggest Week; and a true harbinger of spring.
#1,015 Dec. 8, 2024
On our latest show: Wisdom the Albatross does it again; Freya McGregor creates a new way to make birding accessible to all; and we visit the land of the tumblin’ tumbleweed to meet our Featured Feathered Friend.
#992 June 30, 2024
On our latest show: the beautiful but belligerent Mute Swan; avian audio postcards from Colorado and Canada; and the hosts of the Bird Joy podcast.
#989 June 9, 2024
On our latest show (#989 June 9): Dorian Anderson’s 18,000-mile bike birding adventure; listener audio postcards from Maine and Italy; flamingos across America; and more bird feeding myths busted by Mike O’Connor.
#971 Jan. 28, 2024
On our latest show: Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder (author Julia Zarankin); America’s smallest warbler; an audio postcard from SW Florida; and Mike O’Connor’s ideas for suet alternatives.
#968 Jan. 7, 2024
On our latest show: A fabulous Florida Festival; Audio Postcards from Wisconsin (Tundra Swans) and Massachusetts (Christmas Bird Count); the “Voice and Soul of the Oaks; and Mike O’Connor explains how to help birds find your new bird feeder.
#943 July 16, 2023
On our latest show: Rare bird sightings in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida; an avian audio postcard from Michigan; and Environment America’s Susan Holmes explains the new program to create safe road crossings for wildlife.
#922 Feb. 19, 2023
On our latest show: Good news about the endangered Wood Stork; watching birds on British Columbia’s “Wet Coast”; and Kari Sasportas shares the challenges and rewards of being an autistic birder.
#892 July 17, 2022
On our latest show: Good bird news from Florida; good conservation news from California; and an audio postcard from New York. Guest: Christian Rutz.
#828 April 18, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A new mobile game for IDing birds; spring birds in Minnesota; and the problem with worms.
#821 Feb. 28, 2021
On our latest show (#821 2/28): Owl expert Denver Holt; backyard bird guru Mike O’Connor; and intriguing bird observations from listeners.
#795 Aug. 30, 2020
On Our Latest Show (#795 Aug. 30): An 1800 mile trip for a small songbird; an audio postcard from John James Audubon Park; and cardinals that look like tiny vultures.
#673 Apr. 22, 2018
On our Earth Day show: Earth Day Network President Kathleen Rogers is our special guest. Plus, we get a hummingbird report from Cape Cod, and we meet the beautiful Northern Parula.
#670 Apr. 1, 2018
On our latest show: Downy Woodpeckers and Hairy Woodpeckers — and the
Innocent Bystander Hypothesis. Plus, we meet the bird some call the Red-winged Starling.
#665 Feb. 25, 2018
On our latest show: Signs of spring! The “Voice and Soul of the Oaks,” and our new “Make Your Own Swag” contest.
#612 Feb. 19, 2017
On our latest show: The Birdist offers tips on taking kids out birding; Mike O’Connor talks about robins in winter; and we meet the spectacular “Shirt-tail Bird.”