Days at Dogwood Canyon

Summary: Have you ever had an encounter in nature you just couldn't forget? Join Kiersten and Michaela as they talk about emotional connections with Indigo Buntings. Show Notes: Indigo Bunting audio provided by Michaela Kral National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwo...

Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical know...

Summary: Who's that big red songbird singing out there? Could it be a Summer Tanager? Join Kiersten and Julie to learn about this summer resident of Texas. Show Notes: Summer Tanager audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon...

Summary: Looking for an interesting native grass to attract birds to your yard? Join Kiersten and Julie for a look at a grass that can do just that! Show Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org National Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Fac...

Summary: Looking for something new to do this summer? Join us at Dogwood Canyon! We have fun for everyone. Show Notes: Beginning Birding Workshop for Teens and Adults: https://tickets.audubon.org/events/019dff7f-37c0-2f4a-1b25-43691bc4d245 Kids Summer Classes – Operation: Plants for Birds: https://tickets.audubon.org/events/019e8d97-f39b-e8a5-2bb8-9a2d897aa035 Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Summer...

Summary: Join Kiersten to learn about four projects Audubon’s new partner in the Latin American region, Conserva Aves, is supporting. Show Notes: National Audubon Latin America and Caribbean: https://www.audubon.org/our-work/americas?int_src=site_search&int_query=Latin%20America Conserva Aves: https://www.audubon.org/our-work/americas/colombia/conserva-aves?int_src=site_search&int_query=co...

Summary: Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No! It’s a Black Vulture. Join Kiersten and Sam to learn about the amazing Black Vulture in this episode of Birds of Dogwood Canyon. Show Notes: Black Vulture imitation provided by Kiersten Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood. Canyon. Audubon If you...

Summary: “What’s that bird?” Has that thought ever crossed your mind? Would you like to gain the skills to answer that question? Join us for a Birding 101 class. Show Notes: Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Events: https://www.audubon.org/events?view_type=row&location=Dogwood%20Canyon%20Audubon%20Center Trinity River Audubon Center Events: https://www.audubon.org/events?view_type=row&location...

Summary: Is that a grass? Nope! It’s a sedge. Want to know what a sedge is? Join Kiersten and Sam for a look at this cool native Texas plant. Show Notes: Shop Online here for Native Plants: https://dcacplantsale.myshopify.com/ Cherokee Sedge: https://dcacplantsale.myshopify.com/products/cherokee-sedge-carex-cherokeensis Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon Dogwood C...

Summary: Got rats? Think before you use a rodenticide to solve your problem. Some poisons can be deadly to more than just rats.   Show Notes: Special thanks to Cheryl MacAllister who wrote the original version of this and gave me permission to use it. ”Poisons Used to Kill Rodents Have Safer Alternatives” by Ted Williams, Audubon Magazine, January-February 2013 https://www.audubon.org/magazine/poi...

Summary: Updated episode! Are you, or someone you know, a young birder looking for a group of like minded young birders?  Listen to the end for new information. Show Notes: “The (Before) Breakfast Club” by Ryan Goldberg, Audubon Magazine Spring 2019 Ohio Young Birders Club: https://www.ohioyoungbirders.org/ eBird: https://ebird.org/home Start your own young birders club: https://www.ohioyoungbirde...

Summary: Join Kiersten and Julie as they take a closer look at the Black-chinned Hummingbird. Show Notes: Black-chinned Hummingbird audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Pag...

Summary: This spring we are talking about Gregg’s Mistflower, a pretty little bluish-purple flower that is the talk of the town!   Show Notes:   We forgot to mention that Gregg’s Mistflower is a lovely bluish purple flower when in bloom. Here is a link to photos from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=89852 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Cente...

Summary: Are you looking for a quiet place to spend some free time and contribute to your community? Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center would love to have you as a volunteer. Join Kiersten as she tells you all about the volunteer opportunities at the center.    Show Notes: Volunteer Applications can be found here: https://dogwood.audubon.org/volunteeropportunities Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://...

Summary: This is a piece of legislation that many people have heard of but maybe don’t know exactly what it is or what it does. Join Kiersten as she looks at the past and future of the Endangered Species Act.   Show Notes: “How to Fortify the Endangered Species Act for the Next 50 Years” by Rene Ebersole . Audubon Magazine Winter 2023, https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-fortify-endangered-specie...

Summary: The Golden-cheeked Warbler is one of the birds you can find residing through the summer at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center in Cedar Hill, TX. Join us to learn about them and find out where you can see them in our nature preserve. * This is an archived episode, but has an update about the 2025 data from our Golden-cheeked Warbler studies at the end of the episode.   Show Notes: Golden-cheeke...

Summary: It’s spring 2026, what plants should we be looking for? Join Kiersten to find out about an early spring bloomer. Show Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org Native Plant Sale is April 11, 2026! : https://dogwood.audubon.org/plantsale Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.c...

Soil Health and Birds Summary: We often overlook the importance of our soil, but it has a huge impact on our birds and our own health. Join Kiersten and a special guest as they discuss this highly interesting and valuable topic.   Show Notes: Louisa Kimmel, Range Ecologist with Audubon Rockies:   louisa.kimmell@audubon.org Audubon Rockies: https://www.audubon.org/rockies Conservation Ranching in t...

Summary: Have you ever asked “What’s that tree?” Our Guided Tree ID Walks can help you answer that question! Show Notes: Link to sign up: https://tickets.audubon.org/events/019c6293-43d0-1eca-8d5b-741d1ac1198a Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood. Canyon. Audubon If you have a question or comment you...

Summary: This plant episode is dedicated to an exotic invasive we want you to be on the lookout for, Sacred Bamboo aka Nandina. Show Notes: Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica): Native Plant Society of Texas, https://www.npsot.org “Nandina: A Not So Heavenly Bamboo,” by Doug Lockard. South Carolina Native Plant Society, https://scnps.org Native Plant Sale at Dogwood Canyon: https://dogwood.audubon....

Summary: Who will we meet this year at Dogwood Canyon? Let’s start off the year with the Blackburnian Warbler. Show Notes: Blackburnian Warbler audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebo...

Summary: How do people become birders? You aren’t the first person to ask that question. Join Kiersten as she discusses a project looking at how people become birders. Show Notes: “On the Origin of Birders,” by Anna Gibbs. Audubon Magazine, Fall 2025. The Spark Bird Project: https://www.spark-bird.org Roger Tory Peterson Institute: https://rtpi.org National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood...

Summary: Join Kiersten to find out about a Dogwood Canyon winter resident, the Hermit Thrush. Show Notes: Dogwood Canyon Events: https://dogwood.audubon.org/events Audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood. Canyon...

Summary: We have a native poinsettia? Yes, we do! Join Kiersten to learn a bit about the Green Poinsettia.   Show Notes:  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood. Canyon. Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@a...

Summary: What does Christmas, birds, and counting have to do with each other? Join Kiersten as she tells you the story of National Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count and explains how you can participate! Show Notes: National Audubon Christmas Bird Count: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count Local Texas Audubon Chapters: https://www.audubon.org/about/audubon-near-you?state=TX...