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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!

David Dawson


    • Aug 15, 2008 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 79 EPISODES


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    Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2008 40:06


    The story of the creation of the new Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center in Seattle, from planning through groundbreaking, construction, and grand opening.

    May 2008 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2008 0:22


    Welcome to On The Wing for May 2008

    May 2008 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2008 6:16


    From Kate's garden in Birmingham UK.

    May 2008 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2008 2:09


    Events Calendar for May 2008. Presque Isle Audubon Society Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest 2008 Washington Island Birding Festival

    May 2008 - Santa Ana NWR

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2008 34:12


    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

    September 2007 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2007 0:23


    Welcome to On The Wing for September 2007

    September 2007 - Northern Harriers at Kent Ponds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2007 16:43


    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

    September 2007 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2007 1:25


    Events Calendar for September 2007: Alabama Coastal BirdFest Autumn Migration Birding Festival Alaska Bald Eagle Festival

    September 2007 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2007 4:27


    From Kate's garden in Birmingham UK.

    September 2007 - Face Recognition In Crows

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2007 19:47


    Professor John Marzluff is conducting an experiment on the University of Washington campus, investigating how crows recognize human faces. John Marzluff

    Southern Cross Peregrine Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2007 31:46


    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

    Audubon - Fighting Global Warming 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007 6:12


    For Earth Day 2007, Audubon Washington presented "Unleashing the Power of Audubon - Fighting Global Warming". Nina Carter introduced the program.

    Audubon - Fighting Global Warming 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007 24:40


    Gordon Orians spoke on "Ecological Effects of Climate Change". Blackbirds of the Americas

    Audubon - Fighting Global Warming 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007 25:23


    John Flicker, President and CEO, National Audubon Society, presented "Unleashing the Power of Audubon - Fighting Global Warming". National Audubon Society

    Audubon - Fighting Global Warming 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007 6:29


    Nina Carter, Executive Director, Audubon Washington, discussed Audubon Washington's efforts directed at global warming issues. Audubon Washington

    Audubon - Fighting Global Warming 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007 23:34


    Question and Answers session.

    March 2007 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2007 0:22


    Welcome to On The Wing for March 2007

    March 2007 - Padilla Bay Reserve

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2007 27:28


    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

    March 2007 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2007 2:00


    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

    March 2007 - Spencer Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2007 20:44


    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

    December 2006 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 0:28


    Welcome to On The Wing for December 2006

    December 2006 - Paul Bannick, Bird Photographer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 11:40


    Paul Bannick is a naturalist and bird photographer. He shares insights on nature and photographing it. paulbannick.com Conservation Northwest

    December 2006 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 2:27


    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

    December 2006 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 5:14


    Kate's garden in Autumn, looking forward to Winter, in Birmingham UK.

    December 2006 - Bird Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 0:37


    A Birding Gem from Libby Mills - Bird Vision.

    December 2006 - Martha Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2006 16:41


    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

    August 2006 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2006 0:23


    Welcome to the August 2006 edition of On The Wing

    August 2006 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2006 6:17


    Kate's garden in Summer, from Birmingham UK.

    August 2006 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2006 1:20


    Events Calendar for August 2006 Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge BirdFest 2006 Portland Swift Watch

    August 2006 - Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2006 43:34


    (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

    July 2006 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2006 0:24


    Welcome to the July 2006 edition of On The Wing

    July 2006 - Randall Davey Audubon Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2006 17:32


    (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

    July 2006 - Haystack Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2006 15:25


    (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

    July 2006 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2006 1:17


    Events Calendar for July 2006 Oregon Shorebird Festival British Birdwatching Fair

    July 2006 - Kent Eagle Cam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2006 14:24


    (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

    May 2006 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 0:29


    Welcome to the May 2006 edition of On The Wing

    May 2006 - Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 24:21


    (Photo by Gayle Hunt) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with Phil Kelley. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually Reach Nature Center Birdwise on Google Video

    May 2006 - Long-Bill Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 7:47


    (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

    May 2006 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 1:26


    Bitterroot Birding & Nature Festival Birds on the Bay Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration

    May 2006 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 5:13


    Springtime in Birmingham, UK, with Kate.

    May 2006 - North Seattle Community College Wetlands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2006 30:56


    (Photo courtesy NSCC) Birds and the restoration of the North Seattle Community College Wetlands NSCC Campus Wetlands

    February 2006 - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 1:11


    Welcome to the February 2006 edition of On The Wing

    February 2006 - Upper Skagit Bald Eagles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 18:10


    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

    February 2006 - Notes From An English Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 3:27


    With Kate, from Birmingham UK.

    February 2006 - PAWS Western Grebe Rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 19:11


    (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

    February 2006 - Events Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 3:10


    Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival San Diego Bird Festival Winter Wings Festival Connecticut Audubon Society Eagle Festival Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival

    February 2006 - Vole National Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 0:50


    A Birding Gem from Bud Anderson - The Vole National Park. Falcon Research Group

    February 2006 - Other Birding Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2006 6:54


    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

    January 2006 UK Special - Index

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2005 0:34


    Welcome to the November 2005 edition of On The Wing - the UK Edition.

    January 2006 - Duddingston Loch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2005 5:31


    (Photos by John Lithgow) Duddingston Loch is on the shoulder of Arthur's Seat, a dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duddingston Loch

    January 2006 - Scottish Seabird Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2005 13:52


    (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

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