Some oil spill video news; a Mystery Bird that's a big college mascot; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener fight "the Red Menace."
#279: August 8, 2010
Videographers Shawn Carey and Alex Couter join us in the studio to report on their recent filming odyssey on the shores of Louisiana. Plus, Bank Swallows, a Mystery Bird, and putting some hot bats in your backyard lineup.
#278: August 1, 2010
We present a secretive stalker as our Mystery Bird; Mike answers a question about swimming shorebirds; and we feature a hawk that seems to think it's a Turkey Vulture.
#277: July 25, 2010
We learn about Jimmy Buffett's donation of a special boat for wildlife rescue in the Gulf of Mexico. We also hear a story about the "rain owl," and we discover what Sin City is doing about their pigeon problem.
#276: July 18, 2010
A Gulf oil spill update; a disturbing story about ocean trash; birds from the West and Southwest; and a solar-powered plover?
#275: July 11, 2010
A favorite show from 2009 with new opening comments.
#274: July 4, 2010
Plovers in peril (again); the French Mockingbird; Waxwings vs. Cardinals; and an e-mail quiz.
#273: June 27, 2010
An update on the remarkable spread of the Eurasian Collared-Dove; bird essayist Al Batt joins us live from Minnesota; and we pay a visit to the Talkin' Birds Science Corner.
#272: June 20, 2010
We air some opinions about whether cleaning oiled birds makes sense; we feature a bird that may sing before a rain; and in our Let's Ask Mike segment, we visit "Mike's Italian Kitchen."
#271: June 13, 2010
We get a little help from Foghorn Leghorn in our Featured Feathered Friend segment; we get a live pelagic trip report from expert birder David Clapp; and Mike O'Connor commiserates with a listener who's hankering for hummingbirds.
#270: June 6, 2010
We examine the decline, and recovery, and decline again of the Brown Pelican. Also, the "sewing machine" appears as our Mystery Bird; and Mike O'Connor answers a question about Midnight Mockingbird music.
#269: May 30, 2010
We hear from a Minnesota listener whose love for birdwatching may have gotten a little out of hand. We also present a tail-bobbing Mystery Bird and a Featured Feathered Friend with a baseball connection.
#268: May 23, 2010
We learn about the only all-red bird in North America, hear about a newly discovered species, and get an answer from Mike O'Connor to an intriguing question from a listener.
#267: May 16, 2010
We come up with a high-tech solution to a listener's dilemma; we feature a migration superstar; and we tell a little story on David Sibley.
#266: May 9, 2010
The Chuck-Will's-Widow makes the local news; our Featured Feathered Friend makes a blood-curdling cry; and our Mystery Bird stumps all callers.
#265: May 2, 2010
We touch upon some conservation issues, and hear from listeners who've waxed poetic about their spring sightings. And we learn about a bird whose name sounds like an insult.
#264: April 25, 2010
We hear a bird whose song has been described as that of a Robin's...as performed by an opera singer; we learn the easiest way to identify a Fish Crow; and we present a Mystery Bird that thrives on mistletoe.
#263: April 18, 2010
Sean Higgins, the creator of North Carolina's Year of the Birds, joins us by phone from Raleigh; Rynchops niger is our Featured Feathered Friend; and our Mystery Bird swims like a duck but walks like a chicken.
#262: April 11, 2010
We get an update on northbound Hummingbirds; we learn about one of the world's most graceful fliers; and we pay tribute to a great conservationist.
#261: April 4, 2010
We get an exciting radar report on migrating birds; we hear about the early arrival of hummers in the northeast; and we feature a bird that would rather be heard than seen.