On today's show: Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into The Nest; a shorebird that nests in trees; and advice on attracting and feeding hummingbirds.
#571 April 17, 2016
On today’s show: a sampling of some of North America’s strangest sounding birds, courtesy of “The Birdist” — aka Nick Lund. Plus, we hear about an amazing bird sighting in Mike O’Connor’s Cape Cod backyard. And, we meet a bird that’s always moving up.
#570 April 10, 2016
On today's show: a live Sandhill Crane update from the banks of Nebraska's Platte River; the beautiful Kentucky Warbler; and advice about preventing birds from attacking your windows.
#569 April 3, 2016
On our latest show: The House Finch gets some respect; the House Sparrow not so much; and grackles endure outright hostility. Plus, how sunflower seeds were spirited out of the Soviet Union.
#568 March 27, 2016
On today's show: The American White Pelican; Project Nest Watch; and how to keep woodpeckers from drilling into your house.
#567 March 20, 2016
Our latest show is from Greater Prairie Chicken country in southwest, Nebraska — stop one on our tour of the Central Platte River and Frontier Trails region, home of the incredible Sandhill Crane migration spectacle!
#566 March 13, 2016
Today's show is live from UMass Boston -- we're talking seabirds, Bobolinks, and chickadees.
#565 March 6, 2016
On today's show, The Birdist (Nick Lund) explains what your state bird should be (and probably isn't), and we meet the frightening "Butcher Watchman."
#564 February 28, 2016
#563 February 21, 2016
On today's show: signs of early spring migration! And we meet the beautiful Icterus galbula.
#562 February 14, 2016
On today's show: Two birding stars join us live, and we meet the fearsome Gyrfalcon!
#561 February 7, 2016
Saving birds by turning off the TV...tower lights. And a bird that's nice to look at but hard to spell!
#560 January 31, 2016
On today's show: Can a cat collar cover save birds' lives? And we meet the remarkable Morus bassanus.
#559 January 24, 2016
On today's show we welcome National Park Service Deputy Director Denise Ryan, and we meet the bird that helped catch a spy!
#558 January 17, 2016
On today's show: the amazing history of bird feeding in America; an Alaskan island is alive again; and why you may be killing your bluebirds with kindness.
#557 January 10, 2016
On our latest show: AC-4 flies again; birders “attack” the militia men at an Oregon wildlife refuge; and did dinosaurs dance? Hear the show here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
#556 January 3, 2016
On today's show: surprising sightings — in Massachusetts, Montana, and Colorado! Plus, American Crows are “shocked” by some innocent-looking eggs; and we meet the estimable Great Horned Owl.
#555 December 27, 2015
On our latest show: Hummingbirds, Hawk Owls, Longspurs, and winter wisdom from Thoreau.
#554 December 20, 2015
On our latest show: we get excited about a robin invasion right outside our studio window, we meet the “Greedy Little Mistletoe Eater,” and we salute the governor of New York for helping to save birds.
#553 December 13, 2015
A bird that sounds like a human; a dog that's saving penguins; and the computer/woodpecker connection.