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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 les…
2 years, 4 months 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 …
2 years, 4 months 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 i…
2 years, 4 months 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 …
2 years, 4 months 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 …
2 years, 4 months 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 Bird…
2 years, 4 months 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, ra…
2 years, 4 months 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, writ…
2 years, 4 months 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 o…
2 years, 4 months ago
Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrikes are found across much of the United States in open country, like pasture and sagebrush. Male shrikes are well known for impaling t…
2 years, 4 months ago