We wax nostalgic about Snow Buntings on Cape Cod; we present a "royal" Mystery Bird; and Mike O'Connor weighs in on feeding Vaccinium oxycoccos to your backyard birds.
#292: November 7, 2010
Bird carver Geoff Davis tells the story of a surprise visitor to his studio. Also, we pump up a finch and Mike O'Connor advises a listener to give his chainsaw a rest.
#291: October 31, 2010
Our Halloween show features a visit from the "bird of doom." We also chat live with the Prince of Plum Island and with our correspondent in the Caribbean. And Mike O'Connor offers some practical solutions to your woodpecker problems.
#290: October 24, 2010
We reprise the strange story of the Barnacle Goose; we present the aristocrat of waterfowl as our Mystery Bird; and we enjoy another birding mini-essay from writer Al Batt.
#289: October 17, 2010
We learn about a bird with a very strange beak; we present a Mystery Bird who's very secretive; and we hear about a cardinal with a crew cut.
#288: October 10, 2010
We learn about a diving champ and the devil-diver, and a listener offers suggestions for dealing with cats.
#287: October 3, 2010
We feature a bird from the Rockies; we stump our listeners on a Mystery Bird from the Atlantic Ocean; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener from down south.
#286: September 26, 2010
We feature a bird that shucks bi-valves; writer Al Batt waxes poetic about catbirds; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a question about flickers.
#285: September 19, 2010
We report on a new star-studded movie about birdwatchers (!); we get some good migratory bird news from the gulf; and we feature a bird that's as blue as the sky.
#284: September 12, 2010
Videographer Shawn Carey, just back from his second tour of the oil-fouled Louisiana coast, joins us in studio. Plus, an appreciation of the "rat with wings"; and Mike O'Connor explodes a myth about exploding rice.
#283: September 5, 2010
We'll hear about an amazing hawk watch in Mexico; we'll present a Mystery Bird, a group of which is called a "parcel"; and we'll talk peanut and jelly with our bird feeding expert Mike O'Connor.
#282: August 29, 2010
Superstar birder David Clapp joins us in studio, and we relive his close call with a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Also, we focus on a fierce Featured Feathered Friend; and Mike O'Connor advises a listener about preparing for winter bird feeding.
#281: August 22, 2010
A large bird that saved a small town; true grit with Mike O’Connor; and the bird that made them cry in Argentina.
#280: August 15, 2010
Some oil spill video news; a Mystery Bird that's a big college mascot; and Mike O'Connor helps a listener fight "the Red Menace."
#279: August 8, 2010
Videographers Shawn Carey and Alex Couter join us in the studio to report on their recent filming odyssey on the shores of Louisiana. Plus, Bank Swallows, a Mystery Bird, and putting some hot bats in your backyard lineup.
#278: August 1, 2010
We present a secretive stalker as our Mystery Bird; Mike answers a question about swimming shorebirds; and we feature a hawk that seems to think it's a Turkey Vulture.
#277: July 25, 2010
We learn about Jimmy Buffett's donation of a special boat for wildlife rescue in the Gulf of Mexico. We also hear a story about the "rain owl," and we discover what Sin City is doing about their pigeon problem.
#276: July 18, 2010
A Gulf oil spill update; a disturbing story about ocean trash; birds from the West and Southwest; and a solar-powered plover?
#275: July 11, 2010
A favorite show from 2009 with new opening comments.
#274: July 4, 2010
Plovers in peril (again); the French Mockingbird; Waxwings vs. Cardinals; and an e-mail quiz.