Three cuckoos and a fearsome Feathered Friend. Plus a visit with Dr. Rufus Towhee.
#421: May 5, 2013
A Talkin' Birds Exclusive: The Kentucky Birdy. And Don Kroodsma helps us hear bird song the way birds hear it.
#420: April 28, 2013
Three thrushes and a thrasher. Plus wildlife rehabilitator Stephanie Ellis, and the answer to "Does your birdbath need a lifeguard?"
#419: April 21, 2013
Earth Day! We talk with Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network, and discover nature quotes from Thomas Edison and Groucho Marx. And we meet a bird that loves Golden Retrievers.
#418: April 14, 2013
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?