On this morning's show, we meet the beautiful Little Egret (Egretta garzetta); we learn how birds sleep in flight; and we find out why birds are eating sweetcorn.
#586 Aug. 7, 2016
On today's show: The Birdist; celebrating shorebird season; and the story of a woman who dived into a city canal to rescue a Herring Gull.
#585 July 31, 2016
On today's show: the world's smallest bird; the World Girl Birders; and Mike disses flypaper
#584 July 24, 2016
On today's show we talk about birds in Norway, on the Galapagos islands, and in your backyard.
#583 July 17, 2016
On today's show we meet the Man o' War bird; talk to superstar photographer Gerrit Vyn; and get some backyard birdbath tips.
#582a July 10, 2016
In this encore presentation of a February broadcast: The Blue Jay's western cousin; good news for birds about radio and TV towers; and apples crush cranberries as food for robins.
#582 July 3, 2016
On today's show: Three flycatchers, one catbird, and a salute to the city of Paris.
#581 June 26, 2016
On today’s show: We talk to The Birdist (Audubon.org’s Nick Lund), and to The Birdman (the Birdwatcher’s General Store’s Mike O’Connor); and we meet the World’s Biggest Tern.
#580 June 19, 2016
On today's show, we welcome birdsong expert (and coast-to-coast bike rider) Don Kroodsma -- and we learn about an unexpected new birdwatching hotspot.
#579 June 12, 2016
On today's show, we get an exciting bird report from birding guru David Clapp, and hummingbird feeding tips from Mike O'Connor; and we meet the beautiful Pipilo erythrophthalmus
#578 June 5, 2016
On today's show: We meet the spectacular Golden Eagle; we learn about an amazing free app for visiting National Parks; and we get some advice on dealing with the "June Swoon" in backyard bird feeding.
#577 May 29, 2016
On today's show: We're live from the L.L.Bean Birding Festival in Freeport, Maine with guests Tim Gallagher from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Doug Hitchcox from Maine Audubon.
#576 May 22, 2016
On today's show: We learn why "bird-brain" isn't the insult you thought it was. And we meet a beautiful -- but misnamed and under-appreciated -- backyard songbird.
#575 May 15, 2016
On today's show: Whooping Cranes on the mend; the bird in the hoodie; and Baltimore Orioles in your backyard.
#574 May 8, 2016
On our latest show: the owl that acts like a Prairie Dog; birds of Cuba; and is it time to stop feeding your backyard birds?
#573 May 1, 2016
On today's show: how to choose the right binocular or scope, and what to offer your birds (in addition to food). Plus, we meet the marvelous Marsh Wren.
#572 April 24, 2016
On today's show: Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into The Nest; a shorebird that nests in trees; and advice on attracting and feeding hummingbirds.
#571 April 17, 2016
On today’s show: a sampling of some of North America’s strangest sounding birds, courtesy of “The Birdist” — aka Nick Lund. Plus, we hear about an amazing bird sighting in Mike O’Connor’s Cape Cod backyard. And, we meet a bird that’s always moving up.
#570 April 10, 2016
On today's show: a live Sandhill Crane update from the banks of Nebraska's Platte River; the beautiful Kentucky Warbler; and advice about preventing birds from attacking your windows.
#569 April 3, 2016
On our latest show: The House Finch gets some respect; the House Sparrow not so much; and grackles endure outright hostility. Plus, how sunflower seeds were spirited out of the Soviet Union.