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How Noise Pollution Affects Birds
Dr. Clinton Francis is a sensory ecologist who studies how noise pollution affects birds, like this Black-headed Grosbeak. On the Bring Birds Back po…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
House Wrens and Dummy Nests
There may be no busier bird during the nesting season than a male House Wren. Just a day or so after completing his spring migration from the tropics…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Birding 101: Songs and Calls
Birds make all kinds of sounds — and they can have different meanings too. In this episode of BirdNote’s Birding 101 series, learn about the many way…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Spark Bird: Dara Wilson and the Blue-gray Tanager
While Dara Wilson was working at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C., she introduced visitors to the Amazonia exhibit. She would describe the song…
6 months ago
The Color of Birds' Eyes
Peer into the world of birds, and eyes of many different colors peer back. While eye color isn’t tied to one group of birds or another, a common patt…
6 months ago
Recognizing a Stranded Loon
Loons are built for life in the water – so much so that their legs don’t work well on land. During migration, loons sometimes mistake wet pavement fo…
6 months ago
BirdNoir: Nestboxes and Snake Skins
Private Eye Michael Stein investigates a possible break in when a kindly neighbor fears a snake has attacked a nestbox occupied by nesting Great Cres…
6 months ago
An App That Helps You Hear High-Pitched Bird Songs
For years, nature recordist Lang Elliott came up with clever ways to hear high-pitched bird songs despite his high-frequency hearing loss. Lang teame…
6 months ago
Parrots Using Video Chat to Keep in Touch
Knowing how clever parrots are, researchers wanted to see how they’d respond to another parrot saying hi on a tablet or phone. After being trained ho…
6 months ago
Milkweed: A Whole Ecosystem on a Plant
Milkweed plants are important to Monarch butterflies, which depend on milkweed to raise their caterpillars. But Monarchs aren’t the only ones who ben…
6 months, 1 week ago