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No Pounding Headache
From: BirdNote
Caption: Pileated Woodpecker, Credit: Paul Bannick
The Pileated Woodpecker makes loud, hard whacks, as it leans back and then slams its bill into the side of a living tree. Sounds painful, if not do...

Bought by KSFR, KKWE Niijii Radio, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
The Lowly Starling
From: BirdNote
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Much maligned as a pest and cursed by many as an "invasive species," the European Starling has had many fans, too. Eugene Schieffelin introduced ab...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Feisty Cardinal
From: BirdNote
Caption: Female Northern Cardinal, Credit: Tom Grey
You may not have seen a Northern Cardinal in the wild, but you've probably seen one on holiday cards or the cover of a bird book. During spring bre...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why Bird Poop Is White
From: BirdNote
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Birds brighten our lives. They connect us with nature. But sometimes they connect us a bit too directly with nature. Park under the wrong tree - wh...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wishbones and Dinosaurs
From: BirdNote
Caption: wishbone, Credit: © Kent Landerholm
The anatomical structure we call the wishbone was long thought unique to birds. But fossil discoveries of recent decades have shown that some dinos...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WTIP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Alex Chadwick in Big Bend: The World Is Wide
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote Special: Alex Chadwick in Big Bend
Caption: Big Bend National Park, Credit: Bala Sivakumar
Alex Chadwick has been traveling in West Texas for BirdNote. The region is far from cities, but dotted with small towns. He spent time with some pe...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Troy Public Radio, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Alex Chadwick in Big Bend: The Vulture
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote Special: Alex Chadwick in Big Bend
Caption: Black Vulture, Credit: Paul Williams
Alex Chadwick has been in Southwest Texas for BirdNote. He found nighthawks, roadrunners, and hummingbirds. Great to learn about and see. But there...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and Radio Newark


  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Spooky Shearwaters
From: BirdNote
Caption: Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Credit: Duncan Wright
Some early sailors, visiting remote Pacific islands, surely feared that the ungodly wailing on shore meant they had been tricked to the gates of He...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
When Starlings Cheat
From: BirdNote
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When Hank Williams wrote Your Cheatin' Heart, birds probably weren't on his mind. But researchers have found evidence of what we might call "infide...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, WKCC, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Crows' Night Roost
From: BirdNote
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Have you noticed groups of crows flying overhead in the late afternoon, wheeling and diving? These are American Crows with a purpose. They're heade...

Bought by WOUB, WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Geese in V-formation
From: BirdNote
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Autumn … and geese fly high overhead in V-formation. But what about that V-formation, angling outward through the sky? This phenomenon – a kind of ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Prairie Public, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Meet the Blue Jay
From: BirdNote
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If we had to pick one bird’s voice to symbolize our Eastern woodlands, the Blue Jay’s voice would likely be it. And as a frequent visitor to back y...

Bought by KRPS, WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
What the Pacific Wren Hears
From: BirdNote
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What does the Pacific Wren hear in a song? It's a long story. What we hear as a blur of sound, the bird hears as a precise sequence of sounds, the ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Tree Swallow Roost
From: BirdNote
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As the sun sets over the Connecticut River, as many as 300,000 Tree Swallows gather on the wing in one huge, tightly choreographed flock. With dusk...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Cedar Waxwings - Sleek and Handsome
From: BirdNote
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When courting in spring, male and female Cedar Waxwings communicate with distinctly different calls and, perched side by side, often pass back and ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Demise of the Passenger Pigeon
From: BirdNote
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On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo. It’s hard to believe there were billions of Passenger Pi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WMUU-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Nighttime Flights of Songbirds
From: BirdNote
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Some cloudless night in September, when the air is clear, you may see birds flying across the yellow face of the moon! September is peak migration ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ravens and Crows - Who's Who?
From: BirdNote
Caption: American Crow (left) and Common Raven, Credit: © Tom Grey
Is that big black bird a crow or a raven? How can you tell? Ravens (seen right here) often travel in pairs, while crows (left) are seen in larger g...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, WKCC, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Art is Our Weapon: A Conversation With Climbing Poetree
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Climbing PoeTree in the Making Contact studio, Credit: George Lavender
Alixa and Naima are two poets who together make up Climbing PoeTree, an award winning performance duo. Mixing poetry and politics they seek to use...

Bought by KVSC, KRCB 104.9, KZYX, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Crowned Eagle's Cataract Surgery
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Crowned Eagle-Rosey, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Simon Thomsetts Crowned Eagle - Rosey, a 38 year old male, went completely blind due to catarax in both of his eyes. After a successful eye surgery...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
Wild Dogs in Laikipia, Kenya
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: One of the Wild Dogs, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Laikipia's pack of 40+ wild dogs was spotted by Tinai Kogo a driver for the Mpala Research Centre. He then explains the way in which they rear thei...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 07:22
Dramatic Crowned Eagle Capture
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Crowned Eagle-Rosey, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Simon Thomsett describes one of the most dramatic moments of his life when a crowned eagle sunk it's talons through his forearm as he tried to get ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
Life as a Chimpanzee Keeper
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Poco- one of the orphaned Chimpanzees, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Joseph Mayo was hired as the first chimpanzee keeper for the Sweet Waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in 1993 and has worked ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 08:16
Giant Baby Verreaux Eagle Owl
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Baby Verreaux Eagle Owl, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Simon Thomsett describes the life of a Verreaux Eagle Owl whilst holding a two month old baby. At already 2 foot tall, the baby owl will grow to be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:48
Terravoice Show 1 Fall 2011
From: Maria Cassidy
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Silly MIT nerds that love talking about and music of anything relating to the environment!

  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:16