On our latest show: A fabulous Florida Festival; Audio Postcards from Wisconsin (Tundra Swans) and Massachusetts (Christmas Bird Count); the “Voice and Soul of the Oaks; and Mike O’Connor explains how to help birds find your new bird feeder.
#967 Dec. 31, 2023
On our latest show: Winter survival secrets of the Common Redpoll; a delayed gratification-themed Science Corner report; how best to employ those bird-related holiday gifts; and an Audio Postcard mini-marathon.
#966 Dec. 24, 2023
On our latest show: An autistic birder’s challenges with special guest Kari Sasportas; Avian Audio Postcards from Texas and Massachusetts; keeping up with the Brown Creeper; and respect for Song Sparrows.
#965 Dec. 17, 2023
On our latest show: A San Diego Avian Audio Postcard; a favorite 2023 interview with the American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern; and backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor with a thumbs up about watching and feeding birds in the city.
#964 Dec. 10, 2023
On our latest show: A Pileated (Audio) Postcard from Yosemite National Park; the great Al Batt’s November nature observations; and one of our favorite 2023 guest interviews.
#963 Dec. 3, 2023
On our latest show: falconer Hesper Lana Fang; an audio postcard from a Big Year Birder and a forensic ornithologist; and Mike O’Connor explaining what’s going on with wayward birds in your backyard.
#962 Nov. 26, 2023
On our latest show: A citrus-scented seabird; avian audio postcards from Minnesota and California; good advice on buying binoculars; and International Bird Rescue’s JD Bergeron.
#961 Nov. 19, 2023
On our latest show: Sandhill Cranes in New Mexico; the birds of Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay; and the effects of extreme heat on birds nesting in agricultural areas.
#960 Nov. 12, 2023
On our latest show: Roosters recognizing themselves in mirrors (new research); audio postcards from Massachusetts and Florida; and a duck that sometimes behaves like a cowbird.
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#959 Nov. 5, 2023
On our latest show: Listener reports about Sandhill Cranes in Utah, and American Flamingos in Louisiana; feeder advice from backyard bird expert, Mike O’Connor; and details about the In Color Birding Club from club founder Jason Hall.
#958 Oct. 29, 2023
On our latest show: We learn about the plight of Hawaiian birds with the American Bird Conservancy’s Luka Zavas; we get schooled by Mike O’Connor about birds that sing in fall and winter; and we feature a bird that’s scary to hear, and scary to see.
#957 Oct. 22, 2023
On our latest show: We hear about Red-whiskered Bulbuls from listeners in Hawaii and Alaska; we meet the “snowstorm bird”; and we learn about Sharpies and Coops from the Cornell Lab’s Eliot Miller.
#956 Oct. 15, 2023
On our latest show: Pileated Woodpeckers, Barred Owls, and White-eyed Vireos from Florida; a chocolate chickadee from Alaska; and mysterious bird sound advice from Cape Cod.
#955 Oct. 8, 2023
On our latest show (#955 Oct. 10): The possible record holder for hand feeding wild birds, the multi-talented Ewan Dobson, is our guest. Plus, our Mike O’Connor talks about winter finches, and we get some exciting news, as well as some disturbing news, about bird migration.
#954 Oct. 01, 2023
On our latest show: We hear all about All About Birds with the Cornell Lab’s Hugh Powell; we learn about the fishing superstar, the Osprey; and we get the word about discouraging Wild Turkeys from our man, Mike O’Connor.
#953 Sept. 24, 2023
On our latest show: A feisty hummer from the far west; the new Project FeederWatch; and our Mike O’Connor with some good puffin talk.
#952 Sept. 17, 2023
On our latest show: We listen to birds from Alaska and Alabama, we meet the “Grasshopper Hawk,” and we learn what neonics are doing to birds from the American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern.
#951 Sept. 10, 2023
On our latest show: Flamingos far and wide; figuring out feathers; the Bird City Network; and a salute to the Parrothead King.
#950 Sept. 3, 2023
On our latest show: Avian Audio Postcards from Florida, Maine, and Costa Rica. Plus, we welcome the authors of the new book, Birding for a Better World — Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson; and our man Mike O’Connor talks about Coops and Sharpies…and peanuts.
#949 Aug. 27, 2023
On our latest show: Help for the Akikiki in Hawaii; our Big Year friend heads for Alaska; audio postcards from Canada and California; and hummingbird feeder advice.