Former Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary Director David Clapp talks about migration season; and our resident "professor" Doctor Rufus Towhee stumps Ray (as usual) with his Bird Word of the Day.
#70: August 6, 2006
Why House Sparrows prefer certain kinds of...cars! And a Mystery Bird that "used to be" a Warbler.
#69: July 23, 2006
Phil Kyle's bird mimicry, and birds that change the pitch of their calls because of...automobile traffic!
#68: July 16, 2006
Ray tries to help stop avian window crashes, and gets stumped (again) by Dr. Rufus Towhee.
#67: July 9, 2006
Vern Laux shares observations about shorebirds, and John Galluzzo of Mass Audubon reports from the footsteps of Thoreau.
#66: July 2, 2006
When is a Marsh Hawk not a "Marsh Hawk"? And would you pay $750 for an 8-foot tall Flamingo?
#65: June 25, 2006
Ray reports today on his birding trip to Maine with the ABA. And did European Starlings really rip off a car wash!?
#64: June 18, 2006
A listener clues us in a bout a great nest cam site, while other listeners block their ears upon hearing today's Mystery Bird!
#63: June 11, 2006
A brief talk about Chat, some nest cam info, and an update on those famous Red-tails, Pale Male and Lola.
#62: June 4, 2006
Birding expert Pete Dunne offers an opinion on the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker controversy, and Dr. Rufus Towhee stumps Ray—as usual—in our Bird Word of the Day segment.
#61: May 28, 2006
Male Red-winged Blackbirds attract females with their bright red shoulder patches...or do they? We find out in today's Science Corner.
#60: May 21, 2006
"Doctor" Rufus Towhee teaches us a new bird word, and Mike O'Connor provides some advice about serving suet in the summer.
#59: May 14, 2006
The beautiful Cedar Waxwing is our "Featured Feathered Friend," and we find out why some birds choose dull mates!
#58: May 7, 2006
A "creepy" little bird is our Featured Feathered Friend—and our resident expert "Doctor" Rufus Towhee returns from sabbatical with his "Bird Word of the Day."
#57: April 30, 2006
Mass. Audobon's John Galluzzo talks about "birding by ear" and the Baltimore Oriole Project; and our Featured Feathered Friend is the Bonaparte's Gull.
#56: April 23, 2006
Look! Up in the sky! It's a plane! It's...our Featured Feathered Friend—a bird that can reach nearly 200 miles per hour in a dive! Also today, a new Mystery Bird; and our man Mike O'Connor answers a question about Cardinals and Catbirds.
#55: April 16, 2006
Ornithologist Wayne Petersen talks about the Important Bird Areas Program and we've got some tips on how to identify birds in the field.
#54: April 9, 2006
Three guests from the Cape Cod Bird Club talk about a big weekend coming in May; Ray waxes poetic in his "Memories of Cape Cod Winter Birding"; and some more tips about building birdhouses.
#53: April 2, 2006
Another possible challenge to the Ivory-billed Woodpecker discovery; ornithologist Wayne Petersen answers the question: What's so important about the Important Birds Areas program?; and some tips about building birdhouses.
#52: March 26, 2006
How a wild turkey spoiled some TV viewing for a Michigan couple; a caller tells us about a great birding device he discovered—in a toy department (!); and listeners share some ideas for the start of our second year.