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Why a Gorget Glitters
From: BirdNote
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Why a Gorget Glitters A hummingbird's brilliant throat feathers are called a "gorget," a term applied in past centuries to the metallic swatch prot...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
How Birds Survived the Asteroid
From: BirdNote
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The asteroid that struck the Yucatán 66 million years ago wreaked worldwide ecological damage, spelling the end for most dinosaurs and destroying t...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
White-tailed Hawks on the Texas Coastal Plain
From: BirdNote
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The White-tailed Hawk thrives in the grassy plains of the Texas Coastal Plain, where many tropical species reach the northern limit of their ranges...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Spark Bird: John Kessler and the Music of Birds
From: BirdNote
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John Kessler served as BirdNote’s senior producer for over 18 years. But before BirdNote existed, he was recording the sounds of Seattle for public...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Burrowing Belted Kingfisher
From: BirdNote
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The Belted Kingfisher dashes through the air, warning intruders with its rapid-fire, rattling call. In spring, the best places to see Belted Kingfi...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Aviary: Bird Echolocation to the Rescue
From: BirdNote
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In this episode featuring Aviary — the shapeshifting bird superhero — the surprising abilities of birds come in handy when a student gets lost expl...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Birds Dress for Spring
From: BirdNote
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It's spring! And for many birds, a time to look their best to attract a new mate. This American Goldfinch has recently molted. Its old, worn-down f...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Lyrebirds Shift the Earth
From: BirdNote
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Beavers are well known as ecosystem engineers in North America. In Australia, lyrebirds play a big role in shaping their environment when they use ...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
House Wren - Little Brown Dynamo
From: BirdNote
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House Wrens dart from perch to perch and sing almost nonstop. They’re one of the most thoroughly studied songbird species. House Wrens nest in cavi...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Mockingbirds Mimic Frogs
From: BirdNote
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The avian world is full of mimicry artists, but Northern Mockingbirds take it to a new level. Not only can they imitate other birds, they can mimic...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
High Island, Texas
From: BirdNote
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Each spring, millions of songbirds migrate north from the tropics to nest in North America. It takes 15 hours on average to cross the roughly 500 m...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Poetry Month: Susan Nguyen
From: BirdNote
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For National Poetry Month, we’re sharing contemporary writers’ work about birds. Poet Susan Nguyen got a hummingbird feeder from her neighbor in 20...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Hawk That Hunts in Packs
From: BirdNote
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Most raptors are solitary birds, but Harris’s Hawks of the southwestern U.S. live and hunt in groups of two to six. After spotting a prey animal, t...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Two Wings and a Tail
From: BirdNote
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The Wilson's Snipe lives in marshes and muddy areas, where it probes for worms and other squirmy delights. But when spring comes, it takes to the a...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
An April Fool’s Birdsong Quiz
From: BirdNote
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In this April Fool’s Day quiz from BirdNote, we play the sounds of three birds — only one of which is real. See if you can tell which one, and let ...

Bought by Prairie Public and WFHB


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Spark Weekly 3.17.24: Artificial Beaver Dams with Professor Matt Wilson and Jazz Pianist Connor Rohrer
From: WITF
Series: The Spark Weekly
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On this week's edition of The Spark Weekly, Scott Lamar speaks with Professor Matt Wilson about Susquehanna University's Freshwater Research Insti...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 46:25
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 71
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Celebrating Humanature’s 100th Episode.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jackson Browne
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 1001 (Air Dates: March 4 - 10, 2024) This week on Art of the Song we visit with legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. When we first star...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCUW 91.3 FM, Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 70
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two Stories Featuring Self-Sufficient Lifestyles.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Islay Night 01
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from the remote eastern shore of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
One Square Inch of Silence
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 02/23/24
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Paris punishes SUV drivers. Winds of change pick up for renewable energy in the Black Sea. And a new environmental dilemma segment - today tackling...

Bought by Radio Kansas and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Living Planet 02/16/24
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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We take a closer look at the trees we live alongside in urban areas – journeying to Berlin to get to know one woody perennial in particular. And vi...

Bought by WXDU, Radio Kansas, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Flying with Birds and Bats
From: BirdNote
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Bats and birds have evolved very different ways of flying. Birds have stiff feathers projecting from lightweight, fused arm and hand bones; bats ha...

Bought by KBIA


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Warbler That Loves Pines, The
From: BirdNote
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The Pine Warbler is one of the few warblers that make appearances at bird feeders. They live year round in pine forests of the southeast U.S. and s...

Bought by KBIA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2

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