Author, artist, and naturalist Julie Zickefoose joins us to talk about her wonderful new book, "The Bluebird Effect." And we meet the shorebird that nests in trees.
#371: May 20, 2012
Cornell Lab's Charles Eldermire talks about the lab's amazing webcam views of Great Blue Herons and Red-Tailed Hawks. Plus, our new photo contest, and an amazing story from the Science Corner.
#370: May 13, 2012
The amazing Brazilian birder and photographer Edson Endrigo joins us in studio, and we learn about an American birder who was also...a murderer.
#369: May 6, 2012
We welcome Jon Young, author of the thoughtful and thought-provoking new book called "What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World." Plus, our Mystery Bird Contest and the squeaky wheel bird.
#368: April 29, 2012
Cornell Lab's NestWatch program leader Jason Martin joins us by phone. Plus, we meet a big bird from California and a tiny one from Tennessee.
#367: April 22, 2012
We meet a bird with a balaclava; we feature America's biggest swallow; and Mike O'Connor muses on mealworms.
#366: April 15, 2012
We'll meet a tiny, but feisty, Mystery Bird. And you can win a fabulous feeder from Droll Yankees as we announce our new website!
#365: April 8, 2012
We meet a Featured Feathered Friend with a bi-color bill; we travel to Texas to meet a Mystery Bird; and we learn more about what's happening to our honeybees.
#364: April 1, 2012
We hear the strange legend of a bird hatched from barnacles. Also: what's happening to our honeybees. And Mike O'Connor answers a most unusual question.
#363: March 25, 2012
We present some "not about birds" topics, some fascinating info about early-arriving hummingbirds, and an irridescent beauty from the Gulf Coast.
#362: March 18, 2012
Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen helps identify a bird recorded by a listener in North Carolina. And we meet the bird that gave Alabama its nickname.
#361: March 11, 2012
We hear a mini-essay from "The Poet of Parker River"; we learn about the astounding amount of acreage preserved by our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt; and we feature a bird that's found almost exclusively at airports.
#360: March 4, 2012
Fresh from being portrayed by Anjelica Huston in "The Big Year," seabird trip leader Debi Shearwater joins us live in studio. And we meet a bird that looks like an anvil.
#359: February 26, 2012
We'll learn about 20th anniversaries for a famous fishing ground and a popular birders' gathering; and we'll meet a bird that's a wonderful dancer, but a rotten singer.
#358: February 19, 2012
We talk to the Cornell Lab's Myoko Chu and see the Great Backyard Bird Count in real time. Plus, a visit to the Science Corner for the real story behind Hitchcock's "The Birds."
#399: February 12, 2012
The amazing Mr. Bassanus, plus, how owls' secrets may make for quieter airplanes, and a December visit to Sand County.
#356: February 5, 2012
We learn that Snowy Owls have wandered much farther south than we could have ever imagined. And our man in Minnesota, Al Batt, talks about mid-winter bird song and much more.
#355: January 29, 2012
We welcome Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo, who recently completed a year of nature walks in all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns. Also, we present a "Let's Ask Mike" segment that we call "Birds as Polar Bears," and a listener from the great state of Ohio solves the mystery of the Specklebelly.
#354: January 22, 2012
Bird expert Phil Kyle regales us with bird call imitations; Mike O'Connor offers a listener some cold weather advice; and we learn the secret of the swan feather.
#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).