On our latest show: Cooper’s Hawks and. Sharp-shinned Hawks — how do they get along? Plus, a bird flu update, and a feisty Featured Feathered Friend. Guest: Eliot Miller.
#917 Jan. 15, 2023
On our latest show: A Snowy Owl Audio Postcard from Southern California; a live Let’s Ask Mike report from North Carolina; and Citizen Science projects from the Cornell Lab and National Audubon.
#916 Jan. 8, 2023
On our latest show: We hear a White-throated Nightjar from Australia; a Snowy Owl that’s arrived in Southern California; and a Science Corner report from our Debbie Blicher on some great Citizen Science projects.
#915 Jan. 1, 2023
On our latest show: Saving shorebirds through an Australian microlight flight with Milly Formby; a live Christmas Bird Count report from our Debbie Blicher; an Avian Audio Postcard from London; and cold weather birding advice from Cape Cod.
#914a Dec. 25, 2022
Our show today is one of our favorites of 2022, with special guest Dr. Christian Rutz talking about his work with tool-making New Caledonian Crows.
#914 Dec. 18, 2022
On our latest show: An Audio Postcard featuring a pair of Great Horned Owls; sweet stories about the joys of backyard birding; a call from David Clapp during a Christmas Bird Count; and a roosting pocket primer by our Mike O’Connor.
#913 Dec. 11, 2022
On our latest show: an Audio Postcard from Panama; Freya McGregor shares how we can help disabled birders Access Birding; gifting advice from Cape Cod; and a featured bird from Australia.
#912 Dec. 4, 2022
On our latest show: Guests Wayne Petersen and Paul Baicich tell us about the Birding Community E-Bulletin; are outside Christmas lights bad for birds; saving a bat species from extinction; and an Avian Audio Postcard featuring a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks.
#911 Nov. 27, 2022
On our latest show: An Audio Postcard from British Columbia, along with a Mystery Bird from out that way, and Alan Hale shares some cool bird book gift ideas for the holidays.
#910 Nov. 20, 2022
On our latest show: We discuss an amazing bird discovery in New Guinea with our Debbie Blicher in the Science Corner; an Audio Postcard from West Virginia; and birding festivals in Florida and Virginia.
#909 Nov. 13, 2022
On our latest show: Great Horned Owls in Mike’s backyard; a trilingual environmental radio show from Paraguay with Nick Bayard; and an Audio Postcard from New Zealand.
#908 Nov. 6, 2023
On our latest show: a new bird migration record; a new bird species discovery; British Columbia’s battle against rodenticides; and Mike’s explanation about cardinals. Guest: Gary Menin.
#907 Oct. 30, 2022
On our latest show, author Joan Strassmann explains the joys of Slow Birding. Plus, we meet a bird with a plume on its pileum, and Mike talks about Rhode Island Reds, and Red-billed Queleas.
#906 Oct. 23, 2022
On our latest show: 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight with Peter Cavanagh; a hummingbird-filled Audio Postcard; and Mike gives a thumbs down to mothballs.
#905 Oct. 16, 2022
On our latest show: The State of U.S. birds; an Avian Audio Postcard from Utah; and Mike explains bird bill-wiping.
#904 Oct. 9, 2022
On our latest show: Waiting for wintering finches; learning about Citizen Science projects with our Debbie Blicher; and postponing an extinction declaration for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
#903 Oct. 2, 2022
On our latest show: The state of the world’s birds; a bird flu update; and a “mountain” shorebird that frequents neither the mountains nor the shore. Guest: Nick Bayard.
#902 Sept. 25, 2022
The “Goldilocks Bird”; how to get the most out of a guided birding trip; another great migration-watching site; and the real reasons that birds stand on one leg — all on our latest show. Guest: Chris Earley.
#901 Sept. 18, 2022
On our latest show: The magic of BirdCast; saving Least Terns in San Diego with Haley Perez and Cristina Santa Maria; and a salute to a man who gave away his company.
#900 Sept. 11, 2022
On our latest show (#900!), we hear from contributors and listeners from all over the country (and Canada); we introduce a contest through which someone will win a fabulous Vortex spotting scope; and we learn about the remarkable Laysan Albatross.