#793 Aug. 16, 2020
On our latest show: A virtual wildlife tour of South Florida…and South Africa; a bird that says its name (kind of); an audio postcard with an Eastern Wood Pewee; and how birds keep cool in hot weather.
Episodes
Talkin' Birds
Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds is a call-in show of entertaining conversation about wild birds -- attracting them to your back yard, identifying them, feeding them, and learning more about them along the way. Every week, we have contests for prizes like bird feeders and other great bird-related stuff, along with expert guests. So, whether you're an experienced birder, or you're new to birding, listen in, and be part of the show by calling in with a question, sharing some information or observations, or trying for one of our prizes. It's birdwatching--in the backyard and beyond.
Episodes
#792 Aug. 9, 2020
On our latest show: Latino Conservation Week; the "Blue Nun"; new bird books for kids; and the items in Mike's store that Mike doesn't really like.
#791 Aug. 2, 2020
On our latest show: Saving a Virginia bird colony; good and bad news about loons; and an audio postcard from the South Dakota badlands.
#790 July 26, 2020
On Our Latest Show: the unofficial National Bird of Canada; more good news about the American Outdoors Act; and Mike’s unexpected visitors.
#789 July 19, 2020
On our Latest Show (#789 July 19): good news about the Great Outdoors Act; the remarkable American Dipper; the new Peterson Guide to Birds; and an audio postcard from South Dakota.
#788 July 12, 2020
On Our Latest Show — We meet the Red Mavis; hear how Mike deals with unwanted bird “presents”; and unveil our new initiative that we call Plirding.
#787 July 5, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Getting the lead out to save loons; watching the Water Witch; and Mike watches birds in his backyard...on TV.
#786 June 28, 2020
On our latest show: The “Mini Meadowlark; nuthatches’ clever defenses; new books for very young birders; and Black Birders Week organizer Jeffrey Ward.
#785 June 21, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The Eurasian Collared-Dove marches on; how eBird manages its sighting reports; and quiet time at bird feeders.
#784 June 14, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Saving grassland birds in Arkansas; a Hooded Warbler in Kentucky; and why not everybody loves House Wrens
#783 June 7, 2020
On our latest show: Lucy's Warblers in Arizona; why the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is known as the Rain Crow; and what to do if you find a baby bird.
#782 May 31, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The theme is Tree Swallows, with a review of the new book about them from Susan Richmond; a report about their behavior from Mike O’Connor; and a note about their nesting in our Talkin’ Birds Garden. Plus, we meet the feisty House Wren, and hear a Scarlet Tanager in an Audio Postcard from our Freya McGregor.
#781 May 24, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Orioles — Baltimore and Bullock’s; a Dawn Chorus audio postcard; and the joys of mealworms.
#780 May 17, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Keeping at-home kids busy with great Cornell Lab projects; the latest from the Talkin' Birds Book Nest; and why you should keep your bird feeders up through May.
#779 May 10, 2020
On our latest show: David Sibley is our special guest; Mike O'Connor explains why birds sing so early in the morning; and we meet the beautiful Black-and-white Warbler.
#778 May 3, 2020
On our latest show: birds tapping on windows; giant crow roosts; and the tiniest bird in America.
#777 April 26, 2020
On our latest show: Tracking Golden Eagles; a review of a new oceanic birds book; and help for high frequency sound-challenged birders.
#776 April 19, 2020
On our latest show: bird-themed movies to entertain us while we’re hunkered down indoors; the “Great Northern Diver,” and author John Nelson on his terrific new book, Flight Calls.
#775 April 12, 2020
On our latest show: Tracking an Osprey from the Bay State to Brazil -- and back again; the resourceful Yellow Warbler; and owls in Mike O'Connor's nest boxes.
#774 April 5, 2020
On Our Latest Show: watching penguins from space; new bird fossil discoveries; good news from Chicago about Piping Plovers; and why mockingbirds flash their wings.
#773 March 29, 2020
On our latest show: a bird made famous by a murder; exploring bird songs with expert Don Kroodsma; and an audio postcard from an Arkansas forest.
#772 March 22, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The Birdist (Nick Lund) tells us about his Fantasy Birding Big Year; we get some good advice for keeping kids busy in these social distancing times; and our Debbie Blicher reports on her visit to a wildlife rehab center.
Podcast Extra #6: Caring for Owls at Cape Wildlife Center
Our Debbie Blicher visits the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
#771 March 15, 2020
On Our Latest Show: what’s hatching in the new Talkin’ Birds Book Nest; the latest issue of the Birding Community E-bulletin; a Duck Stamp controversy; and how to care for your thistle seed.
#770 March 8, 2020
Our Latest Show originates from Massachusetts Audubon’s 28th Annual Birders Meeting Event, with Chimney Swift researcher Dr. Margaret Rubega as our special guest, along with birding author Susan Edwards Richmond, and the Birdwatcher’s General Store’s Mike O’Connor.
#769 March 1, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Why birds and dogs don’t always mix; a 46,000-year-old Horned Lark; and a pewee from somewhere east of Green Acres.
#768 Feb. 23, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Songbirds tweeting…and re-tweeting; the remarkable mocker; Conservation Salutes to a billionaire and his employees; and will Britain really ban hybrid car sales?
#767 Feb. 16, 2020
On our latest show: the “Skunk-headed Coot,” good and bad conservation news; and a most unusual mockingbird.
#766 Feb. 9, 2020
On Our Latest Show: The extra benefits of feeding bluebirds; penguins talking like people; and the smallest bird in the world.
#765 Feb. 2, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Trying to save an endangered Hawaiian bird; how “electric eggs” can help protect shorebirds; and how birds keep warm in freezing weather.