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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts
On our latest show (#1,016 Dec. 15): A Great Horned Owl Audio Postcard from Mike O’Connor’s backyard; Mike’s favorite birds to keep him company when he moves to a remote island; and North America’s biggest hawk. Hear it here.
The Panama Fruit Feeder Cam at Canopy Lodge
This cam is located on the grounds of the Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antón, Panama (Eastern time zone). This site is just over 2,000 ft above sea level in the low mountains of Cerro Gaital, with a mild springtime climate year-round. The birds are bright and active! (12/11)
Romantic troubles? Try being a hungry albatross divorced by climate change
Around 90% of bird species live monogamously. However, rising global temperatures are creating unexpected challenges for one of the most iconic monogamous birds: the albatross. TGlobal warming is affecting the love lives of these seabirds, putting their relationships metaphorically and literally in hot water. (12/9)
We are now on Bluesky
We've just signed up for a new social media platform: Bluesky. Our handle is @talkinbirdsradio.bsky.social.
You can also find us — as always — on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Just click the corresponding buttons above, under the photo of the puffin.
We're happy to see you any place you follow us! (12/5)
Bringing fire, benefiting birds
The Burning for Birds Conservation Collaborative consists of a partnership between five land trusts and conservation organizations located across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The Collaborative seeks to engage private landowners with prescribed fire in ways that benefit fire-adapted landscapes and restore needed habitat for declining Southeastern U.S. bird species. (12/2)
Join the Christmas Bird Count
Audubon's 125th Christmas Bird Count will be held from Dec 14, 2024 to January 5, 2025! Audubon partners with Birds Canada, who coordinates all Christmas Bird Counts in Canada. Sign up now! (12/12)
A cormorant’s underwater ballet
This Facebook reel showcases the remarkable underwater grace of cormorants, which are famously clumsy on land. (12/10)
Americans threw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how food waste fuels climate change
Food loss and waste produce nearly five times more greenhouse-gas emissions than the aviation industry. (12/2)
Cornell Lab FeederWatch Cam at Sapsucker Woods
The Sapsucker Woods (Ithaca, NY) Feederwatch cam is ALWAYS busy. Turn your sound up for this one to feel like you're outside. When we tuned in at dusk Eastern time, we counted seven species in the first 30 seconds -- and none of them were House Sparrows. (12/4)
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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Website photography by Shawn Carey/Migration Productions.