On our latest show: Guest Hannah Buschert tells us about an International Women’s Birding Conference in Uganda, and a big birding competition in Israel. Plus, we listen to Avian Audio Postcards from North Carolina and Florida, and the feuding Mike O’Connor and David Clapp try to make nice in a segment of Let’s Ask Mike.
#830 May 2, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#830 5/2): Dawn Chorus Day; martins on the move; and a new discovery about how birds keep warm in cold weather.
#818 Feb. 7, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#818 2/7): a Common Grackle Audio Postcard; a Conservation Salute to Norwegian car buyers; and pre-Valentine’s Day bird romance talk from our Mike O’Connor.
#720 March 24, 2019
The incredible journey of the Blackpoll Warbler; the intriguing history of the Purple Martin; the phenomenon of Bird Punk; and international bird tour leader David Clapp as our in-studio guest — all on our latest show.
#686 July 22, 2018
On our latest show: Solar power for shorebird sleuthing; a speed slowdown for swallows; and good news from the Galápagos.
#574 May 8, 2016
On our latest show: the owl that acts like a Prairie Dog; birds of Cuba; and is it time to stop feeding your backyard birds?
#562 February 14, 2016
On today's show: Two birding stars join us live, and we meet the fearsome Gyrfalcon!
#425: June 2, 2013
The amazing exploits of Selasphorus calliope. And some Purple Martins return from South America to the gourd where they were born...on Cape Cod.
#424: May 26, 2013
A bird from on (Rocky Mountain) high and the remarkable history of Purple Martins…and us.
#425: February 13, 2011
#217: May 31, 2009
We learn how the Purple Martin got its name, we get some advice on attracting Indigo Buntings, and blue is the color of our Mystery Bird.