A familiar-sounding Mystery Bird fools a number of callers; we hear the lament of the House Finch; and Mike O'Connor tackles a legal question about collecting birds' nests.
#181: September 21, 2008
We hear some predictions about which northern finches may visit the lower 48 this winter; we feature a bird that looks a lot better than it sounds; and Mike O'Connor explains why pigeons walk so weirdly.
#180: September 14, 2008
We hear about wrestling Mockingbirds, the wonders of Block Island, and the only "true migrant" Eastern woodpecker.
#179: September 7, 2008
Mass Audubon's Wayne Petersen tells us about a new program that will turn off the lights in Boston skyscrapers to reduce energy use...and save migrating birds. And we stump our listeners in today's Mystery Bird Contest.