On our latest show: ABA Big Year superstar Gino Ellison wows us about how many species he ID’d in a single year. Plus, we meet one of the most spectacular birds in North America, and Mike offers a listener some help with his pigeon problem.
#964 Dec. 10, 2023
On our latest show: A Pileated (Audio) Postcard from Yosemite National Park; the great Al Batt’s November nature observations; and one of our favorite 2023 guest interviews.
#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?
#896 Aug. 14, 2022
On our latest show: A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching with author Rosemary Mosco; the songbird that catches fish; and Mike O’Connor’s experience with a bird song ID app.
#684 July 8, 2018
On our latest show: Great Crested Flycatchers disturb the peace in Mike O’Connor’s Cape Cod backyard; a standoff between a Blues Festival and a Killdeer is resolved in Ottawa; and British Columbia leads the way in attracting young birders.
#672 Apr. 15, 2018
On our latest show: the Migratory Bird Treaty Act under attack; the bird that walks to the breeding grounds; how birds use the earth’s magnetic field in migration; and why you might want to stock up on mealworms for your backyard birds.
#656 Dec. 24, 2017
On our latest show: The Dinosaur Duck; the remarkable Rock Pigeon; what’s killing Kittiwakes, and last-SECOND gift ideas.
#584 July 24, 2016
On today's show we talk about birds in Norway, on the Galapagos islands, and in your backyard.
#565 March 6, 2016
On today's show, The Birdist (Nick Lund) explains what your state bird should be (and probably isn't), and we meet the frightening "Butcher Watchman."