The cliché about a bird in the hand comes to life as Vern tells about a Yellow Rail. And...why city birds are turning to hip-hop!
#91: December 31, 2006
Mike O'Connor talks about how and why to provide water for birds this winter, and in our Science Corner we get some good news about Whooping Cranes.
#90: December 24, 2006
Our Mystery Bird almost stumps our callers; Mike O'Connor offers tips on keeping cats from your feeders; and we learn some amazing facts about the Hooded Merganser.
#89: December 17, 2006
An amazing hawk watch in Mexico, and some exciting live sightings from a local beach.
#88: December 10, 2006
A "secret" for cleaning your scope and binocular lenses; a bird dipped in raspberry sauce; and why your backyard birds may be smarter than the ones who've gone south.
#87: December 3, 2006
Master birder Vern Laux joins us live from a Cape Cod thicket, and Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo reports on his Yellow Rail finding...and photos!
#86: November 26, 2006
"Mister Meadowlark" is featured (both the bird and the vintage Bing Crosby song!); we offer some interesting website connections; and we report some good news about a bird known as the "Bonecrusher."
#85: November 19, 2006
We hear a bird that sounds like a rusty gate, learn some amazing stuff about Barn Owls, and welcome listeners tuned in to our new affiliate station in Rhode Island.
#84: November 12, 2006
Our Mystery Bird, the Thunder-Pumper, almost proves to be a stumper! Plus new research on the use of tools by crows... in our Science Corner.
#83: November 5, 2006
Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo joins us live in studio; we talk about raptors, finches, and shorebirds; and how to protect your feeder birds against cats.
#82: October 29, 2006
Manomet scientist Trevor Lloyd-Evans opines on bird migration, population trends, and what he learned about bird flu from his recent trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
#81: October 22, 2006
Our Featured Feathered Friend segment takes us to cattle country, a listener from Maryland tells us about his "Moses parting the sea" moment, and we hear about some exciting research in our Science Corner.
#80: October 15, 2006
Birding expert David Clapp gives advice about scopes and binoculars... and gets buzzed by a Sharp-shinned hawk in the middle of the conversation!
#78: October 1, 2006
An intriguing and credible report about possible Ivory-billed woodpecker sightings...in Florida! And, an "absurdly beautiful" bird is in our Featured Feathered Friend spotlight.
#77: September 24, 2006
Ray reports on a trip to a fog-shrouded mountaintop. Plus, we find out about a new bird species, and we get help from Bobby Vinton in our Featured Feathered Friend segment!
#76: September 17, 2006
The legendary Foghorn Leghorn helps us with a "Featured Feathered Friend," and we talk with Scott Hecker—the man who saved the Piping Plover.
#75: September 10, 2006
We hear a bird that seems to be asking a question, and Doctor Rufus Towhee "bristles" over a new "Bird Word of the Day."
#74: September 3, 2006
Hawk expert Shawn Carey; the amazing story of the hawk that mimics a Turkey Vulture; and the bird that's been described as a "meatloaf on a stick."
#73: August 27, 2006
In the Science Corner, we'll learn why it is that the fatter birds get, the farther they can fly! And what's a snowy-bodied, yellow-lored, black-legged, mustard foot!?
#72: August 20, 2006
Birding expert David Clapp has more on the mysteries of migration; and in the Science Corner, we hear that some birds may call their offspring by name!