We meet the Blue Nun...a.k.a. the Pond Chicken. And we learn about the amazing Lloyd Center.
#431: July 14, 2013
The greedy little Mistletoe eater. And Audubon Connecticut's Patrick Comins enlightens us about two-way migration...and sea level rise.
#430: July 7, 2013
The Kingfisher's ancient Greece connection and our latest Bird Song Comparo.
#429: June 30, 2013
A Larus from Laguna and a Lagopus from Labrador. Plus, a visitor from Siberia.
#428: June 23, 2013
A bird that packs a stiletto. And we learn about the magic of the Boston Harbor Islands.
#427: June 16, 2013
The elusive Porzana carolina. Plus Mike O'Connor live from Alaska, and Dr. Towhee, too.
#426: June 9, 2013
A bellicose bird in a business suit, and why we love Corvus brachyrhynchos.
#425: June 2, 2013
The amazing exploits of Selasphorus calliope. And some Purple Martins return from South America to the gourd where they were born...on Cape Cod.
#424: May 26, 2013
A bird from on (Rocky Mountain) high and the remarkable history of Purple Martins…and us.
#423: May 19, 2013
The world's most amazing bird songs and a warbler with a tubular tongue.
#422: May 12, 2013
Three cuckoos and a fearsome Feathered Friend. Plus a visit with Dr. Rufus Towhee.
#421: May 5, 2013
A Talkin' Birds Exclusive: The Kentucky Birdy. And Don Kroodsma helps us hear bird song the way birds hear it.
#420: April 28, 2013
Three thrushes and a thrasher. Plus wildlife rehabilitator Stephanie Ellis, and the answer to "Does your birdbath need a lifeguard?"
#419: April 21, 2013
Earth Day! We talk with Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network, and discover nature quotes from Thomas Edison and Groucho Marx. And we meet a bird that loves Golden Retrievers.
#418: April 14, 2013
We ask the question: Was Beethoven a birdwatcher? Plus, four trilled birds, and the one and only Passarella.
#417: April 7, 2013
Watching birds...on radar—and our resident professor Dr. Rufus Towhee wows us with his Bird Word of the Week.
#416: March 31, 2013
The Chanticleer of the Ocean. Plus, birding advice from Minnesota and Cape Cod, and a quote from E.B. White.
#415: March 24, 2013
Wildlife rehabilitator Stephanie Ellis is on the show, and we meet the beautiful, but gravelly-voiced Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.
#414: March 17, 2013
Is feeding birds a good idea? Milliken University's David Horn gives us an answer to that question. And we dig deep (literally) to meet our Featured Feathered Friend.
#413: March 10, 2013
The return of "Dr." Rufus Towhee—plus good bird nest advice, a bad Rhett Butler impression, and a hidden "surfing" theme.