On our latest show (#1,018 Dec. 29): Part Two of Scott McMorrow's shorebird audio postcard from California; Alberta birding guide, Ariane Inman, as our special guest; and a backyard New Year's Resolution idea from Mike O'Connor.
#1,017 Dec. 22, 2024
On our latest show (#/1,017 Dec. 22): Birding as therapy in combating disease, with author Robert Bell; a vegetarian alternative to beef suet, with Mike O’Connor; and new status for the Bald Eagle, courtesy of the U.S. Congress.
#1,014 Dec. 1, 2024
On our latest show: Sandhill Cranes in Arizona; expert binocular and scope advice; and the story of an eagle poacher who’s on his way to jail.
#1,001 Sept. 1, 2024
On our latest show: Good birding news from Chicago; avian audio postcards from Florida and Wisconsin; and the rebirth of a great birding magazine.
#971a Feb. 4, 2024
On this special re-broadcast, Charles Barkley calls us Bird Nerds; we talk to Will Valentine about his Birdbrain podcast and black birder pioneers; and Mike O’Connor talks about Ospreys vs Bald Eagles.
#943 July 16, 2023
On our latest show: Rare bird sightings in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida; an avian audio postcard from Michigan; and Environment America’s Susan Holmes explains the new program to create safe road crossings for wildlife.
#927 March 26, 2023
On our latest show: The great John Kricher tells us about his spectacular new Galápagos Islands book; we hear avian audio postcards from Ohio and Arizona; And Mike O’Connor reveals the bird/fish connection.
#925 March 12, 2023
On our latest show: Talkin’ about Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Common Ravens, and Barred Owls — and welcoming Tammah Watts whose book illuminates the powerful healing of birdwatching.
#921 Feb. 12, 2023
Something completely different on our latest show — we air a call-in to a sports podcast co-hosted by NBA legend Charles Barkley (with a bird — and Talkin’ Birds — connection). Will Valentine helps us celebrate Black History Month with some Black naturalist trailblazers. Plus, it’s Osprey vs Bald Eagle on Cape Cod, and we meet the bird sometimes called the Flying Rainbow.
#919 Jan. 29, 2023
On our latest show: a bird report from British Columbia; an audio postcard from Hawaii; and a sweet success story from Singapore. Guest: Trevor Fletcher.
#914 Dec. 18, 2022
On our latest show: An Audio Postcard featuring a pair of Great Horned Owls; sweet stories about the joys of backyard birding; a call from David Clapp during a Christmas Bird Count; and a roosting pocket primer by our Mike O’Connor.
#898 Aug. 28, 2022
An avian audio postcard from Chesapeake Bay; a bird flu update; good bird news from Colombia; and a visit to the Talkin’ Birds Book Nest — all on our latest show.
#872 Feb. 20, 2022
On Our Latest Show: Is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker really extinct? Scientist and author Chris Haney shares some thoughts. Also, what really caused those Yellow-headed Blackbirds to plunge to earth in Mexico? And, we meet the “New York Warbler.”
#868 Jan. 23, 2022
On our latest show: A flycatching woodpecker; what lead shot is doing to Bald Eagles; and the Future of Birding.
#836 June 13, 2021
On Our Latest Show: The tea-drinking “Ground Robin”; Pride Month in the birding world; and hummingbird feeding advice from backyard birding guru Mike O’Connor.
#826 April 4, 2021
On our latest show: Watching Swallow-tailed Kites on an Alabama farm; controlling the grackles trying to take over your bird feeders; and some good conservation news from an unexpected source.
#825 March 28, 2021
On Our Latest show (#825 3/28): Tree Swallows in the Talkin’ Birds Garden; good news about Bald Eagle populations; and encouraging survival news about a southern woodpecker.
#815 Jan. 17, 2021
On our latest show (01/17 - #815): Scientific illustrator and artist Liz Clayton Fuller; a Snowy Owl’s close encounter with a Bald Eagle; and will there be Crested Caracaras in Cleveland?
#769 March 1, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Why birds and dogs don’t always mix; a 46,000-year-old Horned Lark; and a pewee from somewhere east of Green Acres.
#763 Jan. 19, 2020
On Our Latest Show: Bald Eagles vs lead shot; seabirds vs. The Blob; a new feathered dinosaur; and a “King” of ducks.