A Little Stint and the bubblegum bird. Plus, plastic—it's killing our oceans and our birds.
#377: July 1, 2012
Good night, Mister Meadowlark—and who's killing the Condors?
#376: June 24, 2012
One bird, 3,000 songs and the amazing journeys of three small shorebirds.
#375: June 17, 2012
We hear amazing stories and sounds from the Macaulay Library's Mike Webster.
#374: June 10, 2012
The Royal Heron and why Bambi must go.
#373: June 3, 2012
Three reasons to love the Yellow Warbler and more about the world's easiest contest!
#372: May 27, 2012
Author, artist, and naturalist Julie Zickefoose joins us to talk about her wonderful new book, "The Bluebird Effect." And we meet the shorebird that nests in trees.
#371: May 20, 2012
Cornell Lab's Charles Eldermire talks about the lab's amazing webcam views of Great Blue Herons and Red-Tailed Hawks. Plus, our new photo contest, and an amazing story from the Science Corner.
#370: May 13, 2012
The amazing Brazilian birder and photographer Edson Endrigo joins us in studio, and we learn about an American birder who was also...a murderer.
#369: May 6, 2012
We welcome Jon Young, author of the thoughtful and thought-provoking new book called "What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World." Plus, our Mystery Bird Contest and the squeaky wheel bird.
#368: April 29, 2012
Cornell Lab's NestWatch program leader Jason Martin joins us by phone. Plus, we meet a big bird from California and a tiny one from Tennessee.
#367: April 22, 2012
We meet a bird with a balaclava; we feature America's biggest swallow; and Mike O'Connor muses on mealworms.
#366: April 15, 2012
We'll meet a tiny, but feisty, Mystery Bird. And you can win a fabulous feeder from Droll Yankees as we announce our new website!
#365: April 8, 2012
We meet a Featured Feathered Friend with a bi-color bill; we travel to Texas to meet a Mystery Bird; and we learn more about what's happening to our honeybees.
#364: April 1, 2012
We hear the strange legend of a bird hatched from barnacles. Also: what's happening to our honeybees. And Mike O'Connor answers a most unusual question.
#363: March 25, 2012
We present some "not about birds" topics, some fascinating info about early-arriving hummingbirds, and an irridescent beauty from the Gulf Coast.
#362: March 18, 2012
Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen helps identify a bird recorded by a listener in North Carolina. And we meet the bird that gave Alabama its nickname.
#361: March 11, 2012
We hear a mini-essay from "The Poet of Parker River"; we learn about the astounding amount of acreage preserved by our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt; and we feature a bird that's found almost exclusively at airports.
#360: March 4, 2012
Fresh from being portrayed by Anjelica Huston in "The Big Year," seabird trip leader Debi Shearwater joins us live in studio. And we meet a bird that looks like an anvil.
#359: February 26, 2012
We'll learn about 20th anniversaries for a famous fishing ground and a popular birders' gathering; and we'll meet a bird that's a wonderful dancer, but a rotten singer.