On our latest show: The migration champion Red Knot; Mike O’Connor’s birdbath algae experiment; and special guest Johnathan Berard on the problem with plastic (here in Plastic-free July).
#1,097 July 5, 2026
On our latest show (#1,097 July 5): New research on how birds find their way; audio postcards from California and Central America; and Mike’s colorful commentary about baby birds. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
#1,096 June 28, 2026
On our latest show: Luke Safford on why Southeast Arizona is a great August destination. Plus, we salute conservation initiatives in Rhode Island, and Mike O’Connor tells the tale of two wrens.
#1,095 June 21, 2026
On our latest show: Guest Steve Brusatte on his great new book about birds as dinosaurs; more squirrel-stopping advice from Mike O’Connor; and some good news for our National Parks.
#1,094 June 14, 2026
On our latest show: Sisterhood Birding (by and for women birders); Mike O’Connor’s advice for when you find a baby bird in your backyard; and an avian audio postcard from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
#1,093 June 7, 2026
On our latest show: A fabulous festival coming in August; Arizona’s State Bird; and Mike’s attempt at explaining about “Horned House Finches.”
#1,092 May 31, 2026
On our latest show: A nature photography ranch welcomes birders to the Coastal Bend of Texas; Mike O’Connor asks motorists to brake for inchworms; and we meet a duck that’s traded whistling for quacking.
#1,091 May 24, 2026
On our latest show: Mike O's advice about nest boxes; Spanish for traveling birders and conservationists; and a marvelous member of the Mimidae family.
#1,090 May 17, 2026
On our latest show: Rosy Tucker on the magic of Hog Island; David Clapp’s live bird report from Kentucky; and Mike’s musings about mealworms.
#1,089 May 10, 2026
On our latest show: Mike O’Connor’s advice on keeping your hummers healthy; Tasha Messer on mentoring young birders; and a Plirding (Picking Up Litter While Birding) audio postcard from the Sunshine State.
#1,088 May 3, 2026
On our latest show: Our friend, the Chipping Sparrow; Mike O’Connor on Plirding; and, the Hidden World of Nests and Eggs with Robyn Bailey.
#1,087 Apr. 26, 2026
On our latest show: the importance of egg shells; a fabulous festival on a Great Lake shore; and a hawk that acts like a vulture.
#1,086 Apr. 19, 2026
On our latest show: Mike’s advice on protecting nest boxes and their inhabitants; a return look at the dangers of neonic pesticides; and a feature on the spectacular scissor-tail.
#1,085 Apr. 12, 2026
On our latest show: The Global Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon; Mike O’Connor’s advice on feeder care; Glossy Ibis from Michigan; and the world’s most dangerous bird.
#1,084 Apr. 5, 2026
On our latest show: New information on how global temperature increases are affecting bird migration. Plus, an audio postcard from New Orleans, LA; and Let’s Ask Mike Live from Orleans, MA.
#1,083 Mar. 29, 2026
On our latest show: The Wild Seed Project’s Emily Baisden as Gardening for Birds Month special guest; a tiny owl from the deep Southwest; and Mike O’Connor’s thoughts about cage feeders.
#1,082 Mar. 22, 2026
On our latest show: Early Spring Audio Postcards from Minnesota and South Carolina; Mike O’Connor’s report on his visit to Congaree National Park; and a Science Corner report on birds’ nest color preferences.
#1,081 Mar. 15, 2026
On our latest show: Conservation Scientist Desirée Narango explains why preserving the bird/insect/plant food web is so important for our gardens; plus, we get an Audio Postcard from an English castle, and a report from Mike O’Connor on birds of Key West.
#1,080 Mar. 8, 2026
On our latest show: Gardening for Birds Month continues with sustainable gardening expert Edwina von Gal, and Week 2 of our Name the Takin’ Birds Garden Frog contest.
#1,079 Mar. 1, 2026
On our latest show: Colorado Master Gardener Kaitlyn Parkins on gardening with native plants; Cape Cod’s Mike O’Connor on enhancing your backyard bird experience; and the unveiling of our Name the Talkin’ Birds Garden Frog contest.