Podcasts about birding

July 17th is World Emoji Day — because that's the date on the little calendar emoji. These cartoon graphics can show everything from smiley faces to plants, hearts, and of course, birds. In fact, some of those bird emoji were among the very first emoji ever made!More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Voor dit nieuwe seizoen reizen we af naar 'The Top of Holland' (lees; Drenthe, Groningen en Friesland) om te zoeken naar de top of Holland qua vogels; steltlopers (aldus Arjan). De beste tijd, van het jaar op de beste plek en volgens onze meestervogelaar altijd prijs. Met volle moed rijden we dus richting het noorden, want wie weet staat toch opeens die krombek voor je neus... En waar begin je dan? Juist, de Ezumakeeg.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Surveys show, and personal anecdotes support the notion that birding is becoming more popular

Musician Andrew Bird is known as a songwriter, violinist, and, like his namesake, a virtuoso whistler. He showcases all of these skills in the song Rare Birds, which was created as part of The Birdsong Project in 2020. Whistling melodies inspired by Mourning Doves and the Kaua‘i ‘O‘o alongside his violin, Andrew creates a kind of otherworldly natural soundscape.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Si ves un ave silvestre con una pequeña anilla metálica en la pata, significa que hay investigadores que le asignaron una identificación única para poder seguirla a lo largo de su vida. Puedes reportar el avistamiento al Bird Banding Laboratory, una división del U.S. Geological Survey que estudia aves anilladas en todo el continente. Analizar dónde y cuándo se observan estas aves permite a los biólogos entender cuánto viven, sus rutas migratorias y cómo están cambiando sus poblaciones.Listen to this episode in English here. Más información y transcripción en BirdNote.org.¿Quieres más BirdNote? Suscríbete a nuestro boletín semanal. Regístrese en BirdNote+ para escuchar música sin publicidad y otras ventajas.BirdNote es una organización sin fines de lucro. Su donación deducible de impuestos hace posible estos espectáculos.

The song Tico-Tico no Fuba, like Carmen Miranda, came to us from Brazil. Believe it or not, the song is about a bird. The Portuguese lyrics tell the story of the tico-tico, a local name for the Rufous-collared Sparrow. Like so many birds, tico-tico was named for its song. In the song, the bird keeps coming back to the singer's yard to dine on her cornmeal, piled in a backyard granary. Tico-tico loves her cornmeal.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

In this episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we're diving deep into the world of kookaburras, the iconic laughing bird of Australia, with ornithologist Jenna McCullough. Jenna is a third-generation birdwatcher from Boise, Idaho, with a PhD in Biology from the University of New Mexico. She's currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kentucky and soon starting a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and UCLA.Jenna joins hosts Shannon and John to discuss everything about kookaburras, from their distinctive laughing call to their role in the kingfisher family. We explore their behavior, habitat, and why these birds have become such beloved symbols of the Australian bush. Plus, learn about the new Kingfisher Exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, where Jenna, Shannon, and John have all contributed their expertise.If you've ever wondered why kookaburras laugh, where they live, or how they fit into the larger kingfisher family tree, this episode is for you. Subscribe now to Birds of a Feather Talk Together for more in-depth conversations about the fascinating world of birds!Here are links to our social and YouTube pages, give us a follow: YouTube Instagram TikTok BlueSky

The ordinary act of looking up transforms into an extraordinary journey through Doug McRae's eyes. A lifelong birder whose fascination began with a childhood case of stuffed birds, Doug takes us deep into the enchanting world of avian observation that connects people to nature in profound ways.Through our conversation, Doug reveals the essential tools of the trade - from selecting the perfect pair of binoculars (aim for 7-10x magnification and avoid zoom features) to navigating the differences between Peterson's simplified field guides and Sibley's comprehensive illustrations. But equipment is just the gateway; the real magic happens when you begin to recognize the patterns, behaviors, and stunning achievements of birds themselves.Perhaps most awe-inspiring are the migration feats Doug describes. Imagine a tiny warbler with "a brain the size of a pea" navigating thousands of miles between Central America and specific trees in Ontario's boreal forest, returning to the exact same locations year after year. These incredible journeys happen without GPS, maps, or human assistance - just ancient instincts encoded in creatures weighing mere grams.Modern technology like the Merlin Bird ID app has transformed bird identification, though Doug cautions against relying solely on technology. "Without doing the work, it doesn't commit to memory," he explains, emphasizing that truly learning birds involves effort, observation, and sometimes "getting scraped up in hawthorns" to catch a glimpse of something special.Whether you're drawn to backyard bird feeding, keeping life lists of species seen, or perhaps embarking on global expeditions to witness rare birds, the birding community offers welcoming entry points through local naturalist clubs and organizations like the Ontario Field Ornithologists. Ready to discover what's happening above you? Look up - a whole world awaits.

