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All Those Fish in a Puffin's Beak
Puffins fly under water into schools of slender fish, filling their large beaks. Fish are wedged into the gape, the stretchy skin at the beak hinge, …
1 year, 8 months ago
Swainson's Hawks Migrate South
In autumn, hundreds of thousands of Swainson's Hawks migrate to South America. With the help of a satellite tracking device, let's follow an individu…
1 year, 8 months ago
At the Escarpment
Long, upward slopes called escarpments offer a good chance of seeing some of the many raptor species found in Belize. Shaped like a compact Red-taile…
1 year, 8 months ago
Changing How You Hear the World
We often hear from listeners that BirdNote has changed the way they see and interact with the world around them. It's had that impact for those of us…
1 year, 8 months ago
Investing in Our Listeners' Learning Journeys
BirdNote shows are made to be accessible for people of all ages, because we want to reach as many folks as we can with the joy of birds. Listeners wh…
1 year, 8 months ago
Supporting the Nest
A female Wood Thrush will carefully choose each piece of nest-building materials because her eggs will depend on it for warmth and protection. But ev…
1 year, 8 months ago
BirdNote Helps Kids Learn Their Birds
We hear from lots of people about how much they learn from listening to BirdNote. In this episode, Kim Bradmon and her son Ben share their stories.
Mo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Listeners Help Us Delve Deeper
As part of our fundraising week, we’re sharing a clip from our podcast, Bring Birds Back. Because of listener support, we’re able to take our time an…
1 year, 8 months ago
Purple Martins Head South to the Amazon
The Purple Martin is the largest swallow that nests in the US and Canada. During fall, Purple Martins from western North America migrate to a distinc…
1 year, 8 months ago
Crowned-Pigeons: Big, Beautiful, Threatened
Imagine a pigeon the size of a Turkey Vulture or a Canada Goose! Meet the crowned-pigeon. Four species inhabit the large, equatorial island of New Gu…
1 year, 8 months ago