We revisit the "Kentucky Birdy"; we feature a beautiful bee killer; and Mike O'Connor helps a backyard birder who has no backyard birds.
#331: August 14, 2011
We feature the bird with the golden mane; we travel north to find our Mystery Bird; and we talk about a little "accidental birding."
#330: August 7, 2011
A summer Hummer bummer, and we test out a couple of iPhone accessories.
#329: July 31, 2011
We present an oddly-named Mystery Bird; we feature a bird that's the biggest of its kind; and Mike O'Connor helps an urban birdwatcher.
#328: July 24, 2011
We feature a bird that lets you know when it's tea time; we present a deceptively easy Mystery Bird contest; and Mike O'Connor talks about unexpected visitors to a listener's hummingbird feeder.
#327: July 17, 2011
We feature a bird that's both dull and flashy; Minnesota's Al Batt describes a spectacular rooftop event; and Mike O'Connor solves a listener's dilemma...with fishing line.
#326: July 10, 2011
A purplish rock hopper, elusive Illinois orioles, and a Mystery Bird that stumps our callers.
#325: July 3, 2011
We try to figure out how a European bird made it to Staten Island; "Old Grogglenose" is our Featured Feathered Friend; and we salute a reborn river.
#324: June 26, 2011
We'll learn how to do a perfect bird imitation—by banging two rocks together. Also, Mike O'Connor helps a listener with a nest problem, and we almost stump our callers in our Mystery Bird Contest.
#323: June 19, 2011
We'll hear the remarkable story of Thomas Jefferson's mockingbird, and we'll present a Mystery Bird that's disappeared from Washington, D.C. and the rest of the eastern U.S.
#322: June 12, 2011
We hear a Whip-poor-will, a Bullbat, and a bird that sounds like a squeeze toy. Plus, Mike O'Connor explains the "exploding mockingbird" phenomenon.
#321: June 5, 2011
How we can turn our backyards into Certified Wildlife Habitats.
Best of: May 29, 2011
On this best-of show: The cutest bird In the world, and a bird some call "Whiskey Jack."
#320: May 22, 2011
Cat Stevens (and an unknown vocalist) introduce us to a Featured Feathered Friend; Mike O'Connor explores a baby bird myth; and we learn the amazing story of an albatross named Wisdom.
#319: May 15, 2011
We'll hear some birds we can't see—night migrating thrushes—as described by author and nocturnal migration expert Ted Floyd. Meanwhile, our Mystery Bird is not impossible to see, but is challenging to find, high in the treetops.
#318: May 8, 2011
Country star Slim Whitman helps us introduce a Featured Feathered Friend; a hawk pretending to be a vulture is our Mystery Bird; and we learn how your Golden Retriever can be a bird's best friend.
#317: May 1, 2011
We welcome Birder's Exchange Director Betty Petersen in studio; we learn about the bird that nailed a spy; and we present our exclusive story of the real James Bond.
#316: April 24, 2011
Our roving reporter Laura Kammermeier reports on her TV show filming in Ecuador; we present a Let's Ask Mike segment called "Stop Me Before I Feed Again;" and we meet the bird that walks under water.
#315: April 17, 2011
We get an Earth Day preview from Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network. Also, the Lone Ranger learns something surprising about his faithful friend Tonto. And we present a Mystery Bird that hails from Argentina.
#314: April 10, 2011
We hear from a bird whose call sounds like water being hosed into a plastic bucket; we get some advice for attracting bluebirds; and we take a "tour" of Talkin' Birds World Headquarters.