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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts

On our latest show (#1,034 Apr. 20): Making our National Parks more beautiful with TrashBlitz ‘25: 5 Gyres’ Nick Kemble explains. Plus, we meet the Goldilocks bird; and Mike O’Connor talks about a favorite topic: egg shells. Hear it here.

Man walking on beach; King Penguin standing about 5 feet from him, closer to the camera

Injured King Penguin found on Buenos Aires beach is returned to the ocean

An injured king penguin found on a beach in Argentina has been released back into the wild. The Mundo Marino Foundation rehabilitated the bird for six months. (4/14)

AI-generated "photo" of yellow songbird wearing tiny blue headphones

Talkin’ Birds on YouTube

Talkin' Birds has recently started posting episodes on YouTube. We've got over 300 of 'em there -- and counting! We're still audio-only. Ray would say that's because he has "a face for radio." (4/15)

Bright red bird with huge crest and black wings perches on a branch facing right

Gorgeous Cock-of-the-rock

Doug Pfeiffer sent us this stunning photo of an Andean Cock-of-the-rock that he took in the Colombian Andes. Wish we'd been there to see it with him. Thanks so much, Doug! (4/7)

Female hummingbird sits on a cottony nest facing left

Allen’s Hummingbird webcam

Little Sapphire built her nest on a string of Christmas tree lights in Thousand Oaks, CA. It looks like a cotton cloud. There are two tiny eggs in there; we should watch for hatching around April 19th. When we tuned in at 4 PM Eastern/1PM Pacific, Sapphire was very active, flitting on and off the nest. (4/9)

Scrub Jay perched on barbed wire faces left

Can citizen science be trusted?

In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice on March 28, UC Davis researchers show that citizen science data from iNaturalist and eBird can reliably capture known seasonal patterns of bird migration in Northern California and Nevada. (4/17)

Osprey standing on nest that looks like a pile of branches. Riverbank in background.

Ospreys in Rhode Island

Welcome to the Narrow River Osprey cam. You can watch any time, day or night, because infrared light will capture nighttime images. (It doesn't disturb the birds.) When we tuned in about 5:30 Eastern, we saw an adult on the nest against that beautiful background. (4/16)

Four open-mouthed baby birds in a nest, looking left

So you’ve found a baby bird

Well-intentioned attempts to “save” a baby bird can do more harm than good. When should we take action, and what action should we take? Mass Audubon has answers. (4/8)

Close-up of bee face-down in a flower

Seeds coated with pesticides are killing Colorado’s bees

Ray spoke with Henry Stiles on our show #1,032, Apr. 6, about the effects of neonicotinoids ("neonics") on pollinators. Henry is an advocate for Environment Colorado and the Conservation Chair of Colorado Field Ornithologists. (4/10)

 

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