On our latest show: Audio Postcards from the north, the south, and way to the east; plirding in the Sunshine State; and a small bird named for a very large mammal.
#947 Aug. 13, 2023
On our latest show: How birds might be saved from wind turbine crashes; a Tufted Puffin audio postcard from the Oregon coast; and an answer to the question: Do birds dream?
#946 Aug. 6, 2023
On our latest show: Avian Audio Postcards with the sounds of Willets and Common Loons; three new books about owls with author Susan Edwards Richmond; and a special featured bird segment with a conservation salute.
#945 July 30, 2023
On our latest show: Luke Safford on Tucson Audubon’s SE Arizona Birding Festival; Audio postcards from Arizona and New Zealand; and Mike O’Connor gives a thumbs down to relocating unwanted critters.
#944 July 23, 2023
On our latest show: Bird song from a Colorado Big Year; an Audio Postcard from California; and our Freya McGregor with a report on her cross-country book research trip.
#943 July 16, 2023
On our latest show: Rare bird sightings in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida; an avian audio postcard from Michigan; and Environment America’s Susan Holmes explains the new program to create safe road crossings for wildlife.
#942 July 9, 2023
On our latest show: Christian Cooper on his new book and Nat Geo birding series; the sideburn-sporting Kentucky Warbler; a fireworks review; and more musings from our backyard bird expert, Mike O’Connor.
#941 July 2, 2023
On our latest show: Australia’s answer to the Painted Bunting; an audio postcard from a New Hampshire State Park; and a special guest for Plastic-free July.
#940 June 25, 2023
On our latest show: Go Birding with the Times; World Rainforest Day; a rare sighting-focused Avian Audio Postcard; and excitement in Mike O’Connor’s backyard.
#939 June 18, 2023
On our latest show: birding guide and author Holly Merker explains the benefits of Mindful Birding; we meet and hear the elusive Clapper Rail; and we listen to Avian Audio Postcards from central Virginia and the coast of Maine.
#938 June 11, 2023
On our latest show, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Hugh Powell talks about the Canadian wildfires’ effect on birds. Plus, avian audio postcards from western Maryland and northern New Zealand.
#937 June 4, 2023
On our latest show: How a Massachusetts group is keeping a birding hotspot free from plastic trash. Plus, audio postcards from Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a featured bird from South Texas.
#936 May 28, 2023
On our latest show: The New York Times gets into birding; child psychologist Dr. Geraldine Oades-Sese talks about mental health, diversity and inclusion, and the power of birding. And we listen to avian audio postcards from Utah and New Mexico.
#935 May 21, 2023
On our latest show: Hear the latest chapter in the Ivory-bill saga; RIP Pale Male; and news from the Science Corner.
#934 May 14, 2023
On our latest show (#934 05/14): Herper, spider-lover, nature photographer, and “reluctant birder” Joseph Saunders is our special guest. Plus, Mike sounds off on plastic owls, and we listen to Avian Audio Postcards from Ohio and New Zealand.
#933 May 7, 2023
On our latest show: Dr. Cory Elowe’s remarkable research on how birds power their migratory flights; Mike O’Connor’s sightings and insights re: Red Phalaropes and American Robins; and audio postcards from Texas and Massachusetts.
#932 April 30, 2023
On our latest show: The first-ever Urban Birding Competition; advice for traveling birders; and Avian Audio Postcards from Virginia and Arizona.
#931 April 23, 2023
On our latest show: The magic of Super Slow Motion video; the feisty Cactus Wren; and Audio Postcards from Alabama and Nebraska. Plus, do Frisbees make good bird baths?
#930 April 16, 2023
On our Latest show: A Brazilian bird brought back from the brink; Listener Audio Postcards from California and Italy; and a very colorful — and vulnerable — bird from Eurasia.
#929 April 9, 2023
On our latest show: Avian Audio Postcards from California and the Dominican Republic; we visit the Science Corner to hear about Citizen Science projects from our Debbie Blicher; and Mike’s thirty-year wait for a backyard bluebird has finally ended.