On Our Latest Show: Gannets on parade; vegetarian options for your backyard birds; a Conservation Salute to the Big Apple; and, are birds real?
#862 Dec. 12, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#862 12/12): A glimmer of hope for a Hawaiian bird; holiday gift book ideas from two experts; and how the pandemic may have benefited some bird species.
#861 Dec. 5, 2021
On Our Latest show: a review of The Complete Birds of the World; an Audio Postcard from Australia; and advice on an easy and effective way to clean your bird feeders.
#860 Nov. 28, 2021
On Our Latest Show: Internationally acclaimed birder and ID Guide author Richard Crossley. Plus, an owl species is split, a roadrunner returns home, and the Whip-poor-will Yodel introduces us to this week’s Featured Feathered Friend.
#859 Nov. 21, 2021
On our latest show (#859 11/21): The underappreciated Anas platyrhynchos; good news for a declining owl species; separating House and Purple finches; and expert advice on buying binoculars and scopes.
#858 Nov. 14, 2021
On our latest show: an amazing owl discovery in West Africa; rodenticides vs. birds; and the return of Project Feeder Watch.
#857 Nov. 7, 2021
On our latest show: the healing effects of Ornitherapy; New Zealand’s very unusual Bird-of-the-Year; and European birds changing their migration schedules.
#856 Oct. 31, 2021
On our latest show: A remarkable California Condor development; bird banding guru Danielle Kaschube; the irrepressible European Starling; and Mike O’Connor explains a few things about Northern Mockingbirds.
#855 Oct. 24, 2021
On our latest show: The Urban Birder, David Lindo, joins us from southwest Spain; we meet the Horned Lark; and we hear a good news story from the EPA.
#854 Oct. 17, 2021
On our latest show: The deep-diving Clangula hyemalis; Birdability Week; a new migratory flight record; and mysterious sounds in the night.
#853 Oct. 10, 2021
On our latest show: The Halcyon Bird, two conservation good news stories, and why we should pay more attention to female birds.
#852 Oct. 3, 2021
On our latest show: birding guru David Clapp talks about migration, extinctions, and Monk Parakeets. Plus, news about some big conservation efforts.
#851 Sept. 26, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A favorite bird of Herman Melville; feeding peanuts in the fall; and a Conservation Question about bottled water.
#850 Sept. 19, 2021
On Our Latest Show: Saving birds from window crashes in Austin, Texas; a salute to some environmental heroes from Harvard University; and finding birds in community gardens.
#849 Sept. 12, 2021
On Our Latest Show — live from Audubon Rhode Island’s Nature Center, we learn about a Breeding Bird Atlas, and the fight against a dangerous pesticide, and we get some tips on the best way to buy bird seed.
#848 Sept. 5, 2021
On Our Latest Show: A California Thrasher Audio Postcard; a modern-day pterodactyl; a bird with forked-tongue; and good conservation news from Cape Cod and France.
#847 Aug. 29, 2021
On Our Latest Show: How birds keep cool in late summer heat; how to keep bees out of hummingbird feeders; and how ornithologists found a new bird species.
#846 Aug. 22, 2021
On Our Latest Show: An exciting Birding Big Year; a new word for an interesting bird behavior; and Mike tries out a new Bird ID app feature.
#845 Aug. 15, 2021
On our latest show: Monsoon season in Arizona; an Audio Postcard from the woods of Maine; a bird disease update; and an ornery customer at Mike O’Connor’s Birdwatcher’s General Store.
#844 Aug. 8, 2021
On Our Latest Show (#844 8/8): Bird sound ID with the updated Merlin app; a likely cause of the recent bird illness outbreak; and Mike O’Connor has some thoughts about bees.