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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts
On our latest show (#1,024 Feb, 9): a live Whooping Crane report and a homemade suet recipe from David Clapp; and advice concerning pet fur and nesting birds from Mike O’Connor. Hear it here.
Ontario Feederwatch Cam
What an active feeder! When we tuned in about noon EST, we saw (and heard) redpolls and grosbeaks galore. Tube feeders and a tray feeder provide quite a variety of food, and we would not be surprised if it needed replenishing several times a day. Thanks to our friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2/19)
World Migratory Bird Day Bird Book Club
This book club is an opportunity to read books, meet the authors, and join others in fun discussions. The club meets once each month on a Thursday for about one hour beginning at 8 p.m. EST. To join, you must register for each session. The next book, on February 27th, will be “Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds” by Sophie A. H. Osborn. (2/17)
The Macaulay Library picks its favorite bird sounds for 2025. See who made the cut
You love birds, you love audio -- so what could be better than a radio story about the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology? This piece is six and a half minutes long, and it's worth every second. (2/10)
Hummingbird nest cam
Olive the Allen's Hummingbird is incubating two tiny eggs. If you'd like a sustained look at a hummer -- or her eggs -- this is the cam to see. Olive lives in Oceanside, California. (2/12)
An Antarctic fossil from 69 million years ago reveals Earth’s early birds
Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered. (2/20)
No, we didn’t know.
And now we sort of wish we didn’t….
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) and the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, two significant milestones in the global effort to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. (2/11)
COVID pushed a lot of kids outdoors. Now teens have taken to birdwatching
You can read or listen to this hopeful story about the newest generation of birders. From radio station WLRN South Florida. (2/23)
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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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