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Unlike many shorebirds, Willets breed inland. When nesting is done, they migrate south to both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines in the U.S. and Cent...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Sometimes in spring or summer, you might see a fledgling songbird. Like a toddler, it’s unsteady, awkward, and learning the ropes. And you might wo...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When migratory birds fly through populated areas at night, buildings with lights on can cause them to become disoriented. And birds don’t see clear...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
In shallow waters off the coast of Massachusetts, ocean predators come from far and wide to hunt. Humpback whales join Great Shearwaters and many o...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Nocturnal Long-eared Owls tuck up in dense stands of trees across North America and temperate Europe and Asia. They may form communal roosts up to ...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Fruit-doves are forest-dwelling doves of the South Pacific found on island groups like the Philippines and New Guinea. There are 54 species of frui...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Today is World Migratory Bird Day, which recognizes the incredible journeys birds make, the challenges they face, and how we can help them on their...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When you provide places for migratory birds to rest and refuel, you’re helping them complete their long journeys and reach their destination safely...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Every BirdNote episode starts with a solid grounding in research. When we play a bird sound for you, first we make sure you're hearing the right sp...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
BirdNote shows begin in many ways: a great listener question, witnessing a cool bird behavior, or a new scientific discovery. But there’s one commo...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Whether you know your neighborhood inside-out or you just moved and are getting to know the area, BirdNote adds another dimension to how you unders...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When a new generation of birds hatches, they copy the songs they hear from nearby adults. A young bird’s first attempts aren’t perfect. But like an...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
A bird of prey in the American Southeast takes grace to an utterly new level. It's the Swallow-tailed Kite. A sleek raptor with a deeply forked tai...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Gulls seem so much a part of the sea that we often just call them "seagulls," a colloquial title for these graceful, ubiquitous creatures. Twenty-t...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- 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: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
May in an Eastern hardwood forest, and the chorus of spring birdsong is nearing its peak. The Carolina Wren, a year-round resident, has been singin...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Poet Craig Santos Perez grew up on the island of Guam, and later moved to Hawai‘i where his children were born. Both are places that once flourishe...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 24:26
It's Earth Day on The Children's Hour, and we meet Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM) who explains how National Parks and National Wildernes...
Bought by WGTE Public Media, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more
- Added: Apr 15, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 13
It's Earth Day on The Children's Hour, and we meet Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM) who explains how National Parks and National Wildernes...
- Added: Apr 10, 2024
- Length: 58:00
What's wild about your backyard? This time on The Children's Hour we explore creating a wild backyard, and what to do with injured wild animals we ...
Bought by WGTE Public Media, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTNA, KRSC, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more
- Added: Apr 08, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 13
Did you know that climate change is an imminent threat to human health, yet most schools do not provide education about climate change and its heal...
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- Added: Apr 05, 2024
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Legacy students, applicants whose families attended the school, comprised 36 percent of Harvard’s class of 2022. Notably, 77% of students admitted ...
- Added: Apr 02, 2024
- Length: 29:00
What's wild about your backyard? This time on The Children's Hour we explore creating a wild backyard, and what to do with injured wild animals we ...
- Added: Apr 01, 2024
- Length: 58:00
Coming up on this week's episode of The Spark Weekly.
Two Philadelphia Inquirer reporters that have investigated forever chemicals of PFAs that go...
- Added: Mar 29, 2024
- Length: 46:24
