We hear about parakeets in the Boston Public Garden; we learn some amazing facts about Ben Franklin's choice for our national symbol; and Mike O'Connor proffers some advice about presenting pumpkin seeds to your feeder birds.
#242: November 22, 2009
We welcome Chris Rimmer from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies as co-host, and we learn about the biggest tern in the world.
#241: November 15, 2009
We learn about the amazing behavior of a Whip-poor-will relative; we get a rare bird report from a listener in Toronto; and a lady named Phoebe provides the inspiration for our Mystery Bird contest.
#240: November 8, 2009
We learn about a bird who sounds like the Pillsbury Doughboy, and we find our Mystery Bird in a prairie dog hole.
#239: November 1, 2009
We learn about the bird that's the national symbol of Kazakhstan; Mike O'Connor offers advice on whether to put rice in your feeders; and we begin the show with the sound of...silence.