We learn about a diving champ and the devil-diver, and a listener offers suggestions for dealing with cats.
#287: October 3, 2010
We feature a bird from the Rockies; we stump our listeners on a Mystery Bird from the Atlantic Ocean; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener from down south.
#286: September 26, 2010
We feature a bird that shucks bi-valves; writer Al Batt waxes poetic about catbirds; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a question about flickers.
#285: September 19, 2010
We report on a new star-studded movie about birdwatchers (!); we get some good migratory bird news from the gulf; and we feature a bird that's as blue as the sky.
#284: September 12, 2010
Videographer Shawn Carey, just back from his second tour of the oil-fouled Louisiana coast, joins us in studio. Plus, an appreciation of the "rat with wings"; and Mike O'Connor explodes a myth about exploding rice.
#283: September 5, 2010
We'll hear about an amazing hawk watch in Mexico; we'll present a Mystery Bird, a group of which is called a "parcel"; and we'll talk peanut and jelly with our bird feeding expert Mike O'Connor.
#282: August 29, 2010
Superstar birder David Clapp joins us in studio, and we relive his close call with a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Also, we focus on a fierce Featured Feathered Friend; and Mike O'Connor advises a listener about preparing for winter bird feeding.
#281: August 22, 2010
A large bird that saved a small town; true grit with Mike O’Connor; and the bird that made them cry in Argentina.
#280: August 15, 2010
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.