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Birds and birding in Moab and Grand County Utah. Broadcast on KZMU, Moab Utah.

Grand Birds


    • Jun 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 182 An eBird Milestone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 4:50


    Grand County reaches an eBird milestone.

    Episode 181 Preventing Bird Collisions At Home

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 5:32


    Collisions with windows is a major cause of bird death, but there are approaches to make you home's windows safer for the birds

    Episode 180 Science Paper Based On eBird Data

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 5:08


    This week, a look at a recent paper in Science Magazine based solely on eBird data.

    Episode 179 Spring Migration 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 5:15


    A look back at a Spring Migration that was a bit strnage.

    Episode 178 World Migratory Bird Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 5:17


    This spring's World Migratory Bird Day and Global Big Day are coming May 10

    Episode 177 Loggerhead Shrike

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:42


    This week, a look at one of our year-round resident species, the Loggerhead Shrike

    Episode 176 - Snakeskin in Bird Nests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 4:54


    Fascinating research on why birds might use snakeskin when building nests.

    Episode 175 - Feeding Hummingbirds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 5:06


    Hummingbirds are back! Here's some tips for feeding and enjoying these little gems.

    Episode 174 State Of The Birds 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 5:00


    The 2025 State of The Birds report is out, with some troubling trends for bird populations.

    Episode 172 Quantum Migration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 5:27


    This week, a fascinating podcast about the possible role of quantum mechanics in bird migration.

    Episode 173 xeno-canto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 5:01


    The xeno-canto library is an excellent place to find recordings of birds and other animals.

    Episode 171 Pinyon Jays

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 4:49


    This week we take a look at one of our more fascinating resident species, the Pinyon Jay.

    Episode 170 Excitement After The Fact

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 4:12


    A very exciting Grand County sighting

    Episode 169 Bird Flu Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 4:21


    Recent reports put the avian flu very close to Grand County

    Episode 168 Golden Eagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 4:05


    This week we visit with one of our year round resident birds, the Golden Eagle.

    Episode 167 A Wetter Matheson Wetlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 4:29


    Some good news about future wetness of the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve.

    Episode 166 Moab Bird Count Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 5:42


    Forty years of Moab Christmas Bird Count data can tell us some things about the local bird population.

    Episode 165 The ABA Code Of Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 4:58


    It's a new year and a good time to revisit the American Birding Association Code Of Ethics

    Episode 164 Polar Vortex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 4:51


    Bitter cold in North America may bring unusual birds to Grand County.

    Episode 163 Seven Simple Actions To Help Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 4:49


    The Cornell Ornithology Lab describes 7 things YOU can do to help birds.

    Episode 162 Colorado River Water And Grand Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 4:46


    Programs to reduce use of water from the Colorado River may impact local bird populations.

    Episode 161 The Year Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 4:21


    Some musings about the end of 2024.

    Episode 160 Managing Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 4:11


    A little philosophy about how expectations effect my birding outings.

    Episode 159 Christmas Bird Count Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 5:18


    The 2024 Christmas Bird Count season continues ...

    Episode 158 Christmas Bird Count

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 4:52


    Tis the season for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count!

    Episode 157 Grand County's Newest Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 4:48


    This week, a rare bird graces us with its presence.

    Episode 156 Westwater

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 5:24


    A fall visit to Westwater in eastern Grand County

    Episode 155 Winter In The Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 4:30


    Seasons are changing, but the birds are hiding today.

    Episode 154 Fall On The Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 4:41


    Recounting a fine morning outing a few weeks back.

    Episode 153 October Big Day 2024 Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 5:06


    This week, I report my results for the October Big Day 2024

    Episode 152 October Big Day 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 5:32


    It's time once again for the October Big Day!

    Episode 151 Birdy Ditch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 4:44


    A fall outing in search of migrants to a spot in the La Sal Mountains.

    Episode 150 Grand Canyon Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 4:46


    This week, a report from the Colorado River, but well downstream of Grand County.

    Episode 149 Getting Help With Identification

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 5:14


    Having trouble identifying that bird? Here are some options for getting help.

    Episode 148 Desert Shorebirds Fall 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 4:57


    A September outing looking for one of our favorite things, shorebirds in the desert!

    Episode 147 LaSal Mountain Purple Martins Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 5:20


    This week, a follow-up on breeding Purple Martins in the LaSal mountains.

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    Episode 146 Birds And Wildfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 4:55


    It's wildfire season in the western United States. What do we know about the impact of fire and smoke on the birds?

    Episode 145 Fall Hummingbird Migration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 4:54


    Although it's feeling like summer, the fall migration season is already upon us. A couple of our fall migrants have interesting migration paths.

    Episode 144 A Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 5:39


    An odd sighting along the Colorado River, but perhaps business as usual for this species.

    Episode 143 A Birding Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 4:44


    Sometimes a birding adventure is less about birds and more about adventure.

    Episode 142 LaSal Mountain Purple Martins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 5:04


    This week, we go looking for Purple Martins in the LaSal mountains

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    Episode 141 If You Find A Baby Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 5:10


    Tis the season for nestlings and fledglings. Here are some tips on what to do (and not do) if you find a young bird.

    Episode 140 Breeding Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 5:22


    We're well into the bird breeding season, be on the lookout for birds doing breeding things!

    Episode 139 Global Big Day 2024 Results

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 5:00


    The results of this month's Global Big Day are in!

    Episode 138 BirdWeather PUC Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 5:10


    My BirdWeather PUC Station has been running for about a month, so here's an update on how it's doing.

    Episode 137 Peterson Field Guide To Bird Sounds Of Western North America

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 5:19


    The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America: I love this resource for bird identification through sound!

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    Episode 136 Global Big Day 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 4:50


    One of my favorite birding days of the year is coming up this Saturday.

    Episode 135 Ferruginous Hawk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 5:06


    This week a peek at the largest hawk in North America, and year-round resident of Grand County, the Ferruginous Hawk.

    Episode 134 Matheson Preserve Spring 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 5:49


    This week, a visit to the Matheson Wetlands Preserve. And, it's spring Radiothon at our host station KZMU, so if you appreciate this podcast please consider making at donation at www.kzmu.org.

    Episode 133 My New Toy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 4:51


    I've got a new toy, and hopefully it will help inform me about the birds visiting my yard.

    Episode 132 Today Is The Best Day To Go Birding Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 5:02


    We get philosophical about birds and birding - Part 2 of a chat with John Callender of Carpinteria California about "Why Today Is The Best Day To Go Birding In The Rest Of Your Life"

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