On our latest show: our special guest, Hawaiian avian biologist Bret Nainoa Mossman tells us about his worldwide quest to honor extinct Hawaiian birds, and, ultimately, to save existing threatened birds. Plus, Mike O’Connor talks about hawks falling silent; and we listen to an audio postcard from the famous Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
#950 Sept. 3, 2023
On our latest show: Avian Audio Postcards from Florida, Maine, and Costa Rica. Plus, we welcome the authors of the new book, Birding for a Better World — Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson; and our man Mike O’Connor talks about Coops and Sharpies…and peanuts.
#918 Jan. 22, 2023
On our latest show: Cooper’s Hawks and. Sharp-shinned Hawks — how do they get along? Plus, a bird flu update, and a feisty Featured Feathered Friend. Guest: Eliot Miller.
#832 May 16, 2021
On our latest show (#832 May 16, 2021): Sebastian Moreno tells us about Latino Outdoors; we celebrate a milestone for Bird Names for Birds; we get an Osprey Audio Postcard; and Mike explains the problem with puddles.
#796 Sept. 6, 2020
On our latest show: Migration, and how it works; the category-defying Yellow-breasted Chat; and how to deal with hawks attacking your feeder birds.
#704 Nov. 25, 2018
How the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks became bird-friendly; the #1 bird in American backyards; and, is it a bird…or a cowboy boot? — all on our latest show.
#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.
#690 Aug. 19, 2018
On our latest show: We meet the scary bird with the skinny legs; we welcome superstar birders Wayne Petersen and Paul Baicich; and we announce some upcoming road trips to exciting bird festivals.
#619 Apr. 9, 2017
On our latest show, we meet the bird that sparked a birding obsession that led to a world record. Plus, we meet the editor of the new book “Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White,” and we learn how to recognize the hawks visiting your backyard.
#618 Apr. 2, 2017
On our latest show: The King of the Eiders; a wonderful way to learn about birds; and how crows avoid contact with your car.
#535 July 26, 2015
Hawaii's birds are under attack. Can we save them?
#282: August 29, 2010
Superstar birder David Clapp joins us in studio, and we relive his close call with a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Also, we focus on a fierce Featured Feathered Friend; and Mike O'Connor advises a listener about preparing for winter bird feeding.
#80: October 15, 2006
Birding expert David Clapp gives advice about scopes and binoculars... and gets buzzed by a Sharp-shinned hawk in the middle of the conversation!