On our latest show: the “Skunk-headed Coot,” good and bad conservation news; and a most unusual mockingbird.
#766 Feb. 9, 2020
On our latest show: Birding from a wheelchair; the extra benefits of feeding bluebirds; penguins talking like people; and the smallest bird in the world.
#765 Feb. 2, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Trying to save an endangered Hawaiian bird; how “electric eggs” can help protect shorebirds; and how birds keep warm in freezing weather.
Podcast Extra #5: Birding to Help Prevent Burnout on the Job
Talkin’ Birds Ambassador Dr. Joshua Schor published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine about the benefits of birding for relief from professional stress. Our Debbie Blicher interviewed him via Skype to get the lowdown.
#764 Jan. 26, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The fight to save Virginia’s waterbirds; the battle against new roadbuilding in Florida; the beautiful Canvasback; and how to choose and use a spotting scope.
#763 Jan. 19, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Bald Eagles vs lead shot; seabirds vs. The Blob; a new feathered dinosaur; and a “King” of ducks.
#762 Jan. 12, 2020
On Our Latest Show: New bird species discoveries; new hope for threatened birds; and how native plants benefit birds — and birdwatchers.
#761 Jan. 05, 2020
On Our Latest Show: An important letter about threats to birds: the beautiful Fox Sparrow; spring songs in the dead of winter; and, why some birds fly in “V” formation.
#760 Dec. 29, 2019
On our latest show: Enjoying the pleasures of Seawatching! (Watching seabirds from shore); fighting for migratory bird protection; getting the most out of your binoculars; and meeting the “Heckle and Jeckle” bird.
#759 Dec. 22, 2019
On Our Latest Show: A Christmas Tree Owl in Georgia; an Australian birder finds gold; salutes to Sting, and World War Zero; and Mike offers some thoughtful last-minute gift ideas.
#758 Dec. 15, 2019
On our latest show: A live Christmas Bird Count report; the Raptor of the South; good news for New York City birds; and alternatives to feathers for cold weather wear.
#757 Dec. 8, 2019
On our latest show: the Christmas Bird Count is back; birds are shrinking; and Mike has some ideas about capitalizing common names of bird species.
#756 Dec. 1, 2019
On our latest show: the unusual behavior of the Lewis’s Woodpecker; an NFL stadium tries to become more bird-friendly; Project FeederWatch; and the history of the wishbone.
#755 Nov. 24, 2019
On our latest show: Some good news about birds and windows; wrong-way migration; the remarkable Black Skimmer; and a salute to some middle school students fighting plastic pollution.
#754 Nov. 17, 2019
On our latest show: The surprising thing that helps juncos attract mates; seabirds starving in the fish-filled Bering Sea; and the bird that some call “Spoony.”
#753 Nov. 10, 2019
On our latest show, we meet a Feminist Bird Club leader; learn about the “Oreo” birds; offer a Veterans Day salute to some avian heroes; and learn how Artificial Intelligence can help with bird identification.
#752 Nov. 3, 2019
On our latest show: roaming charges for migrating eagles; artificial chimneys for swifts; the loudest bird in the world; and Mike teaches us about tails.
#751 Oct. 27, 2019
On our latest show: The decline in grassland birds, and what folks in the Dakotas are doing about it; how noise pollution affects nesting birds; the Ruddy Duck’s struggles in the UK; and Mike tells us about the most abundant bird in the world.
#750 Oct. 20, 2019
On our latest show: An albatross report from Midway Atoll; a calamitous Chimney Swift crash in North Carolina; the crow that’s not a crow; and the world’s craziest bird names.
#749 Oct. 13, 2019
On our latest show: Good news for the Kirkland’s Warbler; a plan to save the Marbled Murrelet; sea level rise threatens Cape Cod; and electric power comes to trucks and ships.