A bird's bill is an incredible multi-tool — good for preening feathers, building a nest, self-defense, scratching, displaying, building a nest, and egg-turning. And a bill must be the right size and shape for the bird's diet, whether that's probing for worms, cracking open seeds, or tear apart prey.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Birds of the same species don't always sing exactly the same as each other. But those that live near each other sometimes have similar songs. Scientists refer to this pattern as a song neighborhood. It's less like a regional dialect among people that's found over a large area. It's more local than that, like a group of friends copying each other's mannerisms.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

This is what we do, folks! George and Alvaro are sharing the stories from the field and their yards, discussing scientific and hobbyist news in the birding world, and sharing travel tales. And karaoke dos and don'ts. And a skunk saga that seems to have included. Hang out with us for a spell!Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

A male Montezuma Oropendola holds forth in a tree bedecked with twenty or more hanging nests. The nests are intricately woven sacks hanging three feet or more from the branches. Oropendolas favor trees that are separate from other trees and often build near large nests of wasps, whose stinging attacks deter both potential nest predators and parasitic insects.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

A la primera part del Voltant i Girant, parlarem d’un esdeveniment que tindrà lloc al setembre, però anirem escalfant motors. Parlem del Delta Birding Festival. I en esta prèvia el que farem és parlar de les novetats del territori i les que aniran més enllà. Amb qui? Amb el nostre ornitòleg de referència, de l’Ampolla, Manolo Sànchez.

It was only in 1939 that this Altamira Oriole was first found north of the Rio Grande River. Now it happily visits residents on the Texas side of the river, especially where a juicy orange half waits in a backyard feeder. Northerly breeding orioles, like Bullock's in the West and the Baltimore in the East, nest as far north as Canada, but winter mostly in Central America. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

July 10, 2025 - The State Birding Trail has been updated with 12 locations, so we explore this resource designed for bird watchers of all experience. Our guests are Erin McGrath, New York state policy director for the National Audubon Society, and Laura McCarthy, senior manager of network engagement for the New York and Connecticut offices of the National Audubon Society.

On this episode of Death by Birding, I was lucky enough to sit down with artist Christina Lowry and discuss her upcoming exhibition.For all information, follow the link.EXHIBITION - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/exhibition-opening-tickets-1451071717569?aff=oddtdtcreatorPODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-art-of-making-art/id1777655757WEBSITE https://www.christinalowryartist.com/Use the offer code #DEATHBYBIRDING for 15% off at https://www.nocsprovisions.com.auFollow us on Instagram - https://instagram.com/death_by_birdingSupport on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DeathbyBirdinghttps://blog.feedspot.com/bird_podcasts/Death by Birding is a bird podcast, hosted by Cesar Puechmarin and based in South East Queensland, Australia. Theme song - Romeo by Old Fashioned

It can feel like there's nowhere to hide in the shortgrass prairie. But the Thick-billed Longspur calls this place home. The bird's burbling song helps create the high plains' soundscape. The species was formerly named McCown's Longspur after a Confederate general who participated in genocide against Native Americans. In 2020, after pressure from the “Bird Names for Birds” movement and others, the species was renamed for its thick bill, which is pale on females and black on breeding males. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the politics surrounding the deadly Central Texas floods and other developments in the news in our weekly political roundup.Also this hour: Houston food writers discuss their favorite unique restaurant experiences around town on this month's edition of The Full Menu.And we learn about increased interest in birdwatching in Houston.

It is time for the third episode of 'Songs of the Skies'! Today, I am joined by Lynn Henderson and Isha Crichlow, two of the amazing musicians from Sinfonia Cymru. They are here to discuss the personal significance of bringing their loves of nature and music together. Alongside this, they also produced a lot of the visuals which were displayed behind the performers at the concert, so we are going to hear about how they really captured the magic and excitement of nature on film.Useful LinksDon't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow uson ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We are @PangolinPodcast You can also follow Jack on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theonlyjackbaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Follow Sinfonia Cymru on Instagram at @sinfoniacymruLearn more about Sinfonia Cymru here: ⁠⁠https://sinfonia.cymru⁠⁠Thank you to Sinfonia Cymru for providing photographs for this cover art, taken by David Edmunds (@davidedmundsphotography77)Music Credits: At The Shore by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3389-at-the-shore License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ AngloZulu by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3372-anglozulu License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

