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.
#178: August 31, 2008
We catch the East Coast excitement about a Southwest hummer; we also learn some fun facts about the Ruby-throat; and we even get some advice about pigeons.
#177: August 24, 2008
We get some great reports on migrating nighthawks, and Whimbrels at a Pops Concert, and a live report from the Isles of Shoals in the Gulf of Maine. Plus, Mike O'Connor provides some good binocular advice.
#176: August 17, 2008
We learn about birds that boom, and birds that break speed records, and Mike O'Connor tells a listener why her birds are so quiet.
#175: August 10, 2008
We stump our callers in the Mystery Bird Contest, we "crown" a featured bird, and Mike O'Connor answers a listener's eggshell inquiry.
#174: August 3, 2008
We hear about a southwestern hummer that's causing a stir in Massachusetts; we learn about a bird that rubs its feathers with mothballs; and we try to answer a question about a dove that just refuses to go home.
#173: July 27, 2008
Boreal Campaign senior scientist Jeff Wells shares the good news about 55 million acres being protected in northern Ontario. Also, we stump our callers in the Mystery Bird Contest, and a quote from the great Aldo Leopold introduces our Featured Feathered Friend.
#172: July 20, 2008
We hear some fabulous conservation news from Canada. Also, we learn why a muddy retriever might bring birds to your yard. And, take this Featured Bird...please!
#171: July 13, 2008
We "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear," hear a most unusual-sounding bird, and try to solve a mystery about some nocturnal woodpeckers.
#170: July 6, 2008
We hear the sound that gives a tiny predator its name; we hear the calls of roosting parakeets; and in our Let's Ask Mike segment, we hear some advice about dealing with a screeching Great Horned Owl.
#169: June 29, 2008
We get a trucker-friendly introduction to our Featured Feathered Friend; we stump our callers with a wild-sounding Meadowlark relative; and our man Mike O'Connor reveals the “secrets” of some long-lived birds.
#168: June 22, 2008
We get a live mountaintop bird report, we learn how a wandering songbird got its name, and we hear about an "exploding" Mockingbird.
#167: June 15, 2008
We listen to some frightening creatures with huge red eyes, hear "testimony" from a Congressional hearing, and solve the mystery of the Peeping Tom Chipping Sparrows.
#166: June 8, 2008
We learn how feeding phalaropes defy gravity, and we recount a bird's story that began in Central Park.
#165: June 1, 2008
We revisit a favorite Featured Friend, and Mike O'Connor tells us why we should clean our houses...once a year.
#164: May 25, 2008
A Featured Feathered Friend not to be trifled with; a Mystery Bird that will pilfer from your picnic table; and Mike O'Connor talks about the increasing cost of filling your bird feeders.
#163: May 18, 2008
We learn the remarkable history of a Featured Feathered Friend, and Mike O'Connor tries to help with a backyard burglary.
#162: May 11, 2008
We're serenaded by Tiny Tim and Slim Whitman (!) as we learn about a bird that times its egg laying to the phases of the moon. And we pay a visit to the Talkin' Birds Science Corner.
#161: May 4, 2008
We present a reprise of our Kentucky Birdy race; we answer the question "what's a bullbat?"; and a listener describes a wild backyard scene.
#160: April 27, 2008
We get a live report from the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, and feature a bird that sounds like two stones banging together.