We ask the question: Was Beethoven a birdwatcher? Plus, four trilled birds, and the one and only Passarella.
#417: April 7, 2013
Watching birds...on radar—and our resident professor Dr. Rufus Towhee wows us with his Bird Word of the Week.
#416: March 31, 2013
The Chanticleer of the Ocean. Plus, birding advice from Minnesota and Cape Cod, and a quote from E.B. White.
#415: March 24, 2013
Wildlife rehabilitator Stephanie Ellis is on the show, and we meet the beautiful, but gravelly-voiced Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.
#414: March 17, 2013
Is feeding birds a good idea? Milliken University's David Horn gives us an answer to that question. And we dig deep (literally) to meet our Featured Feathered Friend.
#413: March 10, 2013
The return of "Dr." Rufus Towhee—plus good bird nest advice, a bad Rhett Butler impression, and a hidden "surfing" theme.
#412: March 3, 2013
Project Passenger Pigeon and owls vs. bats.
#411: February 24, 2013
The bird that sees more daylight than any other—and our bird feeding expert Mike O'Connor live from Denver.
#410: February 17, 2013
Swainson's Hawks and Northern Cardinals, plus climate change expert Eric McNulty.
#409: February 10, 2013
How birds survive snowstorms — and an unappreciated Feathered Friend.
#408: February 3, 2013
Birds of Bonaire—plus, binocular advice and Louisiana's comeback bird.
#407: January 27, 2013
Crows, crows, and more crows—it's a best of Talkin' Birds show this week with crow expert Kevin McGowan.
#406: January 20, 2013
Let's Ask Mike—live from Key West. Plus, we meet Bubo virginianus and learn about a very special bird-themed concert.
#405: January 13, 2013
The Phantom of the North, and the Little Nightbird. Plus, bringing in Carolina Wrens, and waxing poetic about a long lost dove.
#404: January 6, 2013
Our favorite guest—live in studio. Plus, the Sea Mouse and the Ping-Pong Ball Bird.
#403: December 30, 2012
Dovekies, Doves, and Daring Magpies—and a bird that flies backwards...but can it walk?
#402: December 23, 2012
Do birds have Christmas? A poet from South Dakota provides an answer. And we feature a bird that's really "cute"…but very fierce.
#401: December 16, 2012
Birding movie producers Gerry and Christian Lattmann. And the bird behind the plow.
#400: December 9, 2012
Is winter halfway done?! And a camouflaged owl causes a Facebook stir.
#399: December 2, 2012
The amazing Mr. Bassanus, plus, how owls' secrets may make for quieter airplanes; and a December visit to Sand County.