We present some "not about birds" topics, some fascinating info about early-arriving hummingbirds, and an irridescent beauty from the Gulf Coast.
#362: March 18, 2012
Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen helps identify a bird recorded by a listener in North Carolina. And we meet the bird that gave Alabama its nickname.
#361: March 11, 2012
We hear a mini-essay from "The Poet of Parker River"; we learn about the astounding amount of acreage preserved by our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt; and we feature a bird that's found almost exclusively at airports.
#360: March 4, 2012
Fresh from being portrayed by Anjelica Huston in "The Big Year," seabird trip leader Debi Shearwater joins us live in studio. And we meet a bird that looks like an anvil.