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Contribute a Twig
This week is fundraising week at BirdNote. Today, we’re asking you to support the show by making a gift of any amount. A donation to BirdNote is like…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Listener Support Keeps BirdNote On The Air
You’ve probably heard the expression “light as a feather.” But bird feathers aren’t just amazingly light — they’re also resilient. Something that Bir…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
BirdNote Helps Kids Learn Their Birds
It's fundraising week at BirdNote. We hear from lots of people about how much they learn from listening to BirdNote shows. In this episode, Kim Bradm…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Little Things Add Up
This week is fundraising week at BirdNote. The vast majority of BirdNote’s funding comes from listeners like you. It only takes a few minutes to supp…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Rachel Carson’s Muse
Rachel Carson found inspiration in the work of 19th-century writer Richard Jefferies, whose work helped
Carson develop her deep sense of connection…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Who, or What, Was Mother Goose?
Mother Goose was sometimes illustrated as an old country woman wearing a tall hat and riding on the back of a goose. Or sometimes as just a big, moth…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Northern Flicker, Drummer
Springtime brings the sound of a woodpecker, like the Northern Flicker, drumming on a hollow surface. Members of the woodpecker percussion band annou…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sibelius and the Swans
In April 1915, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius wrote in his diary about seeing 16 Whooper Swans overhead. He was entranced by both the sight and the s…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rosalie Edge And The First Hawk Sanctuary
Rosalie Barrow Edge (1877-1962) was one of the 20th century’s most outspoken advocates for birds and a prominent figure in the modern American conser…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Nest Boxes For All Sorts Of Birds
Birds that historically nested in the cavities of dead trees are finding natural nest holes harder to come by — but people can help. Many of these sp…
6 months, 3 weeks ago