On our latest show: A healing avian audio postcard from Atlanta; how birds’ feathers help deal with city pollutants; and more bird myths shattered by our Mike O’Connor.
#1,001 Sept. 1, 2024
On our latest show: Good birding news from Chicago; avian audio postcards from Florida and Wisconsin; and the rebirth of a great birding magazine.
#988 June 2, 2024
On our latest show: the (Not from) Nashville Warbler; why AI and birds may not mix; and Kenn Kaufman's new John James Audubon book.
#965 Dec. 17, 2023
On our latest show: A San Diego Avian Audio Postcard; a favorite 2023 interview with the American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern; and backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor with a thumbs up about watching and feeding birds in the city.
#947 Aug. 13, 2023
On our latest show: How birds might be saved from wind turbine crashes; a Tufted Puffin audio postcard from the Oregon coast; and an answer to the question: Do birds dream?
#859 Nov. 21, 2021
On our latest show (#859 11/21): The underappreciated Anas platyrhynchos; good news for a declining owl species; separating House and Purple finches; and expert advice on buying binoculars and scopes.
#840 July 11, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#840 7/11): Thomas Jefferson’s favorite bird; an avian audio postcard from Arizona; and the importance of Plastic-free July.
#806 Nov. 15, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Bird-friendly vineyards; Purple Finch vs House Finch; good news for West Texas birds; and a Carolina Wren audio postcard from Alabama.
#784 June 14, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Saving grassland birds in Arkansas;; a Hooded Warbler in Kentucky; and why not everybody loves House Wrens.
#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?
#569 April 3, 2016
On our latest show: The House Finch gets some respect; the House Sparrow not so much; and grackles endure outright hostility. Plus, how sunflower seeds were spirited out of the Soviet Union.
#182: September 28, 2008
A familiar-sounding Mystery Bird fools a number of callers; we hear the lament of the House Finch; and Mike O'Connor tackles a legal question about collecting birds' nests.