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Cactus Wren Nest Orientation
From: BirdNote
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Cactus Wrens, which may nest several times between March and September, carefully orient their nests in tune with the season. These bulky twig stru...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Great Tinamou, Eerie Voice in the Jungle
From: BirdNote
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The eerie sound of the Great Tinamou can be heard in the lowland jungle throughout much of Central and South America. Secretive — and almost imposs...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Hawai‘i as a Model for Conservation
From: BirdNote
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With invasive species and climate change, Hawai‘i has experienced so much loss and extinction since Western colonists arrived. But Sam ‘Ohu Gon, th...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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How Cliff Swallows Build a Nest
From: BirdNote
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When Cliff Swallows arrive on the breeding grounds in North America, the dirty work begins. The swallows scoop up mud in their beaks and carefully ...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Creating Bird Habitat at Home
From: BirdNote
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One of the biggest threats to birds is the decline in biodiversity due to habitat loss — and the traditional, manicured lawn isn’t helping. Growing...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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The Secret to Singing Like a Cardinal
From: BirdNote
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Northern Cardinals have vocal abilities that surpass even the most accomplished human singers. When cardinals sing, they sweep their voices from th...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
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Recognizing a Stranded Loon
From: BirdNote
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Loons are built for life in the water – so much so that their legs don’t work well on land. During migration, loons sometimes mistake wet pavement ...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
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Aplomado Falcon - Species Recovery in the Works
From: BirdNote
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Aplomado Falcons were once widespread residents of the American Southwest, but by the 1950s, they'd disappeared entirely from the region. Loss of h...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Lee Ann Roripaugh: String of Beads
From: BirdNote
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When writer Lee Ann Roripaugh visited the annual staging grounds of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska, she was in awe of the birds. During their spring m...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Season 1, Episode 23 - 'Rainforest Trust' feat James Deutsch
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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A bottom up solution for saving rainforests worldwide.

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:34
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