On our latest show: Saving a Virginia bird colony; good and bad news about loons; and an audio postcard from the South Dakota badlands.
#790 July 26, 2020
On Our Latest Show: the unofficial National Bird of Canada; more good news about the American Outdoors Act; and Mike’s unexpected visitors.
#789 July 19, 2020
On our Latest Show (#789 July 19): good news about the Great American Outdoors Act; the remarkable American Dipper; the new Peterson Guide to Birds; and an audio postcard from South Dakota.
#788 July 12, 2020
On Our Latest Show — We meet the Red Mavis; hear how Mike deals with unwanted bird “presents”; and unveil our new initiative that we call Plirding.
#787 July 5, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Getting the lead out to save loons; watching the Water Witch; and Mike watches birds in his backyard...on TV.
#786 June 28, 2020
On our latest show: The “Mini Meadowlark; nuthatches’ clever defenses; new books for very young birders; and Black Birders Week organizer Jeffrey Ward.
#785 June 21, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The Eurasian Collared-Dove marches on; the amazing power of eBird; and quiet time at bird feeders.
#784 June 14, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Saving grassland birds in Arkansas;; a Hooded Warbler in Kentucky; and why not everybody loves House Wrens.
#783 June 7, 2020
On our latest show: Lucy’s Warblers in Arizona; why the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is known as the Rain Crow; and advice on what to do if you find a baby bird.
#782 May 31, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The theme is Tree Swallows, with a review of the new book about them from Susan Richmond; a report about their behavior from Mike O’Connor; and a note about their nesting in our Talkin’ Birds Garden. Plus, we meet the feisty House Wren, and hear a Scarlet Tanager in an Audio Postcard from our Freya McGregor.
#781 May 24, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Orioles — Baltimore and Bullock’s; a Dawn Chorus audio postcard; and the joys of mealworms.
#780 May 17, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Keeping at-home kids busy with great projects from the Cornell Lab; the latest from the Talkin’ Birds Book Nest; and why you should keep your bird feeders up this month.
#779 May 10, 2020
On our latest show: David Sibley is our special guest; Mike O’Connor explains why birds sing so early in the morning; and we meet the beautiful Black-and-white Warbler.
#778 May 3, 2020
On Our latest show: birds tapping on windows; giant crow roosts; and the tiniest bird in America.
#777 April 26, 2020
On our latest show: Tracking Golden Eagles; a review of a new oceanic birds book; and help for high frequency sound-challenged birders. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
#776 April 19, 2020
On our latest show: bird-themed movies to entertain us while we’re hunkered down indoors; the “Great Northern Diver,” and author John Nelson on his terrific new book, Flight Calls.
#775 April 12, 2020
On our latest show: Tracking an Osprey from the Bay State to Brazil — and back again; the resourceful Yellow Warbler; and owls in Mike O’Connor’s nest boxes.
#774 April 5, 2020
On Our Latest Show: watching penguins from space; new bird fossil discoveries; good news from Chicago about Piping Plovers; and why mockingbirds flash their wings.
#773 March 29, 2020
On our latest show: a bird made famous by a murder; bird sounds with expert Don Kroodsma; and an audio postcard from an Arkansas forest.
#772 March 22, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The Birdist (Nick Lund) tells us about his Fantasy Birding Big Year; we get some good advice for keeping kids busy in these social distancing times; and our Debbie Blicher reports on her visit to a wildlife rehab center.