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In 2017, a couple of ninth graders developed a way to make electricity from the rain.
- Added: Feb 28, 2021
- Length: 02:30
If you have some metal, in a pot or a kettle, on this you can trust: over time it'll rust. This is Episode 64 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an in...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: May 22, 2018
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 1
The mountain beaver is an important part of ecosystem health.
Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski wrote this segment about this little-known mammal.
Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KRZA, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Mar 31, 2018
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 4
An Audio postcard highlighting the tiny, beautiful and behaviorally unique three-spined stickleback fish.
Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark
- Added: Jul 29, 2016
- Length: 01:28
- Purchases: 2
Lean how to identify the largest of the Crested Caracara and discover some interesting behavioral traits of the largest of the Falcons.
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Learn how to identify the Coopers Hawk and discover some interesting character traits about this raptor that can be found in North America.
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Lean how to identify the Cattle Egret and discover some interesting behavioral traits that make this small egret so interesting to watch.
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Learn how to identify the Caspian Tern and discover some interesting behavioral facts about this shorebird.
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Learn how to identify the Carolina Wren, and hear about some interesting behavioral traits associated with this tiny song bird.
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Found out identification and behavioral aspects of this small song bird during this segment of The Audubon Moment
- Added: Jun 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Bird's eggs come in all sizes. From the hummingbird to the ostrich, a bird's egg is a fascinating study in reproduction.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A beak can tell you a lot about a bird. This segment discusses the different types of bird beaks that can be found and what they are used for.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Ever wondered how tiny birds can migrate hundreds, or even thousands of miles to a new home?
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Ever wondered why birds migrate? There is a lot more to this question that you may think. The Audubon Moment explores a few popular theories for bi...
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A bird's nest can vary in size from only a few a few inches to several feet.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A large song bird that loves to sing, the Brown Thrasher is the only Thrasher found in the eastern United States
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A common song bird with bright plumage, these birds are a favorite for back yard birders in the eastern and mid-western parts of the United States.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Black Vultures are just one of the birds that forms the clean up crew of the animal world.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck is a large bird that is a relative new comer to the southern United States. And yes, it really does whistle!
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
All birds forage for food and prey upon smaller animals. Birds of Prey are specialists that kill for a living with their talons.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Belted Kingfishers are small birds with large heads that really do know how to fish.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
The Barn Owl is found is found throughout North America and is one of the few species that hunts almost exclusively by sound.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
The American Woodcock is a ground dwelling bird that has some of the best camouflage in the bird world.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
The American Robin is one of the more common birds found in North America, yet there is more to Robins than just eating worms.
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- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
The American Kestrel is the smallest Falcon, but it's still a fierce hunter.
- Added: Jun 22, 2014
- Length: 01:00