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A bird with abnormal white feathers, like this American Robin, may have a genetic condition called leucism. Leucism prevents pigments from reaching...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
The call of the Common Loon is a symbol of the far north. But the species once nested as far south as southern New England, Ohio, Iowa, and Califor...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Groove-billed Anis gather in loose groups. And with good reason. They nest communally. As many as four or five pairs of birds may use one nest, a b...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
In the 1990s, eagles in the Southeastern US began dying of a mysterious brain disease. Many years of research identified the culprit: a cyanobacter...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Birds’ four-chambered hearts run larger than those of mammals, relative to body size, and they are coupled with extremely efficient cardiovascular ...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Gyrfalcons are the largest falcons in the world, with a wingspan of almost four feet and weighing almost five pounds. The name “Gyrfalcon” derives ...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Collective nouns are a mixture of poetry, alliteration, and description. Victorians often made up creative names for groups of birds, as a parlor g...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
The nuthatch’s beak is all business. Long, slender, sharp: it can pluck a tiny spider from a crevice in the bark or carve a nest hole right through...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Consider finding a local conservation group that’s doing work that matters to you — beach cleanups, volunteer bird surveys, keeping local parks bea...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Outdoor cats are one of the biggest threats to birds, killing over a billion a year in North America. And indoor-outdoor cats live much shorter liv...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Birds that historically nested in the cavities of dead trees are finding natural nest holes harder to come by — but people can help. Many of these ...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
eBird, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, lets you log the bird species you observe on a smartphone app or on the web. Whether you’re goi...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 01:45
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
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
“Known as the ‘apostle of the cacti,’ this advocate for the creation of desert national parks was named after this ancient Roman goddess ….” If tha...
- Added: Dec 09, 2023
- Length: 28:00
Why the survival of the Mexican axolotl matters for keeping Mexico City's temperature down. The special carbon-capturing capacities of clams. And a...
Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and Radio Kansas
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 2
Is indulging in a wee dram bad for the climate? We investigate whisky's peat problem from the Isle of Islay in Scotland. Later we drop into a repai...
Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and Radio Kansas
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
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
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
