On our latest show: We meet the “Chick Chick” from way up north; we learn about what plastic pellets are doing to our oceans; and we get Mike’s advice for your backyard suet plans.
#995 July 21, 2024
On today’s show: Avian Audio Postcards from New York and California; a summer birding essay from Minnesota; and special Plastic-free July guest, Dana Ripper from the Missouri River Bird Observatory and BeyondPlastics.org.
#989 June 9, 2024
On our latest show (#989 June 9): Dorian Anderson’s 18,000-mile bike birding adventure; listener audio postcards from Maine and Italy; flamingos across America; and more bird feeding myths busted by Mike O’Connor.
#969 Jan. 14, 2024
On our latest show: Creating a Homegrown National Park — in your yard. Dr. Doug Tallamy explains. Plus, an avian audio postcard from Hawaii; and a cloud of robins on Cape Cod.
#944 July 23, 2023
On our latest show: Bird song from a Colorado Big Year; an Audio Postcard from California; and our Freya McGregor with a report on her cross-country book research trip.
#933 May 7, 2023
On our latest show: Dr. Cory Elowe’s remarkable research on how birds power their migratory flights; Mike O’Connor’s sightings and insights re: Red Phalaropes and American Robins; and audio postcards from Texas and Massachusetts.
#932 April 30, 2023
On our latest show: The first-ever Urban Birding Competition; advice for traveling birders; and Avian Audio Postcards from Virginia and Arizona.
#890 July 3, 2022
On our latest show: An Avian Audio Postcard from Western Idaho; monitoring Great Crested Flycatchers in Massachusetts; and how birds keep cool in the hot weather. Guest: Laura Erickson.
#888 June 19, 2022
On Our Latest Show: a bird that would rather be heard than seen; a backyard bluebird mystery; and the new Lower 48 Big Year Record Holder, Tiffany Kersten.
#882 May 8, 2022
On our latest show: We share some good news about the California Condor; we get some surprising bird facts from the great Ted Floyd; and we learn what makes the Cape May unique among warblers.
#878 April 3, 2022
On our latest show: Help for Chimney Swifts; tips on nesting material for backyard birds; and the White-throated Sparrow shortens its song. Guest: Andrew Coughlan.
#873 Feb. 27, 2022
On Our Latest Show: A Most Remarkable Creature; an inspirational — and spectacular — songbird; and a mystery solved by backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor. Guest: Jonathan Meiburg.
#855 Oct. 24, 2021
On our latest show: The Urban Birder, David Lindo, joins us from southwest Spain; we meet the Horned Lark; and we hear a good news story from the EPA.
#846 Aug. 22, 2021
On Our Latest Show: An exciting Birding Big Year; a new word for an interesting bird behavior; and Mike tries out a new Bird ID app feature.
#844 Aug. 8, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#844 8/8): Bird sound ID with the updated Merlin app; a likely cause of the recent bird illness outbreak; and Mike O’Connor has some thoughts about bees.
#841 July 18, 2021
On Our Latest Show: Birding the Black Belt; a mystery bird illness over the east and midwest; and a surprising recipient of our Conservation Salute of the Week
#831 May 9, 2021
On our latest show (#831 5/9): Spring Migration talk with the great Kenn Kaufman; the “best bird mom”; a cicada explosion; and cautious optimism about climate change.
#828 April 18, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A new mobile game for IDing birds; spring birds in Minnesota; and the problem with worms.
#820 Feb. 21, 2021
On our latest show (#820 2/21): The fight to save the Seaside Sparrow; an audio postcard from an unusual birding spot; and backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor’s answer to a listener’s birdbath question.
#813 Jan. 3, 2021
On Our Latest Show: “America’s Amazon”; the Bird of the Year; brisk backyard bird bathing; and the cascading calls of the Canyon Wren.