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Helping BirdNote Continue Its Journey
When you provide places for migratory birds to rest and refuel, you’re helping them complete their long journeys and reach their destination safely. …
1 year, 10 months ago
Keeping Our Eyes on the Details
Every BirdNote episode starts with a solid grounding in research. When we play a bird sound for you, first we make sure you're hearing the right spec…
1 year, 10 months ago
Where Do Our Stories Come From?
BirdNote shows begin in many ways: a great listener question, witnessing a cool bird behavior, or a new scientific discovery. But there’s one common …
1 year, 10 months ago
BirdNote Helps You Get to Know Your Neighborhood
Whether you know your neighborhood inside-out or you just moved and are getting to know the area, BirdNote adds another dimension to how you understa…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sharing BirdNote with the Next Generation
When a new generation of birds hatches, they copy the songs they hear from nearby adults. A young bird’s first attempts aren’t perfect. But like any …
1 year, 10 months ago
Swallow-tailed Kite
A bird of prey in the American Southeast takes grace to an utterly new level. It's the Swallow-tailed Kite. A sleek raptor with a deeply forked tail,…
1 year, 10 months ago
Gulls or 'Seagulls'?
Gulls seem so much a part of the sea that we often just call them "seagulls," a colloquial title for these graceful, ubiquitous creatures. Twenty-two…
1 year, 10 months ago
Do Parrots Name Their Chicks?
Parrots are among the smartest of birds. But are they clever enough to know each other by name? Research conducted by ornithologist Karl Berg suggest…
1 year, 10 months ago
Spring Birds Arrive in the Eastern Forest
May in an Eastern hardwood forest, and the chorus of spring birdsong is nearing its peak. The Carolina Wren, a year-round resident, has been singing …
1 year, 10 months ago
Craig Santos Perez and the Last Safe Habitat
Poet Craig Santos Perez grew up on the island of Guam, and later moved to Hawai‘i where his children were born. Both are places that once flourished …
1 year, 10 months ago