On our latest show: a final(?) Flaco the Owl update; avian audio postcards from Vermont and Massachusetts; and the Wonderful World of Woodpeckers with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Kevin McGowan.
#914a Dec. 25, 2022
Our show today is one of our favorites of 2022, with special guest Dr. Christian Rutz talking about his work with tool-making New Caledonian Crows.
#811 Dec. 20, 2020
On our Latest show (#811 12/20): The Wonderful World of Owls with the Cornell Lab’s Kevin McGowan; solving the mystery of the Partridge in a Pear Tree; and will a Major League Baseball team become known as the Crows?
#805 Nov. 8, 2020
On Our Latest Show: “The Crossbill Guy,” Matt Young, explains the winter finch explosion; Susan Richmond reviews two books about the human/bird connection; and Mike talks about tails.
#799 Sept. 27, 2020
On Our Latest Show: We meet the Great Shearwater; hear about an effort to convince Amazon to cut back on plastic; and talk to Mike O’Connor about peanuts and comfort squirrels.
#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.
#312: March 27, 2011
We meet the migration champion of the world; we call our Let's Ask Mike segment "Eating Crow...but Not for Lunch"; and Laura Kammermeier regales us about her adventure and TV show in Ecuador.
#234: September 27, 2009
We offer praise for the "common" crow, and for another bird that gets the Rodney Dangerfield treatment.
#187: November 2, 2008
An Indian legend tells how a certain duck came to have red eyes; Mike O'Connor opines about a crow/raptor standoff; and we learn about another bird/dinosaur connection in a visit to our Science Corner.