Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds

Talkin' Birds

Science EN ↓ 300 episodes

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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#923 Feb. 26, 2023 26.02.2023 30:00

On our latest show: How birds utilize “fright molt”; an Avian Audio Postcard from SW Florida; and big news about the Biggest Week (in American Birding).

#922 Feb. 19, 2023 19.02.2023 30:00

On our latest show: Good news about the endangered Wood Stork; watching birds on British Columbia’s “Wet Coast”; and the challenges and rewards of being an autistic birder.

#921 Feb. 12, 2023 12.02.2023 30:00

Something completely different on our latest show — we air a call-in to a sports podcast co-hosted by NBA legend Charles Barkley (with a bird — and Talkin’ Birds — connection). Plus, it’s Osprey vs Bald Eagle on Cape Cod, and we meet the bird sometimes called the Flying Rainbow.

#920 Feb. 5, 2023 05.02.2023 30:00

On our latest show: the great Laura Erickson helps us make our yards bird-friendly; we get an Avian Audio Postcard from Central Florida; and we have an update on the wandering Steller’s Sea Eagle.

#919 Jan. 29, 2023 29.01.2023 30:00

On our latest show: a bird report from British Columbia; an audio postcard from Hawaii; and a sweet success story from Singapore.

#918 Jan. 22, 2023 22.01.2023 30:00

On our latest show: Cooper’s Hawks and. Sharp-shinned Hawks — how do they get along? Plus, a bird flu update, and a feisty Featured Feathered Friend.

#917 Jan. 15, 2023 15.01.2023 30:00

On our latest show: A Snowy Owl Audio Postcard from Southern California; a live Let’s Ask Mike report from North Carolina; and Citizen Science projects from the Cornell Lab and National Audubon.

#916 Jan. 8, 2023 08.01.2023 30:00

On our latest show: We hear a White-throated Nightjar from Australia; a Snowy Owl that’s arrived in Southern California; and a Science Corner report on some great Citizen Science projects.

#915 Jan. 1, 2023 01.01.2023 30:00

On our latest show: Saving shorebirds through an Australian microlight flight; a live Christmas Bird Count report; an Avian Audio Postcard from London; and cold weather birding advice from Cape Cod.

#914a Dec. 25, 2022 25.12.2022

#914 Dec. 18, 2022 18.12.2022 30:00

On our latest show: An Audio Postcard featuring a pair of Great Horned Owls; sweet stories about the joys of backyard birding; and a roosting pocket primer by our Mike O’Connor.

#913 Dec. 11, 2022 11.12.2022 30:00

On our latest show: an Audio Postcard from Panama; a guest from Alabama; gifting advice from Cape Cod; and a featured bird from Australia.

#912 Dec. 4, 2022 04.12.2022 30:00

On our latest show: The Birding Community E-Bulletin; are outside Christmas lights bad for birds; saving a bat species from extinction; and an Avian Audio Postcard featuring a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks.

#911 Nov. 27, 2022 27.11.2022 30:00

On our latest show: An Avian Audio Postcard from British Columbia, along with a Mystery Bird from out that way, and some cool bird book gift ideas for the holidays.

#910 Nov. 20, 2022 20.11.2022

On our latest show: An amazing bird discovery in New Guinea; an Audio Postcard from West Virginia; and birding festivals in Florida and Virginia.

#909 Nov. 13, 2022 13.11.2022 30:00

On our latest show: Great Horned Owls in Mike’s backyard; a trilingual environmental radio show from Paraguay; and and Audio Postcard from Zealand.

#908 Nov. 6, 2023 06.11.2022 30:00

On our latest show: a new bird migration record; a new bird species discovery; British Columbia’s battle against rodenticides; and Mike’s explanation about cardinals.

#907 Oct. 30, 2022 30.10.2022 30:00

On our latest show, author Joan Strassmann explains the joys of Slow Birding. Plus, we meet a bird with a plume on its pileum, and Mike talks about Rhode Island Reds, and Red-billed Queleas.

#906 Oct. 23, 2022 23.10.2022 30:00

On our latest show: 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight; a hummingbird-filled Audio Postcard; and Mike gives a thumbs down to mothballs.

#905 Oct. 16, 2022 16.10.2022 30:00

On our latest show: The State of U.S. birds; an Avian Audio Postcard from Utah; and Mike explains bird bill-wiping.

#904 Oct. 9, 2022 09.10.2022 30:00

On our latest show: Waiting for wintering finches; joining Citizen Science projects; and postponing an Ivory-billed Woodpecker extinction declaration.

#903 Oct. 2, 2022 02.10.2022 30:00

On our latest show: The state of the world’s birds; a bird flu update; and a “mountain” shorebird that frequents neither the mountains nor the shore.

#902 Sept. 25, 2022 25.09.2022 30:00

The “Goldilocks Bird”; how to get the most out of a guided birding trip; another great migration-watching site; and the real reasons that birds stand on one leg —The “Goldilocks Bird”; how to get the most out of a guided birding trip; another great migration-watching site; and the real reasons that birds stand on one leg — all on our latest show.

#901 Sept. 18, 2022 18.09.2022 30:00

On our latest show: The magic of BirdCast; saving Least Terns in San Diego; and a salute to a man who gave away his company.

#900 Sept. 11, 2022 11.09.2022

On our latest show (#900!), we hear from contributors and listeners from all over the country (and Canada); we introduce a contest through which someone will win a fabulous Vortex spotting scope; and we learn about the remarkable Laysan Albatross.