On our latest show: How woodpeckers can do what they do; the story of the “Plunging Goose;” and Mike’s thoughts about hummingbirds enduring northern winters.
#1,057 Sept. 28, 2025
On our latest show: an update on Carol Turek’s quest to find and photograph every hummingbird species on the planet. Plus, Mike O’Connor’s advice for a listener with a Wild Turkey problem.
#1,050 Aug. 10, 2025
On our latest show: the world’s largest migrating shorebird; saving Hawaiian birds from avian malaria; Mike’s list of best hummingbird-attracting flowers; and an audio postcard from our Talkin’ Birds Garden.
#1,043 June 22, 2025
On our latest show: A very birdy audio postcard from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Luke Safford detailing a great upcoming birding festival; and Mike O’Connor sounding off about ants.
#1,042 June 15, 2025
On our latest show: The Great name-saying Kiskadee; a Kirtland’s Warbler Audio Postcard; and one woman’s quest to find and photograph all of the world’s hummingbirds.
#1,038 May 18, 2025
On our latest show: An audio postcard from South Australia; hummingbird feeder advice from Cape Cod (via Mike O’Connor); and the joys of cemetery birding with Danielle Belleny.
#1,003 Sept. 15, 2024
On our latest show: City Nature — an amazing new book featuring birds, gardens, and fabulous photos. Plus, Mike O’Connor stands on one leg while explaining a bird behavior; and we hear a horde of hummingbirds from Southeast Arizona.
##997 Aug. 4, 2024
On our latest show: A new plan to save species from extinction; The “Hot Rock” sparrow; and hummingbird feeding fact and fiction.
##996 July 28, 2024
On our latest show (#996 July 28): a salute to the mighty kingbirds; how hummingbirds avoid collisions; and good news and bad news as we wrap up Plastic-free July.
#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.
#949 Aug. 27, 2023
On our latest show: Help for the Akikiki in Hawaii; our Big Year friend heads for Alaska; audio postcards from Canada and California; and hummingbird feeder advice.
#895 Aug. 7, 2022
On our latest show: An audio postcard from Rocky Mountain National Park; a big birding festival in Arizona; best food for hummingbirds; and help for migratory monarchs.
#883 May 15, 2022
On Our Latest Show: Cool birds by the Mexican border; plirding in North Carolina; and a Mike O’Connor experiment with a fake owl and a plateful of peanuts.
#880 April 24, 2022
On our latest show: Saving seabirds in the Southern Ocean; an Audio Postcard from Idaho; a bird flu update; and hummingbird talk with backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor. Guests: Erik Ostrander and Hannah Buschert.
#857 Nov. 7, 2021
On our latest show: the healing effects of Ornitherapy; New Zealand’s very unusual Bird-of-the-Year; and European birds changing their migration schedules.
#847 Aug. 29, 2021
On Our Latest Show: How birds keep cool in late summer heat; how to keep bees out of hummingbird feeders; and how ornithologists found a new bird species.
#845 Aug. 15, 2021
On our latest show: Monsoon season in Arizona; an Audio Postcard from the woods of Maine; a bird disease update; and an ornery customer at Mike O’Connor’s Birdwatcher’s General Store.
#839 July 4, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A Southeast Arizona Birding Festival preview; the tenacious Tyrannus tyrannus; making ecocide a crime; and Mike O’Connor’s disagreement with Benjamin Franklin.
#836 June 13, 2021
On Our Latest Show: The tea-drinking “Ground Robin”; Pride Month in the birding world; and hummingbird feeding advice from backyard birding guru Mike O’Connor.
#797 Sept. 13, 2020
On our latest show: Bird Love; attracting hummingbirds in autumn; a slightly lesser goldfinch; and keeping your bird seed bug-free.