On The Wing is the podcast magazine of birds and birding. We cover the birds, people and places that make birding one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities. We use ID3 tags to label each edition with an Album Name, and each segment gets its own Track Number - so access is easy!
The story of the creation of the new Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center in Seattle, from planning through groundbreaking, construction, and grand opening.
From Kate's garden in Birmingham UK.
Events Calendar for May 2008. Presque Isle Audubon Society Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest 2008 Washington Island Birding Festival
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Park Ranger Mike Carlo is our guide. Santa Ana NWR City of Alamo Santa Ana NWR Page Laguna Atascosa NWR
Roger Orness and others have been tracking the progress of a Northern Harrier nest at the Kent Ponds, south of Seattle. Green River Natural Resources Area Bird Surveys at the Green River Natural Resources Area
Events Calendar for September 2007: Alabama Coastal BirdFest Autumn Migration Birding Festival Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
From Kate's garden in Birmingham UK.
Professor John Marzluff is conducting an experiment on the University of Washington campus, investigating how crows recognize human faces. John Marzluff
Photo by Zach Smith courtesy of Falcon Research Group Bud Anderson describes the revolutionary Southern Cross Peregrine Project, which will use satellite tracking to follow the migration of Peregrine Falcons from Chile to the Arctic. This location information is interpreted via Google Earth - so you can easily follow along. Technologies mesh to support exciting research! Falcon Research Group Southern Cross Peregrine Project Segment length: 31:46
For Earth Day 2007, Audubon Washington presented "Unleashing the Power of Audubon - Fighting Global Warming". Nina Carter introduced the program.
Gordon Orians spoke on "Ecological Effects of Climate Change". Blackbirds of the Americas
John Flicker, President and CEO, National Audubon Society, presented "Unleashing the Power of Audubon - Fighting Global Warming". National Audubon Society
Nina Carter, Executive Director, Audubon Washington, discussed Audubon Washington's efforts directed at global warming issues. Audubon Washington
Padilla Bay is an estuary at the saltwater edge of the large delta of the Skagit River. Since 1980, it has been part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Padilla Bay
Events Calendar for March 2007 Florida's First Coast Birding and Nature Festival Alaska Hummingbird Festival Dubois Grouse Days Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival
Spencer Island is one of the best places in the Snohomish River Estuary to view waterfowl and shorebirds. The island has a dike top trail system, which provides scenic views of the wetlands, sloughs and mountains. Spencer Island
Paul Bannick is a naturalist and bird photographer. He shares insights on nature and photographing it. paulbannick.com Conservation Northwest
Events Calendar for December 2006 Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival Wings Over Willcox Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival Eagle Watch Weekend, Cadiz KY
Kate's garden in Autumn, looking forward to Winter, in Birmingham UK.
Trumpeter Swans have been dying from lead poisoning. Martha Jordan of the Trumpeter Swan Society wants to find the source of the lead shot that the swans are ingesting. Trumpeter Swan Society Trumpeter Swan Society - Washington Lead Poisoning in Washington Swans
Kate's garden in Summer, from Birmingham UK.
Events Calendar for August 2006 Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge BirdFest 2006 Portland Swift Watch
(Photo © Marc Hoffman 2006. Used by permission.) Connie Sidles visits the Montlake Fill (Union Bay Natural Area) almost every day. She shares her love of this important birding site with us on a circuit of the trail. Union Bay Natural Area Waders.org - Montlake Fill Wikipedia UNBA page
(Photo by David Dawson) Our visit to the Randall Davey Audubon Center in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. Randall Davey Audubon Center Audubon New Mexico
(Photo by Gayle Hunt) At Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon - the third largest monolith in the world, and home to nesting seabirds, raptors, and vacationers. We meet with Tom Oxwang of the Friends of Haystack Rock to learn about the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. Haystack Rock Awareness Program Friends of Haystack Rock Oregon Coast NWR Complex Oregon Rocks NWR
Events Calendar for July 2006 Oregon Shorebird Festival British Birdwatching Fair
(Photos by T K Brown) Garry and Loraine have a Bald Eagle nest in the Cottonwood tree in their back yard in Kent, Washington. They share the nest with the world through their webcam. News Flash: The eaglet has fledged! Kent Eagle Cam
(Photo by Gayle Hunt) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with Phil Kelley. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually Reach Nature Center Birdwise on Google Video
(Photo by Bud Anderson) Bud Anderson describes Long-Bill Syndrome, a disturbing abnormal growth of birds' beaks and bills. If you spot a bird with a misshapen beak, take note of the bird's species and location and call Bud Anderson at (360) 757-1911 or e-mail him at bud@frg.org Falcon Research Group Bill Deformities in Songbirds
Bitterroot Birding & Nature Festival Birds on the Bay Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration
Springtime in Birmingham, UK, with Kate.
(Photo courtesy NSCC) Birds and the restoration of the North Seattle Community College Wetlands NSCC Campus Wetlands
At the Upper Skagit River, we meet Libby Mills, tour the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, and visit a couple of riverside viewpoints. skagiteagle.org
With Kate, from Birmingham UK.
(Photo courtesy of PAWS Wildlife Center) In January 2006, a group of nearly 60 Western Grebes were found stranded and starving on the beach at Ocean Shores, Washington. They were taken to the PAWS wildlife rehabilitation center in Lynnwood, Washington. PAWS PAWS Wild Again Newsletter
Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival San Diego Bird Festival Winter Wings Festival Connecticut Audubon Society Eagle Festival Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival
A Birding Gem from Bud Anderson - The Vole National Park. Falcon Research Group
An overview of other birding podcasts, with a guest segment from RainforestInn. Naturesound RSPB Bird Notes Parrot Science Whooper Happenings Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds The Sounds of the Rainforest
Welcome to the November 2005 edition of On The Wing - the UK Edition.
(Photos by John Lithgow) Duddingston Loch is on the shoulder of Arthur's Seat, a dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duddingston Loch
(Photo by David Dawson) The Scottish Seabird Centre, in North Berwick, Scotland, is a state-of-the-art nature viewing facility. Visitors to the Centre can view the birds on Bass Rock, the Isle of May and Fidra by remote controlled video cameras, using the latest telemetry to rotate, pan and zoom to get the best possible views of the birds. Scottish Seabird Centre Lothian SOC Forth Seabird Group