On our latest show: We learn about Audubon Rhode Island’s leading-edge work in sustainable energy and the fight against bird-killing rodenticides. Plus, we meet the wide-ranging White-tailed Hawk.
#1,025 Feb. 16, 2025
On our latest show: World Migratory Bird Day; an audio postcard from Tennessee; and advice for pigeon problems.
#902 Sept. 25, 2022
The “Goldilocks Bird”; how to get the most out of a guided birding trip; another great migration-watching site; and the real reasons that birds stand on one leg — all on our latest show. Guest: Chris Earley.
#901 Sept. 18, 2022
On our latest show: The magic of BirdCast; saving Least Terns in San Diego with Haley Perez and Cristina Santa Maria; and a salute to a man who gave away his company.
#695 Sept. 23, 2018
On our latest show, direct from the American Birding Expo in Pennsylvania, we welcome Cape May Bird Observatory Director David LaPuma. Plus, we meet the bird with the golden slippers, and we get a first report on winter finches coming down to the Lower 48.
#546 October 18, 2015
Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns joins us live to talk about an exciting National Parks milestone.
#356: February 5, 2012
We learn that Snowy Owls have wandered much farther south than we could have ever imagined. And our man in Minnesota, Al Batt, talks about mid-winter bird song and much more.
#319: May 15, 2011
We'll hear some birds we can't see—night migrating thrushes—as described by author and nocturnal migration expert Ted Floyd. Meanwhile, our Mystery Bird is not impossible to see, but is challenging to find, high in the treetops.
#312: March 27, 2011
We meet the migration champion of the world; we call our Let's Ask Mike segment "Eating Crow...but Not for Lunch"; and Laura Kammermeier regales us about her adventure and TV show in Ecuador.
#309: March 6, 2011
An update on Hummingbird spring migration; a feature on the "butterbird"; and a Let's Ask Mike segment we call "Steeling Your Birdhouse to Squelch Your Squirrels."
#267: May 16, 2010
We come up with a high-tech solution to a listener's dilemma; we feature a migration superstar; and we tell a little story on David Sibley.
#262: April 11, 2010
We get an update on northbound Hummingbirds; we learn about one of the world's most graceful fliers; and we pay tribute to a great conservationist.
#261: April 4, 2010
We get an exciting radar report on migrating birds; we hear about the early arrival of hummers in the northeast; and we feature a bird that would rather be heard than seen.
#237: October 18, 2009
Lots of folks in the northeast are saying the birds have disappeared from their backyards—we try to find out why.
#225: July 26, 2009
David Clapp talks about shorebirds heading south, and the shearwater spectacular; Mike O'Connor discusses the "robin with a sore throat;" and a listener identifies a hard-to-find Mystery Bird.
#210: April 12, 2009
Bird migration researcher Tim Spahr describes how he predicted a big fallout of birds last spring and how he might do it again. Our man Mike O'Connor explains the behavior of paint-eating Blue Jays, and we learn how a beautiful diver got its name.
#205: March 8, 2009
We learn about the only true lark that's native to North America; Mike O'Connor opines on the effect of cold weather on the timing of migrating birds; and our resident poet, Doug Chickering, laments "The Year of Perpetual Winter."
#179: September 7, 2008
Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen tells us about a new program that will turn off the lights in Boston skyscrapers to reduce energy use...and save migrating birds. And we stump our listeners in today's Mystery Bird Contest.
#159: April 20, 2008
Dr. Bridget Stutchbury talks about the many threats facing neotropical migrants as described in her new book; we meet the "Canada Jay"; and we stump our callers in our Mystery Bird contest.
#108: April 29, 2007
Ray recaps his birdy week in Louisiana; Mike O'Connor offers good advice on avoiding avian window crashes; and listeners report on some exciting migratory bird sightings.