On our latest show: We talk with Jennifer Ackerman about her newest book and NY Times Best Seller: What An Owl Knows. Plus, we hear some great audio postcards from Arizona and New Hampshire; and Mike explains where all the birds have gone this month.
#926 March 19, 2023
On our latest show: Birds on the Minnesota prairie; Avian Audio Postcards from Michigan and New Jersey; and Annalee Tweitmann from Mass Audubon on how shellfish help protect our shorelines and marshes.
#878a April 10, 2022
Today’s show is a favorite from the archives, and features “Slow Birding” with the Bird Diva, Bridget Butler; a bird-filled audio postcard from our Freya McGregor’s Alabama backyard; and Mike O’Connor’s advice on how to increase our birding skills.
#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.
#796 Sept. 6, 2020
On our latest show: Migration, and how it works; the category-defying Yellow-breasted Chat; and how to deal with hawks attacking your feeder birds.
#795 Aug. 30, 2020
On Our Latest Show (#795 Aug. 30): An 1800 mile trip for a small songbird; an audio postcard from John James Audubon Park; and cardinals that look like tiny vultures.
#778 May 3, 2020
On Our latest show: birds tapping on windows; giant crow roosts; and the tiniest bird in America.
#743 Sept. 1, 2019
On our latest show: Birding in Chernobyl; Crows eating cheeseburgers; and Cardinals and Blue Jays going bald.
#669 Mar. 25, 2018
On our latest show: beautiful bird music from California; a Sandhill Crane encounter in Illinois; birding by bike in Wisconsin; and a new plan to save polar bears.
#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).