We focus on raptors—with Shawn Carey in a live report from the top of Pennsylvania's Hawk Mountain; in our Featured Feathered Friend segment; and with our near-stumper Mystery Bird.
#127: September 9, 2007
Birding guru (and Red-Footed Falcon discoverer) Vern Laux tells us about a huge incursion of Purple Finches and Red-breasted Nuthatches...and why you might want to put up more feeders this fall. And we learn that the Sandhill Crane has established a new nesting location.
#126: September 2, 2007
We again almost stump our callers in our Mystery Bird Contest; and Ray files one of his "Rooftop Reports."
#125: August 26, 2007
We hear from a very underappreciated bird, and we also hear from new listeners in New Jersey and Oregon.
#124: August 19, 2007
The Elvis Bird meets...Elvis. And why they're linked by the year 1935. Also today, a last minute caller identifies our Mystery Bird, and our man Mike O'Connor gives us some good Osprey talk.
#123: August 12, 2007
We feature what may be the world's most graceful flyer; and we present a Mystery Bird that could end up making big news!
#122: August 5, 2007
"Jim" is a game show contestant as we present our Featured Feathered Friend; we stump all of our Mystery Bird callers; and Mike O'Connor advises a listener about preserving an aging nest box.
#121: July 29, 2007
We discover the identity of the "French Mockingbird," stump callers from Georgia and Texas on our Mystery Bird Contest, and learn about a bird that can thank Dutch Elm disease for its population growth.
#120: July 22, 2007
We hear a bird that's pound-for-pound one of the loudest on the planet; we learn some fascinating facts about those cigars with wings; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener deal with a "herd" of grackles.
#119: July 15, 2007
We enjoy calls from two parts of Illinois, present an intriguing question to Mike O'Connor from a listener in Israel, and learn some amazing facts about a bird from India!
#118: July 8, 2007
We talk by phone with Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo in the middle of his bird walk, and former sanctuary director David Clapp pays us an entertaining visit in the studio.
#117: July 1, 2007
We salute our friends north of the border in our Featured Feathered Friend segment. Our man Mike O'Connor, whose new book just got a rave review in Birder's World Magazine, helps a listener with a startling problem.
#115: June 17, 2007
We learn some of the secrets that have helped Don Kroodsma become the world's leading authority on birdsongs.
#114: June 10, 2007
We meet Barbara Volkle, moderator of the highly-successful MassBird.org email list; Mike O'Connor offers some feline-fighting advice to a listener from Wales; and our Mystery Bird proves to be a stumper.
#113: June 3, 2007
Editor Lisa White talks about her new book "Good Birders Don't Wear White"; we get a long-distance winner in our Mystery Bird Contest; and Mike O'Connor tackles a question about an avian "Aztec Two-step."
#112: May 27, 2007
One listener suggests to another that there's only one sure way to eliminate House Sparrows—and it's not pretty. Plus, a couple o' cowpokes introduce our Featured Feathered Friend.
#111: May 20, 2007
Today's show offers a potpourri of listener questions and observations by phone and email, while Mike O'Connor offers some sage advice about bird books.
#110: May 13, 2007
It's Mother's Day, and singer Tiny Tim (remember him?) opens the show for us, while we nearly stump our listeners on the Mystery Bird Contest, and Mike O'Connor answers a listener question as only he can!
#109: May 6, 2007
We present our avian version of the Kentucky Derby; recall an old jingle for our Featured Feathered Friend segment; and get some good advice on attracting Bluebirds to your yard.
#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.