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Who among us hasn’t almost walked into a glass door? Birds though, especially when migrating, run the risk of colliding with reflective glass in ur...
- Added: Aug 28, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Parrots are among the smartest of birds. But are they clever enough to know each other by name? Research conducted by ornithologist Karl Berg sugge...
- Added: Aug 28, 2015
- Length: 01:45
The ability to fly seems to define birds. But there are more than 40 species of flightless birds throughout the world — from the Ostrich and Kiwi t...
- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 01:45
The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin on the planet. It’s also the deepest and longest underwater diver. Biologist Jessica Meir, pictured here...
- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 01:45
How do birds drink? A robin takes a mouthful of water and then tips its head way back to send the water down its gullet. Pigeons are among the few ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Some birds stash unopened seeds for use later. But how do they know which seeds are worth the trouble, before expending the energy to open them? A ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Let’s talk about nests. Every spring, robins build their cup-shaped nests using grass and mud. Orioles weave a hanging sack. It’s hard work, and ye...
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Scientists once believed that Australia’s songbirds — such as this Superb Lyrebird — were the result of lost birds from Asia and Africa colonizing ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
After hatching, baby robins spend up to 15 days in the nest. By July, many young American Robins have left the nest, or fledged. But they aren't re...
Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRPS, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 4
Not only are most orioles eye-catching, but they also rank among the world's most accomplished nest-builders. Female orioles — like the Baltimore O...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 2
A typical songbird belts out its song between 1,000 and 2,500 times per day. Even though most bird songs last only a few seconds, that's a lot of w...
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
In a dramatic and sometimes deadly aerial ballet, a Peregrine Falcon dives on a flock of Dunlins. Seeking escape, the shorebirds flash white and da...
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Do vultures detect carrion by sight or by smell? The lightbulb moment came to ornithologist Kenneth Stage when a Union Oil employee told him of vul...
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Dana Lyons amazing and timely new album the Great Salish Sea
- Added: May 29, 2015
- Length: 29:13
It’s been said that if someone knows only three birds, one of them will be the crow. They’re common, easy to see, and even easier to hear. But crow...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
This Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in a Central Texas woodland. Its small breeding range is ever more fragmented by residential development, an...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Brain imaging studies have shown that hearing enjoyable music “lights up” the mesolimbic reward pathway in the human brain. But how does a bird exp...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Even though it’s been known for many years that birds spit out caterpillars they find repellent, little research has been devoted to birds’ sense o...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have official birds. To become a state bird, it helped to be familiar, colorful, and have a punchy song....
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 2
April 23 is the birthday of William Shakespeare. Mr. Shakespeare was pretty well acquainted with-among one or two other things-birds. More than for...
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
When a Carolina Wren like this one sings, something remarkable happens. These birds can sing so loudly that you almost have to shout to be heard ...
Bought by KBIA, KSFR, and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 3
In his book Welcome To Subirdia, bird expert John Marzluff offers a guide for living in close proximity to birds and other wildlife. His advice inc...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
The chicken is perhaps the most widespread avian species in the world - and the exotic Red Jungle Fowl is the ancestor of the hybrid Araucana and R...
Bought by KSFR, WOUB, KRPS, KKRN, KKWE Niijii Radio and more
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 7
The tranquil song of the Kaua'i O'o graced the high, dense forests of Kaua'i until 1987, when it was heard no more. The voice of only one member of...
Bought by KSFR, KRPS, KKWE Niijii Radio, WMUU-LP, and XRAY.fm
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 5
House Finches are evolving rapidly and visibly. In 1941, some captive House Finches from California escaped near NYC. They spread rapidly and are n...
Bought by KSFR, KKWE Niijii Radio, and WMUU-LP
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 3
