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.
##996 July 28, 2024
On our latest show (#996 July 28): a salute to the mighty kingbirds; how hummingbirds avoid collisions; and good news and bad news as we wrap up Plastic-free July.
#934 May 14, 2023
On our latest show (#934 05/14): Herper, spider-lover, nature photographer, and “reluctant birder” Joseph Saunders is our special guest. Plus, Mike sounds off on plastic owls, and we listen to Avian Audio Postcards from Ohio and New Zealand.
#899 Sept. 4, 2022
On Our Latest Show: An Acorn Woodpecker Audio Postcard; a Birding Festivals preview; curbing Canada Geese; and platform feeders for backyard bird action.
#821 Feb. 28, 2021
On our latest show (#821 2/28): Owl expert Denver Holt; backyard bird guru Mike O’Connor; and intriguing bird observations from listeners.
#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?
#740 Aug. 11, 2019
On our latest show: Squawkzilla in New Zealand; birds vs. birds in New Jersey; and Birds on Broadway in New York.
#514 February 22, 2015
The poor(will) little hibernator; and the real story of owls' neck swiveling.
#505: December 21, 2014
A very small Mystery Bird and a very loud Featured Feathered Friend.
#502: November 23, 2014
Live from the Boston Museum of Science with owls—Screech, Snowy, and ???
#452: December 8, 2013
Wind farms get a lethal OK. And we finally learn how owls do it.
#412: March 3, 2013
Project Passenger Pigeon and owls vs. bats.
#399: December 2, 2012
The amazing Mr. Bassanus, plus, how owls' secrets may make for quieter airplanes; and a December visit to Sand County.
#399: February 12, 2012
The amazing Mr. Bassanus, plus, how owls' secrets may make for quieter airplanes, and a December visit to Sand County.
#353: January 15, 2012
Smithsonian Tours' David Clapp joins us as we talk about seabirds and mating owls. And we learn about the perfect gift for the birder on your list (if 10 million dollars fits your budget).
#351: January 1, 2012
Birds as Oreo cookies; owls eating crows; and special guest Monica Engebretson from Born Free U.S.A.
#260: March 28, 2010
We learn what's killing albatrosses in the Pacific; Mike O'Connor helps a listener with an owl/bat conflict; and we hear some good news about the California Condor.
#255: February 21, 2010
Special guest Vern Laux offers his unique perspective on birds, and some signs of spring; Mike O'Connor advises a listener on how to get a close-up view of neighborhood owls; and we bring back a couple of audio souvenirs from our visit to South Texas.
#228: August 16, 2009
We learn about red-eyed birds and skunk-headed coots, and how to find owls in the daytime.
#221: June 28, 2009
We learn about a "rare" owl that's actually quite common; Mike O'Connor tries to save a wren...and a marriage; and we spring a little surprise on our unsuspecting engineer.