The great Pat Buttram helps us introduce our Featured Feathered Friend, and we welcome special guest Wayne Klockner from The Nature Conservancy.
#341: October 23, 2011
We'll hear about birds in the wild that are learning to talk; our man Mike O'Connor (whose book appears in the new movie "The Big Year") helps a listener with grackle issues; and Bob Dylan helps us introduce our Featured Feathered Friend.
#340: October 16, 2011
A brief review of the movie, "The Big Year"; a Featured Bird that the Brits are trying to deport; and we meet a "Best for Birds" wine producer.
#339: October 9, 2011
Jessie Barry from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology talks about the new movie "The Big Year"; the success of her Big Day; and the plans to introduce artificial intelligence to birdwatching.
#338: October 2, 2011
Sparrow expert Jim Sweeney joins us in studio; Mike O'Connor answers a listener's question about (bird)house cleaning; and we visit a coffeehouse to learn about our Featured Feathered Friend.
#337: September 25, 2011
We learn about "winners" and "losers" in bird populations; Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a cowbird conundrum; and we offer a Mystery Bird that lives only in California.
#336: September 18, 2011
A Virginia listener translates from German to identify our Mystery Bird; we feature a tern that doesn't dive for fish; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener who's "wonderin' where the woodies are."
#335: September 11, 2011
This episode's Mystery Bird lives almost exclusively in the U.S; our Featured Feathered Friend is found out at sea: and Mike O'Connor is in the backyard for some evening dining with the Cardinal.
#334: September 4, 2011
We'll explain that "no such thing" comment as the great David Clapp joins us in studio to talk about migration marathons and mysteries.
#333: August 28, 2011
We offer some info on how birds cope with storms; we talk with Tom McNichol from the amazing Charles River Cleanup Boat; and our man Mike O'Connor provides an explanation about wrestling mockingbirds.
#332: August 21, 2011
We revisit the "Kentucky Birdy"; we feature a beautiful bee killer; and Mike O'Connor helps a backyard birder who has no backyard birds.
#331: August 14, 2011
We feature the bird with the golden mane; we travel north to find our Mystery Bird; and we talk about a little "accidental birding."
#330: August 7, 2011
A summer Hummer bummer, and we test out a couple of iPhone accessories.
#329: July 31, 2011
We present an oddly-named Mystery Bird; we feature a bird that's the biggest of its kind; and Mike O'Connor helps an urban birdwatcher.
#328: July 24, 2011
We feature a bird that lets you know when it's tea time; we present a deceptively easy Mystery Bird contest; and Mike O'Connor talks about unexpected visitors to a listener's hummingbird feeder.
#327: July 17, 2011
We feature a bird that's both dull and flashy; Minnesota's Al Batt describes a spectacular rooftop event; and Mike O'Connor solves a listener's dilemma...with fishing line.
#326: July 10, 2011
A purplish rock hopper, elusive Illinois orioles, and a Mystery Bird that stumps our callers.
#325: July 3, 2011
We try to figure out how a European bird made it to Staten Island; "Old Grogglenose" is our Featured Feathered Friend; and we salute a reborn river.
#324: June 26, 2011
We'll learn how to do a perfect bird imitation—by banging two rocks together. Also, Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a nest problem, and we almost stump our callers in our Mystery Bird Contest.
#323: June 19, 2011
We'll hear the remarkable story of Thomas Jefferson's mockingbird, and we'll present a Mystery Bird that's disappeared from Washington, D.C. and the rest of the eastern U.S.