You might have heard of the Phoenix, the legendary bird who bursts into flames and is reborn from its ashes. Well, its literary cousin is the Slavic myth of the Firebird, an elusive creature whose feathers burn and light up the night. Stories about Phoenix-like birds have spread all over, and Firebird legends are found in most Slavic cultures. These stories, like connective tissue, help unite people throughout the world. Listen to this episode in Spanish here.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Con un peso similar al de cuatro clips, los sastrecillos (Psaltriparus minimus) son más pequeños que muchos colibríes. Y aprovechan al máximo su diminuto tamaño. Mientras otras aves insectívoras buscan alimento sobre las hojas, los sastrecillos cuelgan por debajo, atrapando a los insectos pequeños y arañas que se esconden fuera de la vista. Forman parejas para anidar. Allá en las zonas suburbanas del oeste de EE. UU. y el centro de México, en donde viven, una bandada de sastrecillos puede ayudar a mantener tu jardín libre de pulgones y cochinillas. ¡Olvídate de los pesticidas y deja que ellos hagan el trabajo!Listen to this episode in English here. Más información y transcripción en BirdNote.org.¿Quieres más BirdNote? Suscríbete a nuestro boletín semanal. Regístrese en BirdNote+ para escuchar música sin publicidad y otras ventajas.BirdNote es una organización sin fines de lucro. Su donación deducible de impuestos hace posible estos espectáculos.

The family of seabirds called alcids is an eclectic bunch that includes puffins and murres. The largest alcids are about the size of a duck, but the smallest — called the Least Auklet — could fit in the palm of your hand. With their short wings whirring, these miniature seabirds look like swarms of feathered bumblebees as they forage for tiny crustaceans on the ocean's surface. Least Auklets form massive breeding colonies on rocky islands of the north Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. In August, when the young birds are ready to take their first flight, millions of auklets scatter to the winds across the northern seas.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Get ready for the crossover event bird lovers can't stop talking about! In this special episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we welcome the hilarious and musically gifted duo behind the Extremely Accurate Bird Songs Podcast—Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby.Join hosts John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart as we:

eBird, an online tool for submitting bird observations, allows scientists to keep track of birds around the world. eBird now has over one billion bird observations from more than 700,000 people — most of them community scientists who care about their local birds. And as more people in more places join in, eBird becomes an even better way for researchers to understand birds. In this show, learn how you can make your birding more useful to science.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

On this episode of Death by Birding, I discuss the art of wildlife filmmaking and finding nature when living in a city with wildlife filmmaker Jeremyfilmsthings.https://www.instagram.com/jeremyfilmsthings/?hl=enUse the offer code #DEATHBYBIRDING for 15% off at https://www.nocsprovisions.com.auFollow us on Instagram - https://instagram.com/death_by_birdingSupport on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DeathbyBirdinghttps://blog.feedspot.com/bird_podcasts/Death by Birding is a bird podcast, hosted by Cesar Puechmarin and based in South East Queensland, Australia. Theme song - Romeo by Old Fashioned

A bird's crest is made up of a slender array of feathers on top of their head. These feathers are a bit longer and can be spiked up or slicked back, depending on what the bird is trying to communicate. Even birds without crests, like crows or sparrows, sometimes puff up their short crown feathers.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Sharp-shinned Hawks are swift, bird-catching predators. The male is jay-sized. The female stands a head taller and weighs almost twice as much. Female birds of prey are most notably bigger than males among hawk species that hunt very agile prey, such as other birds. The smaller male will tend to hunt smaller prey. The female takes somewhat larger prey, so together they can tap a wider range of resources.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Rosemary Moscoe's latest book is a tongue-in-cheek guide that defines many of the terms that you might hear on a bird outing, like calling a particularly cute bird a "birb" or shortening the word binoculars to just "bins" or "nocs."More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Greater Yellowlegs — not surprisingly — have bright yellow legs and feet. And why? While foraging through shallow water, a yellowlegs can keep track of its legs by the color, which contrasts with the sometimes dark and irregular bottom. A Sanderling, on the other hand, has black legs and feet. Its black toes really stand out against the pale sand. And the brilliant orange legs of Ruddy Turnstones? They stand out like a neon light on the shore. Mother Nature is good with the fine details!More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Los dispositivos de rastreo revelaron que los vencejos negros (Cypseloides niger) pasaron más del 99 % del invierno en el aire, casi sin tocar el suelo durante meses. Y no solo eso: ¡llegaron a alturas increíbles, alcanzando sus mayores altitudes durante las noches de luna llena, a veces por encima de los 4,000 metros! Es la primera vez que los científicos observan aves cambiando su altitud en sincronía con los ciclos de la luna.Listen to this episode in English here. Más información y transcripción en BirdNote.org.¿Quieres más BirdNote? Suscríbete a nuestro boletín semanal. Regístrese en BirdNote+ para escuchar música sin publicidad y otras ventajas.BirdNote es una organización sin fines de lucro. Su donación deducible de impuestos hace posible estos espectáculos.

