Co-hosted by Smithsonian Tours' David Clapp as we talk about the Galapagos Islands, winter feeding, birds falling from the sky, and the raptor that was mistaken for an airplane.
#302: January 16, 2011
We feature the cutest bird in the world; we visit the gull family in our Mystery Bird segment; and we serve up some advice on keeping your tabby away from your Troglodytes.
#301: January 9, 2011
We take you to the Boston Harbor Islands and the "Batt Cave" in Minnesota; we learn about the "camp robber"; and Mike O'Connor offers some more good advice about bird feeding.
#300: January 2, 2011
Two great predators from the north, including the one whose image graced the helmet of Attila the Hun. Also, Mike parries something else from the north—a study about the dangers in bird seed.
#299: December 26, 2010
We'll offer a Mystery Bird whose voice must be heard to be believed. We'll also learn the connection between the legendary Captain Cook and today's Featured Feathered Friend. And we call today's Let's Ask Mike segment: "In this case, a creature really was stirring."
#298: December 19, 2010
We feature a bird that doesn't engage in histrionics, despite its name; we present a Mystery Bird that forecasts the weather; and Mike O'Connor weighs in with a segment we call "Whatever gets you through the night."
#297: December 12, 2010
We feature a bird with a red beret and a black goatee; we present a Mystery Bird with a very strange bill; and we offer some advice on buying the right spotting scope.
#296: December 5, 2010
We give a thumbs up to an amazing new iPhone app called BirdsEye. Also, BirdWatcher's Digest editor Bill Thompson III tells us about his new book, and Mike O'Connor gives a thumbs down to "enhanced" suet.
#295: November 28, 2010
We tackle two topics today: the birder/duck hunter conflict and the sun-grown/shade-grown coffee issue. Plus, why a common bird became a Shakespearean tragedy.
#294: November 21, 2010
We'll learn about a popular winter visitor to the lower 48; plus a misnamed Mystery Bird, and more on the war against Passer domesticus.
#293: November 14, 2010
We wax nostalgic about Snow Buntings on Cape Cod; we present a "royal" Mystery Bird; and Mike O'Connor weighs in on feeding Vaccinium oxycoccos to your backyard birds.
#292: November 7, 2010
Bird carver Geoff Davis tells the story of a surprise visitor to his studio. Also, we pump up a finch and Mike O'Connor advises a listener to give his chainsaw a rest.
#291: October 31, 2010
Our Halloween show features a visit from the "bird of doom." We also chat live with the Prince of Plum Island and with our correspondent in the Caribbean. And Mike O'Connor offers some practical solutions to your woodpecker problems.
#290: October 24, 2010
We reprise the strange story of the Barnacle Goose; we present the aristocrat of waterfowl as our Mystery Bird; and we enjoy another birding mini-essay from writer Al Batt.
#289: October 17, 2010
We learn about a bird with a very strange beak; we present a Mystery Bird who's very secretive; and we hear about a cardinal with a crew cut.
#288: October 10, 2010
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.