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Letter to a Pileated Woodpecker
In this episode, ornithologist J. Drew Lanham reads a letter he has written to a Pileated Woodpecker, a large species of woodpecker that is sometimes…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ducks - Diving and Dabbling
Autumn brings many species of wintering ducks and seabirds to our waters. Watch carefully. Some dabble along the surface, feeding along shallow edges…
2 years, 8 months ago
Janet Ng on Surveying Waterbirds by Kayak
Wildlife biologist Janet Ng works for the Canadian Wildlife Service. And for her waterbird surveys, one of the most important tools of her trade is a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Bumblebee Hummingbird: The Mexican Buzzer
Mexico's Bumblebee Hummingbird is one of the smallest birds in the world. Less than 3 inches in size and weighing less than a bottlecap, they’re easi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Crows Recognize Individual Faces
To find out if a crow can recognize an individual human face, Professor John Marzluff of the University of Washington wore a mask while trapping, ban…
2 years, 8 months ago
Migrations: BirdCast
A blip on weather radar might not be a cloud — it could be thousands of birds! Biologists use radar to keep track of migratory birds, insects, and ba…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Mergansers, affectionately known as “Hoodies,” nest across most of the northern US and well into Canada. They’re especially prevalent around t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Letter to an Eastern Wood-Pewee
In this episode, ornithologist J. Drew Lanham reads a letter he has written to a wood-pewee, a flycatcher with an “understatedly simple and definitiv…
2 years, 8 months ago
HawkWatch
After hawks and eagles, some of the sharpest eyes belong to hawk-watchers, experienced spotters who count raptors during spring and fall migration. G…
2 years, 8 months ago
Strange Chickadee Songs of Massachusetts Islands
The song of the Black-capped Chickadee pretty much the same throughout the U.S. and Canada — with just a few exceptions, like on some Massachusetts i…
2 years, 8 months ago