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Share The Shore With Birds
Nothing says summer like a day at the beach. Whether you’re lounging by a lake or enjoying a seaside vacation, listen to this episode to learn five t…
1 week, 3 days ago
Stowaway Birds
When they migrate, tiny songbirds that spend most of their lives on land fly hundreds of miles over the ocean at a stretch – and they get tired. Rese…
1 week, 4 days ago
Spark Bird: Jay Inslee and the Western Meadowlark
Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee has been around birds his entire life. But he says it wasn’t until his early 30s that a bird really caught his …
1 week, 5 days ago
Why Do Dippers Dip?
Why does the American Dipper dip? One possibility is that the dipper's repetitive bobbing, against a background of turbulent water, helps conceal the…
1 week, 6 days ago
Puffling Patrol
Just off the southern coast of Iceland, the Westman Islands are home to many of the country’s several million Atlantic Puffins. When puffin hatchling…
2 weeks ago
Clair de Loon
August 22 is the birthday of renowned French composer, Claude Debussy. Born in 1862, Debussy is known for his impressionistic sonic portraits, like L…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Lark Bunting’s Eye-Catching Display
Lark Buntings are migratory sparrows that live in grasslands from south central Canada to the northern plateaus of Mexico. For most of the year, the …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Why Birds Move Jay Inslee to Fight Climate Change
Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee made the fight against climate change a major priority during his three terms in office. In this episode, Insle…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Setting the Thermostat with Birds in Mind
If you’ve already done things around the home with birds in mind, consider one more action that might be less obvious. Turning the thermostat down a …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
My Grandmother’s Ornithology, and Mine
In this episode, poet and ornithologist J. Drew Lanham shares how his grandmother’s personal names for the birds helped shape his own relationships w…
2 weeks, 5 days ago