We learn about the bird that's the national symbol of Kazakhstan; Mike O'Connor offers advice on whether to put rice in your feeders; and we begin the show with the sound of...silence.
#238: October 25, 2009
We'll hear how Martha Stewart turned her backyard into a mecca for birds; Mike O'Connor talks about the world's heaviest bird feeder; and Ray Charles helps us introduce our Featured Feathered Friend.
#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.
#236: October 11, 2009
We present a Mystery Bird that says its name, and we find our Featured Feathered Friend way down in South Texas.
#235: October 4, 2009
We learn about the bird that inspired the saying, "You look prettier than a pewee in a peckerwood tree." Our man John Galluzzo checks in live from Block Island, and we get a fearless fall finch forecast from Mike O'Connor.
#234: September 27, 2009
We offer praise for the "common" crow, and for another bird that gets the Rodney Dangerfield treatment.
#233: September 20, 2009
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York, features Laura Erickson, editor of the Birdscope newsletter; a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker as our featured bird; and a live sighting of a juvenile Bald Eagle!
#232: September 13, 2009
We learn about a bird that's also a pack rat; we report an unusual close encounter; and we get jealous over a bird's ability to lose weight, fast.
#231: September 6, 2009
We learn about a fellow named Dick who lived in the White House long before Dick Nixon. Also today, we NEARLY stump our callers on the Mystery Bird contest, and we offer a salute of sorts to the people of Hinckley, Ohio.
#230: August 30, 2009
The tern that doesn’t fish, and bird sighting reports from Wrigley Field and Fenway Park.
#229: August 23, 2009
Scott Weidensaul explains why shade-grown coffee is essential for the survival of birds. Also, we hear a bird that sounds like a frog, and Mike O'Connor solves an Osprey mystery for a listener.
#228: August 16, 2009
We learn about red-eyed birds and skunk-headed coots, and how to find owls in the daytime.
#227: August 9, 2009
Wayne Petersen talks about the Important Bird Areas program and bird-friendly coffee. And Mike answers the provocative question, "Why can't we get British women to twitch?"
#226: August 2, 2009
We offer free samples of bird-friendly Birds and Beans coffee; the big bad Black-back stars as our Featured Feathered Friend; and in our Let's Ask Mike segment we hear about the Cardinal vs. the Oldsmobile.
#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.
#224: July 19, 2009
We find out why our Mystery Bird has a strangely-shaped bill; we learn about a blue heron that's sometimes white; and we salute an Australian town for their successful battle against waste and pollution.
#223: July 12, 2009
We learn some fascinating facts about a bird whose many nicknames include Skunk-headed Coot. We call today's Let's Ask Mike segment "Birds on a Break." And a wolf whistle helps an Illinois caller identify our Mystery Bird.
#222: July 5, 2009
We learn some amazing stuff about the Sooty Shearwater; we present a tail-wagging Mystery Bird; and Mike O'Connor explains what makes the Eastern Wood Pewee unique.
#221: June 28, 2009
We learn about a "rare" owl that's actually quite common; Mike O'Connor tries to save a wren...and a marriage; and we spring a little surprise on our unsuspecting engineer.
#220: June 21, 2009
We learn about a bird that winters in the north; Mike O'Connor helps a baffled backyard birder; and we present a new Birder's Profile.