Our Mystery Bird is a stake-driver. And the great Vern Laux talks fall migration.
#255: February 21, 2010
Special guest Vern Laux offers his unique perspective on birds, and some signs of spring; Mike O'Connor advises a listener on how to get a close-up view of neighborhood owls; and we bring back a couple of audio souvenirs from our visit to South Texas.
#127: September 9, 2007
Birding guru (and Red-Footed Falcon discoverer) Vern Laux tells us about a huge incursion of Purple Finches and Red-breasted Nuthatches...and why you might want to put up more feeders this fall. And we learn that the Sandhill Crane has established a new nesting location.
#106: April 15, 2007
Vern Laux explains why he's so excited about a pending Nor'easter; and we hear about new research that links chickens to Tyrannosaurus Rex!
#87: December 3, 2006
Master birder Vern Laux joins us live from a Cape Cod thicket, and Mass Audubon's John Galluzzo reports on his Yellow Rail finding...and photos!
#67: July 9, 2006
Vern Laux shares observations about shorebirds, and John Galluzzo of Mass Audubon reports from the footsteps of Thoreau.
#29: October 16, 2005
Mike Harvey from Cornell Lab of Ornithology talks about an amazing midnight "fallout" at the Cornell football stadium. Also, intrepid birder Vern Laux checks in from a wind-swept shoreline and we learn about the importance of water for birds in the winter.