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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts
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 Hear it here.
How to help a Homing Pigeon get lost
It's hard to believe you'll find something if you use the search term "pigeons and magnetic livers," but we managed to do it. On our show #1,097 (July 5), Ray spoke with our Debbie Blicher about research on exactly this topic. What's next? "Ducks and radioactive kneecaps"? (7/7)
A book about how birds became birds
Why do we have birds? How did they escape extinction when other dinosaurs did not? Why do they live everywhere on Earth? Author and paleontologist Steve Brusatte answers these questions and many more, squeezing the entire history of birds into one book. (7/3)
Register now for this August festival
Ray and his guest Luke Safford discussed this fabulous festival on our show #1,096 (June 28). There's still time to register! Make sure to scroll all the way down and register for housing, too. (6/30)
Bobolink video
Our friend Shawn Carey made this wonderful, melodious video about the Bobolink -- which, incidentally, was the Mystery Bird on our June 7 show (#1,093). You can see more of Shawn's work on his website, Migration Productions. (6/8)
Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law
The change, finalized by the Interior and Commerce Departments, redefines what constitutes “harm” to endangered species and habitats under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. (7/10)
The 911 on Plastic Free July
You've heard Ray mention Plastic Free July on the show, several times. Here are the details. Click below for info on what it is, why to do it, how to do it, and even a link to the plastic-free pledge. Let's reduce single-use plastics this month and beyond. (7/6)
Osprey family webcam
This week's Wednesday Webcam is the Live Osprey Cam in Salmon, Idaho. When we tuned in midday, we saw and heard a stunning adult and three chicks having a rather vocal conversation. This cam is in Central time. (7/8)
Birds and traffic noise
We have often wondered whether traffic noise affects birds' ability to hear one another. This short NPR report says it just might. You can listen to this article or read it. (6/11)
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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Website photography by Shawn Carey/Migration Productions.