Talkin' Birds

On our latest show: Smart bird feeders; bluebirds in our backyard; and a great California bird festival.

On this special re-broadcast, Charles Barkley calls us Bird Nerds; we talk to Will Valentine about his Birdbrain podcast and black birder pioneers; and Mike O’Connor talks about Ospreys vs Bald Eagles.

On our latest show: Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder (author Julia Zarankin); America’s smallest warbler; an audio postcard from SW Florida; and Mike O’Connor’s ideas for suet alternatives.

On our latest show: hear all about a big Northeast birding symposium, and a wide-ranging owl; and listen to a flock of Orange-winged Parrots in an Audio Postcard from Miami.

On our latest show: Creating a Homegrown National Park — in your yard. Dr. Doug Tallamy explains. Plus, an avian audio postcard from Hawaii; and a cloud of robins on Cape Cod.

On our latest show: A fabulous Florida Festival; Audio Postcards from Wisconsin (Tundra Swans) and Massachusetts (Christmas Bird Count); the “Voice and Soul of the Oaks; and Mike O’Connor explains how to help birds find your new bird feeder.

On our latest show (#967 Dec. 31): Winter survival secrets of the Common Redpoll; a delayed gratification-themed Science Corner report; how best to employ those bird-related holiday gifts; and an Audio Postcard mini-marathon. 

On our latest show: An autistic birder’s challenges with special guest Kari Sasportas; Avian Audio Postcards from Texas and Massachusetts; catching up with the Brown Creeper; and respect for Song Sparrows.

On our latest show: A San Diego Avian Audio Postcard; a favorite 2023 interview with the American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern; and backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor with a thumbs up about watching and feeding birds in the city.

On our latest show (#964 12/10): A Pileated (Audio) Postcard from Yosemite National Park; the great Al Batt’s November nature observations; and one of our favorite 2023 guest interviews.

On our latest show: falconer Hesper Lana Fang; an audio postcard from a Big Year Birder and a forensic ornithologist; and Mike O’Connor explaining what’s going on with wayward birds in your backyard.

On our latest show: A citrus-scented seabird; avian audio postcards from Minnesota and California; good advice on buying binoculars; and International Bird Rescue’s JD Bergeron.

On our latest show: Sandhill Cranes in New Mexico; the birds of Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay; and the effects of extreme heat on birds nesting in agricultural areas.

On our latest show: Roosters recognizing themselves in mirrors (new research); audio postcards from Massachusetts and Florida; and a duck that sometimes behaves like a cowbird. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

On our latest show: Listener reports about Sandhill Cranes in Utah, and American Flamingos in Louisiana; feeder advice from backyard bird expert, Mike O’Connor; and details about the In Color Birding Club from club founder Jason Hall.

On our latest show: We learn about the plight of Hawaiian birds with the American Bird Conservancy’s Luka Zavas; we get schooled by Mike O’Connor about birds that sing in fall and winter; and we feature a bird that’s scary to hear, and scary to see.

On our latest show: We hear about Red-whiskered Bulbuls from listeners in Hawaii and Alaska; we meet the “snowstorm bird”; and we learn about Sharpies and Coops from the Cornell Lab’s Eliot Miller.

On our latest show: Pileated Woodpeckers, Barred Owls, and White-eyed Vireos from Florida; a chocolate chickadee from Alaska; and mysterious bird sound advice from Cape Cod.

On our latest show: The possible record holder for hand feeding wild birds, the multi-talented Ewan Dobson, is our guest. Plus, our Mike O’Connor talks about winter finches, and we get some exciting news, as well as some disturbing news, about bird migration.

On our latest show: We hear all about All About Birds with the Cornell Lab’s Hugh Powell; we learn about the fishing superstar, the Osprey; and we get the word about discouraging Wild Turkeys from our man, Mike O'Connor.

On our latest show: A feisty hummer from the far west; the new Project FeederWatch; and some good puffin talk with our Mike O’Connor.

On our latest show: We listen to birds from Alaska and Alabama, we meet the “Grasshopper Hawk,” and we learn what neonics are doing to birds from the American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern.

On our latest show: Avian Audio Postcards from Florida, Maine, and Costa Rica. Plus, we welcome the authors of the new book, Birding for a Better World — Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson. And, our man Mike O’Connor talks about Coops and Sharpies…and peanuts.

On our latest show: Help for the Akikiki in Hawaii; our Big Year friend heads for Alaska; audio postcards from Canada and California; and hummingbird feeder advice.