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Writer Amy Tan's work is known all over the world. And thanks to her latest best-seller, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, she's now also known for her deep love of birds. Tan not only spends time interacting with birds, she also comes up with creative ways to help them.This episode was produced as part of BirdNote's From Love to Action Campaign, an effort to inspire one million people to take action to help birds by 2027. To learn more and to tell us how you're helping birds, visit this link.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Lili Taylor loves her acting career - but the emotional intensity of her work and the constant travel can take its toll. But Lili has found a way to relax and unwind - watching birds. As Lili explains in her new book Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing - if we stop to listen to birdsong or pause to watch their busy daily lives - we give ourselves a break from our own stresses. Get ad-free episodes to The Happiness Lab by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows. Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkinSubscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lili Taylor loves her acting career - but the emotional intensity of her work and the constant travel can take its toll. But Lili has found a way to relax and unwind - watching birds. As Lili explains in her new book Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing - if we stop to listen to birdsong or pause to watch their busy daily lives - we give ourselves a break from our own stresses. Get ad-free episodes to The Happiness Lab by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows. Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkinSubscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenna Mccullough is a third generation birdwatcher from Boise, ID. She got her bachelors at the university of Idaho (2015); got her masters (2018) and PhD (2024) at the university of New Mexico. She's a postdoc at the university of Kentucky and about to start a National Science foundation fellowship at the natural history museum of Los Angeles County and UCLA. Jenna joins us to talk all about Kingfishers. There is an exhibit starting up at the Field Museum that Shannon and John have been involved with, and Jenna has been involved as well. Here are links to our social and YouTube pages, give us a follow: YouTube Instagram TikTok BlueSky

Yay! Two years of birding for joy! We're celebrating the 2nd year podiversary and the season wrap-up for season 4! The episode looks back at season 4 and includes a current nemesis bird story as well as 10 ways birding can bring you joy.*****The Bird for Joy podcast is recorded and produced by Candi Lynn Fite."Hope Hop" music composed by Ever Bliss Music, permission with commercial license via Premium Beat.Written lyrics "Bird for Joy's Sake" written by Candi Lynn FitePodcast artwork created by Candi Lynn Fite.

Except around Easter, chicken eggs usually come in a predictable range of colors: white, brown, and sometimes pale blue or green. Chickens are descended from the Red Jungle Fowl of Southeast Asia, which has been providing eggs for humans for thousands of years. The final color of an egg comes from a pigment the hen's body adds to the shell just before the egg is laid. Breeds that lay white eggs don't add any pigment.Today's show brought to you by the Bobolink Foundation.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Piping Plovers are tiny, sand-colored shorebirds that nest on the beach. They're threatened in much of their range. But plovers have gotten a boost from something rather surprising: hurricanes. Superstorm Sandy left behind plant-free, sandy beaches on barrier islands in New York and New Jersey, which actually offers better camouflage for nesting plovers. Where these hurricane-created habitats were protected, Piping Plovers have boomed.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Although many seabirds utter groans and croaks, the Pigeon Guillemot produces a lovely series of trills and whistles. As part of their courtship, they fly side by side in large circles and loops, a perfectly synchronized flying act. These guillemots do not breed until they are between three and five years old. The male chooses a site in a crevice or cave, among boulders, under driftwood, on a wharf, or even in a pipe.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Welcome to DipShips, the "Legitimate" Boating Podcast! On this weeks episode, the crew talks about woerm, The Minecraft Everywhere System, Carl, Aalto, and Yukki's NYC adventures, baby birding nut, Buck Bumble, the "F It, We Ball" banlist, what happened to the CRK news?, Nick: On Da Road & Unemployed, Movie Club, The Question, and "You're Good". DipShips is a totally Legitimate Boating Podcast hosted by some friends who love to talk facts about boats after retelling the events of their weeks, sharing a few stories, and answering some questions. Check out Ben's Odyssey and Patchwork's other games with our Creator Bundle: https://itch.io/s/147040/calamity-carl-creator-support-bundle?c=calamitycarl Check out our stuff: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/DipShipsPod ►Podbean and other podcast apps: https://dipships.podbean.com/ ►Merch: https://streamlabs.com/thecalamitycarl/merch ►Send Questions and Topics to Questions@DipShips.Boats ►Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/DipShipsPod ►BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dipships.boats ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dipshipspod The DipShips Crew: ►Carl: https://bsky.app/profile/calamitycarl.com ►PM: https://bsky.app/profile/pappums.bsky.social ►Metty: https://bsky.app/profile/metty.bsky.social ►Nick: https://bsky.app/profile/xerinos.bsky.social Special Thanks: ►Edited by Mimi: https://bsky.app/profile/social.mimickrii.com ►Intro and additional music by Vidazen: https://bsky.app/profile/vidazen.bsky.social ►Logo by ShibuyaGato: https://bsky.app/profile/shibuyagato.bsky.social ►Art assets by Shorah: https://bsky.app/profile/shorah.bsky.social 

