On our latest show: a bird that fits right in with the big snowfalls in unlikely places; a Science Corner report on birds communicating during nighttime migration flights; and Mike’s explainer about mixed flocks.
#1,021 Jan. 19, 2025
On our latest show: We meet the “Chick Chick” from way up north; we learn about what plastic pellets are doing to our oceans; and we get Mike’s advice for your backyard suet plans.
#972 Feb. 11, 2024
On our latest show: Smart bird feeders; bluebirds in our backyard; and a great California bird festival.
#911 Nov. 27, 2022
On our latest show: An Audio Postcard from British Columbia, along with a Mystery Bird from out that way, and Alan Hale shares some cool bird book gift ideas for the holidays.
#754 Nov. 17, 2019
On our latest show: The surprising thing that helps juncos attract mates; seabirds starving in the fish-filled Bering Sea; and the bird that some call “Spoony.”
#704 Nov. 25, 2018
How the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks became bird-friendly; the #1 bird in American backyards; and, is it a bird…or a cowboy boot? — all on our latest show.
#620 Apr. 16, 2017
On our latest show: homing hummingbirds, House Finch help, and Whitman sings Whip-poor-will.
#611 Feb. 12, 2017
On our latest show: How birds survive snowstorms; the growing phenomenon of Forest Bathing; and should we shoot birds at airports?
#608 Jan. 22, 2017
On today’s show: what plastic bags are doing to birds…and people; a cardinal/red-tail encounter; and a Florida Scrub-Jay lands on Mike’s head (true).