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.
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
On our latest show (#821 2/28): Owl expert Denver Holt; backyard bird guru Mike O’Connor; and intriguing bird observations from listeners.
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.
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.
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.
On Our Latest Show: How birds cope with the cold; how Harris's Hawks hunt; and how Birding Tools can enhance your birdwatching.
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.
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?
On Our Latest Show: “America’s Amazon”; the Bird of the Year; brisk backyard bird bathing; and the cascading calls of the Canyon Wren.
On our latest show: The Birding Life in South Africa; the fierce Northern Shrike; and why native plants are so important for birds.
On our Latest show (#811 12/20): The Wonderful World of Owls with the Cornell Lab’s Kevin McGowan; solving the mystery of the Partridge in a Pear Tree; and will a Major League Baseball team become known as the Crows?
On Our Latest Show (12/13 #810): A nutcracker with a magical memory; the Zero Waste Project; and ideas about what to buy — and not buy — for the birdwatcher and nature lover on your list.
On Our Latest Show: An amazing study about bird communication; a Conservation Salute to some young students from Portugal; and more bird books for the holidays.
On our Latest Show: birder, blogger, and author Faraaz Abdool joins us from Trinidad and Tobago; Mike O’Connor checks in from Cape Cod (with good bird feeder advice); and our Freya McGregor sends us an audio postcard from Talledega National Forest in Alabama.
On our latest show (#807 11/22): owl stories from New York City and Cape Cod; a bird with a twisted bill; and superstar conservationist and birder Tykee James
On Our Latest Show: Bird-friendly wine; Purple Finch vs House Finch; good news for West Texas birds; and a Carolina Wren audio postcard from Alabama.
On Our Latest Show: “The Crossbill Guy,” Matt Young, explains the winter finch explosion; Susan Richmond reviews two books about the human/bird connection; and Mike talks about tails.
On Our Latest Show: the wonders of New Guinea with naturalist and ornithologist Bruce Beehler, the owl the call "The Flame," and some ideas about why birds do that bill-wiping thing.
On Our Latest Show: the strange-sounding Lagopus lagopus; a screech-owl audio postcard; the return of the gynandromorphs; and another winner in our Make Your Own Swag Contest
On our latest show: Pine Siskins on parade; the jay that will land on your hat; Birdability Week; and our first Make Your Own Swag Contest winner.
On our latest show: Fantastic flights of winter finches; Rick Wright on The Future of Birding; Mike O’Connor on crazy bird names; and the State Bird of California.
On Our Latest Show: A winter finch forecast, good news about bird song from San Francisco, and our new Make Your Own Swag Contest that could win you a pair of Vortex Razor UHD binoculars.
On Our Latest Show: We meet the Great Shearwater; hear about an effort to convince Amazon to cut back on plastic; and talk to Mike O’Connor about peanuts and comfort squirrels.
On our latest show: legends of the Burrowing Owl; the new Peterson Guide to Bird Behavior; and cold weather gets blamed for a big bird die-off in the Southwest.
On our latest show: Bird Love; attracting hummingbirds in autumn; a slightly lesser goldfinch; and keeping your bird seed bug-free.
On Our Latest Show: Migration, and how it works; the category-defying Yellow-breasted Chat; and how to deal with hawks attacking your feeder birds.
On Our Latest Show (#795 Aug. 30): An 1800 mile trip for a small songbird; an audio postcard from John James Audubon Park; cardinals that look like tiny vultures; and Red-winged Blackbirds on the attack.
On Our Latest Show (#794 Aug. 23): Bird Names for Birds; bees bothering birds (hummingbirds, that is); Red-breasted Nuthatches on the move; and America’s smallest swift.
