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Unlike many shorebirds, Willets breed inland. When nesting is done, they migrate south to both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines in the U.S. and Cent...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Sometimes in spring or summer, you might see a fledgling songbird. Like a toddler, it’s unsteady, awkward, and learning the ropes. And you might wo...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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When migratory birds fly through populated areas at night, buildings with lights on can cause them to become disoriented. And birds don’t see clear...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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In shallow waters off the coast of Massachusetts, ocean predators come from far and wide to hunt. Humpback whales join Great Shearwaters and many o...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Nocturnal Long-eared Owls tuck up in dense stands of trees across North America and temperate Europe and Asia. They may form communal roosts up to ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Fruit-doves are forest-dwelling doves of the South Pacific found on island groups like the Philippines and New Guinea. There are 54 species of frui...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Today is World Migratory Bird Day, which recognizes the incredible journeys birds make, the challenges they face, and how we can help them on their...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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When you provide places for migratory birds to rest and refuel, you’re helping them complete their long journeys and reach their destination safely...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 sp...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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BirdNote shows begin in many ways: a great listener question, witnessing a cool bird behavior, or a new scientific discovery. But there’s one commo...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 unders...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 an...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 tai...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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-t...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Parrots are among the smartest of birds. But are they clever enough to know each other by name? Research conducted by ornithologist Karl Berg sugge...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 singin...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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 flourishe...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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If you’ve turned on your TV in the last 30 years, you’ve seen Kyle MacLachlan: Think “Twin Peaks,” “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housewives.” B...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era. Closet Classics and more, rock and roll records from the 1950's to present day.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 04:21
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 55:32
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When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. Aft...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KPRG, WNIN and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Now that Beyonce has put out a country album, many are praising her for changing music genres. However artists have been doing it all long. Here ...

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KECG, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
Queen hits, deep album tracks and rarities

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Apr 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Valentine Thomas goes spearfishing—though she calls it ocean hunting. She dives in without a tank—up to 170 feet deep—and holds her breath for minu...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
The Shadows Of Knight "Oh Yeah"

  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 04:01