On our latest show: an audio postcard from the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies; a guest from Colorado talking about an insecticide threat to birds and bees; and Mike O'Connor's advice on keeping your seed dry.
#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.
#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.
#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.”
#808 Nov. 29, 2020
On our Latest Show: birder, blogger, and author Faraaz Abdool joins us from Trinidad and Tobago; Mike O’Connor checks in from Cape Cod (with good bird feeder advice); and our Freya McGregor sends us an audio postcard from Talledega National Forest in Alabama.
#777 April 26, 2020
On our latest show: Tracking Golden Eagles; a review of a new oceanic birds book; and help for high frequency sound-challenged birders. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
#709 Jan. 6, 2019
On our latest show: the great David Clapp joins us to talk about wintering finches and why they head south in varying numbers; we learn about the beautiful Red-throated Loon; Mike offers tips on attracting birds to newly placed bird feeders; and we air the first installment of “Stump the Guest.”
#703 Nov. 18, 2018
Discovering a tribrid warbler(!); monitoring Golden Eagles in the Rockies; and keeping hawks away from your feeder birds — all on our latest show.
#683 July 1, 2018
On our latest show: Superstar birders Wayne Petersen and Paul Baicich offer highlights of the last Birding Community E-Bulletin; Mike O’Connor talks about America’s National Bird, and maybe a new one for Canada; we meet Fulmarus glacialis — the Northern Fulmar -- and we talk about one of conservation’s best ideas: the Duck Stamp.
#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.
#554 December 20, 2015
On our latest show: we get excited about a robin invasion right outside our studio window, we meet the “Greedy Little Mistletoe Eater,” and we salute the governor of New York for helping to save birds.
#397: November 18, 2012
Golden Eagles...by the hundreds—and a Bay State town says no to plastic bags and cups.