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One Million Conservation Actions for Birds
From: BirdNote
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Climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive species have taken a toll on bird populations. It’s a difficult reality to face — but it’s not th...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Common Murre - Underwater Flyer
From: BirdNote
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The Common Murre is among the few species of birds that can "fly" under water. When above the water, the 18"-long murre must flap frantically to st...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Kinglets in Winter
From: BirdNote
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The Golden-crowned Kinglet weighs six grams, about the same as two pennies, yet winters as far north as Alaska and Nova Scotia. The birds move thro...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Frigatebirds' Kleptoparasitism
From: BirdNote
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In the warmer regions of the world’s oceans, large seabirds called boobies plunge headfirst into the water, snatching up fish. But as a booby flies...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Secret Stash of Eggshell, The
From: BirdNote
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Developing eggshells requires a key ingredient — calcium — in larger quantities than the female typically has in her bloodstream. Just how differen...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Day Scott on Recovering with Help from Birds
From: BirdNote
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Day Scott’s interest in birds grew following a car accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. As she recovered, she would sit in the kitch...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
A Hummingbird Hospital in a Mexico City Apartment
From: BirdNote
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In Mexico City, 73-year-old Catia Lattouf started a hummingbird hospital — in her apartment! She hosts dozens of hummingbirds as they recover from ...

Bought by KBIA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Winter Romance - Common Goldeneyes
From: BirdNote
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Most duck species court and form pair bonds in winter. In the icy waters of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, Common Goldeneyes are getting hot! This male ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for December 11, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Israel-Hamas War Stokes Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, Universities Mu...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 58
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about looking for solutions.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 28, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
20231113: Dating Trees, 11/13/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying the rings of trees. This week on The Children's Hour, we learn how to d...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Ptarmigan in Winter
From: BirdNote
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Both the Willow Ptarmigan and these White-tailed Ptarmigan, feathered mostly brown in summer, are utterly transfigured by an autumn molt. As snow b...

Bought by KBIA, Raven Radio, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Dove or Pigeon?
From: BirdNote
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The word “dove” might make you think of an elegant bird symbolizing peace, while the word “pigeon” might bring up images of rowdy flocks of city bi...

Bought by Raven Radio, Prairie Public, and KBIA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Treeswifts: Exquisite Minimalists
From: BirdNote
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The treeswifts of India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and beyond make their nests out of bits of plants and feathers and hold it all together with s...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Pinpointing a Bird in a Forest by Ear
From: BirdNote
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Juan Pablo Culasso is a nature recordist based in Colombia. Here, he describes how he uses a parabolic microphone to record a singing bird. Juan Pa...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Dating Trees
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying the rings of trees. This week on The Children's Hour, we learn how to d...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KTNA, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Why Some Birds Sing in the Winter
From: BirdNote
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By late January, some resident birds, such as the Northern Mockingbird, are beginning their spring singing. When you step outside on a particularly...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
How Did Bobwhites Get to Cuba?
From: BirdNote
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Cuba is home to a unique population of Northern Bobwhites, with plumage patterns and short bills that set them apart from bobwhites on mainland Nor...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Why Birds Eat Snow
From: BirdNote
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In the depths of winter, when open water is frozen over, it can be challenging for birds to stay hydrated. Some birds eat the frozen water all arou...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Graylag Goose
From: BirdNote
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The goose of today’s farmyards was domesticated about 3,000 years ago from the Graylag Goose, the wild species found today throughout much of Europ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
How Feathers Insulate
From: BirdNote
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"A single Canada Goose has between 20 and 25 thousand feathers. Some are designed to help the bird fly or shed water. Many are the short, fluffy ki...

Bought by KBIA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Birding 101: The Fear of Getting Started
From: BirdNote
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For folks looking to try birding for the first time, getting started can be daunting. Should you learn every species’ call, every subtle feather pa...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Building Birds with LEGO
From: BirdNote
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Thomas Poulsom is a hobbyist LEGO builder best known for his models of birds. But making birds out of bricks isn't easy. That’s why he uses special...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Laughing Goose
From: BirdNote
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The hoots of the Greater White-fronted Goose inspired a nickname, the “Laughing Goose.” A little smaller than Canada Geese, these gray-brown birds...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Long-eared Owl - You Don’t See Me!
From: BirdNote
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Long-eared Owls aren’t rare, and they don’t live in remote locations. But their plumage and habits make them incredibly elusive. The mixture of war...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1

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