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The Jay Game
Many jays, including this California Scrub-Jay, store food for sustenance in harsher seasons. An individual bird may cache nuts, insects, and even worms in several thousand spots. If jays visit your …
Published on 2 years ago
The Red Warbler: Mexico’s Little Red Queen
Red Warblers only sing on sunny mornings during the breeding season — so hearing their song is as good as checking the weather forecast. Weighing less than a triple A battery, Red Warblers are endemi…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Bill Shape Equals Food Source
A fine woodworker has a chest full of tools, each designed for a specific task. Birds also have highly refined tools-their bills. The size and shape of a bird's bill match perfectly the food they see…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Fairy-Wrens - To Duel or Duet?
The Red-backed Fairy-Wren, a tiny songbird living the Australian scrublands, is highly territorial and promiscuous. The male can’t be sure the eggs in his nest are his own. One way to help avoid this…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
How Long Does a Robin Live?
If a young American Robin survives its first winter, its chances of survival go up. But robins still don’t live very long. The oldest robins in your yard might be about three years old (although than…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Love of Birds is Contagious
When BirdNote’s Executive Director Nick Bayard joined BirdNote, he knew it would involve sharing the joy and wonder of birds with our listeners, but he didn’t expect it to inspire his kids to become …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
BirdNote’s Chirpy Cheerful Theme Song
Listeners are always curious about the origin of BirdNote's theme song. In this show, learn how Grammy-Award winning artist Nancy Rumbel and the BirdNote team created the theme. BirdNote is an indepe…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Let the Birds do the Talking
BirdNote is an independent nonprofit organization, and this week, we’re asking you to support BirdNote with a donation at birdnote.org. But today, rather than tell you all the great things about Bird…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes
It takes a lot to bring you the rich sounds of birds yodeling, cooing, and screeching to you each day. It's a meticulous process of researching, writing, fact-checking, editing, recording and sound d…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Join the Flock
Songbirds in winter flocks benefit from having other birds nearby. They can recognize warning signals from other species and follow them to sources of food. We think of BirdNote’s audience as our flo…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago