On our latest show (#831 5/9): Spring Migration talk with the great Kenn Kaufman; the “best bird mom”; a cicada explosion; and cautious optimism about climate change.
#830 May 2, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#830 5/2): Dawn Chorus Day; martins on the move; and a new discovery about how birds keep warm in cold weather.
#829 April 25, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#829 04/25): Finch expert Matt Young explains the winter finch explosion; Mike O’Connor offers oriole observations; and a southwestern bird visits the northeast.
#828 April 18, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A new mobile game for IDing birds; spring birds in Minnesota; and the problem with worms.
#827 April 11, 2021
On Our Latest Show: The Biggest Week in American Birding; an Audio Postcard from a Gulf Coast birding hotspot; and more excellent advice from our backyard bird feeding expert Mike O’Connor.
#826 April 4, 2021
On our latest show: Watching Swallow-tailed Kites on an Alabama farm; controlling the grackles trying to take over your bird feeders; and some good conservation news from an unexpected source.
#825 March 28, 2021
On Our Latest show (#825 3/28): Tree Swallows in the Talkin’ Birds Garden; good news about Bald Eagle populations; and encouraging survival news about a southern woodpecker.
#824 March 21, 2021
On Our Latest Show: The Bird Diva explains Slow Birding; Mike reports on some bird courses and videos; we get an Audio Postcard from Alabama; and we report on a conservation effort in Maine.
#823 March 14, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#823 03/14) Dr. Richard Holland sheds light on how storm-blown migrating birds use the Earth’s magnetic field to find their way back to their route. Plus, good news for birds from Washington, D.C.; and good bird feeding advice from backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor.
#822 March 7, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#822 3/7): How to know if you’re a birder; how squirrel-chasing hot pepper affects birds; and another milestone for Wisdom the Albatross. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
#821 Feb. 28, 2021
On our latest show (#821 2/28): Owl expert Denver Holt; backyard bird guru Mike O’Connor; and intriguing bird observations from listeners.
#820 Feb. 21, 2021
On our latest show (#820 2/21): The fight to save the Seaside Sparrow; an audio postcard from an unusual birding spot; and backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor’s answer to a listener’s birdbath question.
#819 Feb. 14, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#819 2/14): We meet “The Butterball”; backyard bird expert Mike offers advice about birdhouses; and the great David Clapp provides some insight about this winter’s finch irruption.
#818 Feb. 7, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#818 2/7): a Common Grackle Audio Postcard; a Conservation Salute to Norwegian car buyers; and pre-Valentine’s Day bird romance talk from our Mike O’Connor.
#817 Jan. 31, 2021
On Our Latest Show: How birds cope with the cold; how Harris's Hawks hunt; and how Birding Tools can enhance your bird watching.
#816 Jan. 24, 2021
On our latest show: How and why birds blink; how one birder’s adventure made him rich; a Conservation Salute to a footwear company; and a Sandhill Crane Audio Postcard.
#815 Jan. 17, 2021
On our latest show (01/17 - #815): Scientific illustrator and artist Liz Clayton Fuller; a Snowy Owl’s close encounter with a Bald Eagle; and will there be Crested Caracaras in Cleveland?
#814 Jan. 10, 2021
On Our Latest Show (01/10): Stellwagen shearwaters; an Audio Postcard from Alabama; a whiskered bird from South Florida; and the secrets of suet from our man on Cape Cod.
#813 Jan. 3, 2021
On Our Latest Show: “America’s Amazon”; the Bird of the Year; brisk backyard bird bathing; and the cascading calls of the Canyon Wren.
#812 Dec. 27, 2020
On our latest show: The Birding Life in South Africa; the fierce Northern Shrike; and why native plants are so important for birds.