Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds

Talkin' Birds

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Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds is a call-in show of entertaining conversation about wild birds -- attracting them to your back yard, identifying them, feeding them, and learning more about them along the way. Every week, we have contests for prizes like bird feeders and other great bird-related stuff, along with expert guests. So, whether you're an experienced birder, or you're new to birding, listen in, and be part of the show by calling in with a question, sharing some information or observations, or trying for one of our prizes. It's birdwatching--in the backyard and beyond.

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Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds

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#1,047 July 20, 2025 20.07.2025 30:00

On our latest show: A cloud forest audio postcard; a preview of a great urban birding festival; and Mike O’Connor’s thoughts about kingbirds.

#1,046 July 13, 2025 13.07.2025 30:00

This week's show features a screech owl audio postcard from New Jersey; bird sightings from Costa Rica; and Mike O'Connor’s thoughts about feeding peanuts to your backyard birds.

#1,045 July 6, 2025 06.07.2025 30:00

On our latest show: The world’s smallest bird; Mike O’Connor with advice for a backyard birder with a finch problem; and Eve Fox with details on the worldwide effort of Plastic-free July.

#1,044 June 29, 2025 29.06.2025 30:00

On our latest show: a favorite interview with a bird tour leader from Alberta, Canada; a featured bird from Europe; and Mike O'Connor's advice on preventing squirrel damage to your bird feeders.

#1,043 June 22, 2025 22.06.2025 30:00

On our latest show: A very birdy audio postcard from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Luke Safford detailing a great upcoming birding festival; and Mike O’Connor sounding off about ants.

#1,042 June 15, 2025 15.06.2025 30:00

On our latest show: The Great name-saying Kiskadee; a Kirtland’s Warbler Audio Postcard; and one woman’s quest to find and photograph all of the world’s hummingbirds.

#1,041 June 8, 2025 08.06.2025 30:00

On our latest show: the very funny Rosemary Mosco; the very fast White-throated Needletail; and the very exciting Make Your Own Swag contest.

#1,040 June 1, 2025 01.06.2025 30:00

On our latest show: living legend author and tour guide Peter Alden; audio postcards from Texas and Vermont; and what might be the world's most beautiful bird.

#1,039 May 25, 2025 25.05.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Listener audio postcards from Florida, Massachusetts, and Ohio; plus, fascinating flamingo facts from the Talkin’ Birds Science Corner (new research from UC Berkeley).

#1,038 May 18, 2025 18.05.2025 30:00

On our latest show: An audio postcard from South Australia; hummingbird feeder advice from Cape Cod (via Mike O’Connor); and the joys of cemetery birding with Danielle Belleny.

#1,037 May 11, 2025 11.05.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Danae Wolfe offers tips on bringing nature into your yard; Mike O’Connor exposes the problems with puddles; and we listen to an audio postcsrd from a class of young birders in Iowa.

#1,036 May 4, 2025 04.05.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Mike O’Connor’s advice on finding birds; news about Campus Audubon Chapters; and a visit with a most melodic avian songster.

#1,035 Apr. 27, 2025 27.04.2025 30:00

On our latest show: a Tri-colored audio postcard from San Diego; a revisit to a Birds of Hawaii project; and Mike’s answer to a question about the feisty House Wren.

#1,034 Apr. 20, 2025 20.04.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Making our National Parks more beautiful with TrashBlitz ‘25. 5 Gyres’ Nick Kemble explains. Plus, we meet the Goldilocks bird; and Mike O’Connor talks about a favorite topic: egg shells.

#1,033 Apr. 13, 2025 13.04.2025 30:00

On our latest show: An audio postcard from the Colombian Andes; a visit with “Seabird Sue”; Mike O’Connor’s Tale of Two Warblers; and the return of The Real James Bond.

#1,032 Apr. 6, 2025 06.04.2025 30:00

On our latest show: an audio postcard from the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies; a guest from Colorado talking about an insecticide threat to birds and bees; and Mike O'Connor's advice on keeping your seed dry.

#1,031 Mar. 30, 2025 30.03.2025 30:00

On our latest show: An Osprey welcomes (or tolerates?) a House Sparrow family; Freya McGregor sends a Kookaburra Audio Postcard from Australia; and we get an update on the first-ever Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon from Martha Steele and Jerry Berrier.

#1,030 Mar. 23, 2025 23.03.2025

#1,029 Mar. 16, 2025 16.03.2025 30:00

On our latest show (#1,029 March 16): World Sparrow Day; an Acorn Woodpecker Audio Postcard; and the International Pellet Count citizen science project. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

#1,028 Mar. 9, 2025 09.03.2025 30:00

On our latest show (#1,028 Mar. 9): An Audio Postcard from Key West, Florida; advice about pet fur and bird nests; and a hawk that acts like a heron. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

#1,027 Mar. 2, 2025 02.03.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Fright molt explained; birding’s Biggest Week; and a true harbinger of spring.

#1,026 Feb. 23, 2025 23.02.2025 30:00

On our latest show: Rosy Tucker tells us about the marvelous Hog Island Audubon Camp; Mike O’Connor offers an update on why birds rotate their eggs; and we meet the cold-defying Gray-headed Chickadee.

#1,025 Feb. 16, 2025 16.02.2025 30:00

On our latest show: World Migratory Bird Day; an audio postcard from Tennessee; and advice for pigeon problems.

#1,024 Feb. 9, 2025 09.02.2025 30:00

On our latest show: a live Whooping Crane report, and a homemade suet recipe from David Clapp; and advice concerning pet fur and nesting birds from Mike O’Connor.

#1,023 Feb. 2, 2025 02.02.2025 30:00

On our latest show: the silently gliding Short-eared Owl; Mike’s advice on helping birds find your feeders; and the first-ever Blind Birders Bird-a-Thon.