The great suet mystery and the debut of Charlotte's Web-Log.
#427: June 16, 2013
The elusive Porzana carolina. Plus Mike O'Connor live from Alaska, and Dr. Towhee, too.
#411: February 24, 2013
The bird that sees more daylight than any other—and our bird feeding expert Mike O'Connor live from Denver.
#367: April 22, 2012
We meet a bird with a balaclava; we feature America's biggest swallow; and Mike O'Connor muses on mealworms.
#364: April 1, 2012
We hear the strange legend of a bird hatched from barnacles. Also: what's happening to our honeybees. And Mike O'Connor answers a most unusual question.
#355: January 29, 2012
We welcome Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo, who recently completed a year of nature walks in all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns. Also, we present a "Let's Ask Mike" segment that we call "Birds as Polar Bears," and a listener from the great state of Ohio solves the mystery of the Specklebelly.
#354: January 22, 2012
Bird expert Phil Kyle regales us with bird call imitations; Mike O'Connor offers a listener some cold weather advice; and we learn the secret of the swan feather.
#352: January 8, 2012
We check out the Snowy Owl explosion; we present a Let's Ask Mike segment entitled "Making homemade suet—just don't do it"; and we find out why Roman candles and roosting birds just don't mix.
#349: December 18, 2011
Mike O'Connor explains why bird seed prices have gone up so much, and whether there's relief in sight. And we get an update on an amazing sexagenarian.
#347: December 4, 2011
Field guide author Ted Floyd offers some intriguing ideas about identifying birds; we feature a bird that only Constitution signers could love; and Mike O'Connor answers a question from a big fan.
#346: November 27, 2011
You'll have to move fast to catch our Mystery Bird; we call our Let's Ask Mike segment "That squirrel is big...and it has antlers"; and we feature the bird that sounds like an outboard motor.
#345: November 20, 2011
We find our Featured Feathered Friend over the bounding Maine; Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen and John Galluzzo talk about the State of the Birds; and Mike O'Connor helps us figure out if we're overfeeding our bluebirds.
#338: October 2, 2011
Sparrow expert Jim Sweeney joins us in studio; Mike O'Connor answers a listener's question about (bird)house cleaning; and we visit a coffeehouse to learn about our Featured Feathered Friend.
#337: September 25, 2011
We learn about "winners" and "losers" in bird populations; Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a cowbird conundrum; and we offer a Mystery Bird that lives only in California.
#329: July 31, 2011
We present an oddly-named Mystery Bird; we feature a bird that's the biggest of its kind; and Mike O'Connor helps an urban birdwatcher.
#328: July 24, 2011
We feature a bird that lets you know when it's tea time; we present a deceptively easy Mystery Bird contest; and Mike O'Connor talks about unexpected visitors to a listener's hummingbird feeder.
#327: July 17, 2011
We feature a bird that's both dull and flashy; Minnesota's Al Batt describes a spectacular rooftop event; and Mike O'Connor solves a listener's dilemma...with fishing line.
#324: June 26, 2011
We'll learn how to do a perfect bird imitation—by banging two rocks together. Also, Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a nest problem, and we almost stump our callers in our Mystery Bird Contest.
#320: May 22, 2011
Cat Stevens (and an unknown vocalist) introduce us to a Featured Feathered Friend; Mike O'Connor explores a baby bird myth; and we learn the amazing story of an albatross named Wisdom.
#316: April 24, 2011
Our roving reporter Laura Kammermeier reports on her TV show filming in Ecuador; we present a Let's Ask Mike segment called "Stop Me Before I Feed Again;" and we meet the bird that walks under water.