We present a swimming "turkey," an effervescent pipsqueak, and a discussion about fly paper!
#144: January 6, 2008
We learn about one of Eastern America's favorite birds; we come REALLY close to stumping our listeners on the Mystery Bird Contest; and Mike offers some advice on attracting winter finches.
#143: December 30, 2007
We wax poetic about a visitor from the north; a tiny brown Mystery Bird nearly stumps our listeners; and Mike O'Connor explains how a little tray can solve a critter problem.
#142: December 23, 2007
We present a bird with a "red beret and a black goatee." We also welcome a special guest, and we recount the mysteries surrounding the Red Crossbill.
#141: December 16, 2007
We learn about a songbird that behaves like a raptor, and a tropical bird that can moonwalk better than Michael Jackson!
#140: December 9, 2007
We know cats are bad news for birds, but how about dogs? And, should birds line their nests with...fiberglass insulation?
#139: December 2, 2007
We "construct" a Featured Feathered Friend," present a Mystery Bird that gets its name from its call, and get some bird feeding advice from our man Mike O'Connor.
#138: November 25, 2007
Ornithologist Marshall Iliff talks about western hummingbirds wintering in New England; and he explains why the Red Crossbill may soon be "split" into several species.
#137: November 18, 2007
We hear that an item in your desk drawer could prevent bird window crashes. Ray waxes nostalgic about birding in the snow, and Mike O'Connor talks about another southern bird that may be moving north.
#136: November 11, 2007
We learn why New Englanders are being encouraged to put out hummingbird feeders...now! Also, we hear a bird that sounds like a motorboat, and Mike O'Connor tells us what he thinks about attracting birds with cranberries.
#135: November 4, 2007
We find out why our beautiful Mystery Bird doesn't sing; we learn about a bird that's not as big as it looks; and Mike O'Connor offers some tips on caring for your...dead trees.
#134: October 28, 2007
We start with a scary—and amazing—Featured Feathered Friend. We present a Mystery Bird that sounds like a chipmunk, and hear from a listener about why you might want to put red squares on the side of your house!
#133: October 21, 2007
We learn about a spectacular diver, and a migration champion; and Mike O'Connor shatters a myth about... exploding birds.
#132: October 14, 2007
Our Mystery Bird almost stumps our callers, Mike O'Connor answers a Mockingbird migration question, and we feature the bird that inspired the old Heckle and Jeckle TV cartoon.
#131: October 7, 2007
We answer a question about bald Cardinals, we hear an amazing story about a winged shoplifter, and our Mystery Bird arrives in Massachusetts after a 150-year absence!
#130: September 30, 2007
We hear from listeners in Alaska and Japan, and we learn about North America's only all-red bird.
#129: September 23, 2007
The Mystery Bird is an underrated mimic; our Featured Feathered Friend is a scary one; and a listener offers some good reasons to keep your hummingbird feeders up after the end of summer.
#128: September 16, 2007
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."