Why are blackbirds black? One possible answer is that black is conspicuous against just about all of Nature's backgrounds. Blackbirds, like this flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, feed on the ground. Whenever a predator approaches, they take flight. Coming together quickly in a dense mass may confuse the predator and thwart its attempts to catch one of the birds.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

It's our 350th episode! And to celebrate, we've brought you a super-sized This Month in Birding, and not only because the panel of Jody Allair, Jennie Duberstein, and Martha Harbison had so much to say about truck-riding gulls, prehistoric birds, and the state of same-sex bird science. We hope you enjoy this summer-solstice sized episode.  Links to articles mentioned in the episode: The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck Study Reveals Birds Nested in the Arctic During the Age of Dinosaurs Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data Study reveals songbirds change flight patterns over Midwest's vast farmlands Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

On our NYC-sampler trip, we had a little bit of time to bird on Long Island.  There was so much to see, including a few lifers and interesting sites to explore.Adventure begins at: 10:00Show notesBuy me a CoffeeSoutheast Arizona Birding FestivalRio Grande Valley Birding FestivalSPI Convention CenterJones BeachLost Farmer Brewery Co. A&S Bagels eBird Trip Report Birds/Animals mentionedPurple Sandpiper Saltmarsh Sparrow Intro Bird Call: Northern Cardinal (Recorded April 2025 New York City)Outro Bird Call: Gray Catbird (Recorded April 2025 New York City)Support the showConnect with us at... IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @ErikgoesbirdingFacebook: @HannahandErikGoBirdingEmail us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.comVenmo: @hannahanderikgobirdingGet a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

Young birds leave their nests in different ways. Some shuffle tentatively along the nearest branch and practice flapping their wings, while others take the "big leap." Which path they take depends upon their species and the location of the nest. Young Great Horned Owls clamber out of the nest to nearby branches where they flap their wings and make short, cautious flights, while they continue to be fed by their parents.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Crested Auklets are small seabirds that nest on remote cliffs in the Northern Pacific and the Bering Sea. But it's their smell that really sets these birds apart. They smell like tangerines! Experiments show that females go for males that emit the strongest scents.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Some birds spend most of their lives on the open ocean, only coming to land when it's time to breed. These high-sea specialists are called pelagic birds, which include jaegers, petrels, and albatrosses, among many others. The best way to see them for yourself is by setting sail on a pelagic birding tour or whale watching cruise!More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Names are conventions, right? But some names contain something special: a bird! For example, the name Paloma comes from the colloquial name in Spanish for the common pigeon, but as a human name it often refers to doves. Or Garzón, my last name, is derived from Garza, or Heron, in Spanish.Listen to this episode in Spanish here. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, June days offer almost continuous daylight to breeding birds, including this Black-bellied Plover. At this high latitude, Black-bellied Plovers can complete their breeding cycle in a month and a half. Not long after the summer solstice, the adults begin their southbound migration, without their young. Juveniles don't migrate with their parents, but wait a month.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Crows play many roles in human cultures, from ominous tricksters to sacred purveyors of wisdom. After exploring the stories behind her family surname, attorney and playwright Alice T. Crowe discovered a deep historical connection between the racist symbology of Jim Crow and the negative image of these birds in many Western cultures. Despite the social stigma surrounding crows, Alice says we can learn important lessons from how they treat each other.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

If you see a wild bird with a small metal band around its leg, that means researchers have given the bird a unique ID to keep track of it over the course of its life. You can report the sighting to the Bird Banding Laboratory, a part of the U.S. Geological Survey that studies banded birds across the continent. Analyzing where and when banded birds are seen helps biologists figure out bird lifespans, migratory routes, and how their populations are changing.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.