Episodes

  • #1,013 Nov. 24, 2024

    #1,013 Nov. 24, 2024
    Nov 24 2024
    On our latest show, Maddie Carr describes how she met the birding goals of her eight-year-old self, and Mike O’Connor weighs in on a backyard bird dispute. Plus, we meet the Eurasian Eagle-owl, and the Red-billed Chough.
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    30 mins
  • #1,012 Nov. 17, 2024

    #1,012 Nov. 17, 2024
    Nov 17 2024
    On our latest show: Birding by Ear with Donna Posont; listening to the beautiful Lawrence’s Goldfinch; and talkin’ turkey with Mike O’Connor.
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    30 mins
  • #1,011 Nov. 10, 2024

    #1,011 Nov. 10, 2024
    Nov 10 2024
    On our latest show: a listener audio postcard from New Zealand; Stokes Guide to Finches co-author Matt Young; and Northern Cardinal thoughts from our Mike O’Connor.
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    30 mins
  • #1,010 Nov. 3, 2024

    #1,010 Nov. 3, 2024
    Nov 3 2024
    On our latest show: Listener Audio Postcards from Wisconsin and Belize; a Science Corner report on bird behavior; and Mike O’Connor reveals a surprising feeder bird stat.
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    30 mins
  • #1,009 Oct. 27, 2024

    #1,009 Oct. 27, 2024
    Oct 27 2024
    On our latest show, we listen to an Acorn Woodpecker audio postcard from California; feature a rare visitor also in the Golden State; and talk with a couple of river heroes from Washington, DC.
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    30 mins
  • #1,008 Oct. 20, 2024

    #1,008 Oct. 20, 2024
    Oct 20 2024
    On our latest show: our special guest, Hawaiian avian biologist Bret Nainoa Mossman tells us about his worldwide quest to honor extinct Hawaiian birds, and, ultimately, to save existing threatened birds. Plus, Mike O’Connor talks about hawks falling silent; and we listen to an audio postcard from the famous Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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    30 mins
  • #1,007 Oct. 13, 2024

    #1,007 Oct. 13, 2024
    Oct 13 2024
    On our latest show: An Iowa teacher helps grade 1 through 7 learn about birds and conservation; Mike O’Connor explains what that bird bill-wiping thing is all about; and we hear some October outdoor observations from our friend Al Batt.
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    30 mins
  • #1,006 Oct. 6, 2024

    #1,006 Oct. 6, 2024
    Oct 6 2024
    On our latest show (#1,006 Oct. 6): A kingfisher saved from extinction; Grant Sizemore on keeping cats indoors to save birds — and cats; and Mike O’Connor with a review of this year’s winter finch forecast.
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    30 mins