Saturday, 05/26/12 8:57am
BirdNote: The Swainson's Warbler
Swainson’s Warbler – one of North America’s shyest birds.
Saturday, 05/19/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Mark Twain and Tropic Birds
When Mark Twain visited Hawaii in 1866, he was able to inspect a live
volcano, Halema’uma’u, which he described as “a crimson cauldron.”
Saturday, 05/12/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Tanagers - Coffee Birds
This Scarlet Tanager (R), its cousin the Western Tanager (L), and your morning cup of joe have a connection.
Saturday, 05/05/12 8:57am
BirdNote: What Do Birds Smell?
What do birds smell? Among the many birds of the world, some are, without doubt, prodigious smellers.
Saturday, 04/28/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Mistaken Identity
Many birds mimic other birds. Certain pigeons sound like owls and robins and grosbeaks sound similar, as well. BirdNote explores these cases of “mistaken identity.”
Saturday, 04/21/12 8:57am
BirdNote: American Woodcock
At sunset, the male American Woodcock — a plump, robin-sized bird —
walks slowly on short legs from the cover of the forest to a nearby
clearing. After a few sharp calls, the woodcock takes flight.
Saturday, 04/14/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Follow Island Girl
"Peregrine" means "wanderer." And Island Girl, a Peregrine Falcon, has made the 18,000-mile round-trip journey from the high arctic of Canada to southern Chile three times.
Saturday, 04/07/12 8:57am
The Bird Songs of April
The month of April inspires poets, sometimes with contradictory results.
Let April speak for itself. Listen to the birds.
Saturday, 03/31/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Those Raucous Jays
A raucous call and a bold flash of blue at your feeder means a jay has
arrived. These
daring blue dandies sound the alarm, announcing the approach of a
predator. Often the loud call sends the predator packing.
Saturday, 03/24/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Time Changes Everything
Not that long ago, Passenger Pigeons filled the skies. Some flocks, with more than a billion birds, took four days to pass overhead.
Saturday, 03/17/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Green Birds On St. Patrick's Day
You'd think that with so much green in nature, many birds would wear green for camouflage and not just on St. Patrick's Day!
Saturday, 03/10/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Northern Flicker, A Most Unlikely Woodpecker
The Northern Flicker is a woodpecker, but one that hardly looks the
part.
Saturday, 03/03/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Navigating By The Earth's Magnetic Field
How do birds navigate? As it turns out, migrating birds find their way in part by responding to the magnetic field of the earth.
Saturday, 02/25/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Mating For Life
Maintaining a relationship through the winter may assure breeding in the next season.
Saturday, 02/18/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Black-Capped Chickadees
If you hang a simple feeder outside your window, you might attract this Black-capped Chickadee and many other birds.
Saturday, 02/11/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Sanderlings
Here and there along winter shorelines, little flocks of pale, silvery shorebirds probe at the water’s edge, keeping pace with each wave’s ebb and flow. These are Sanderlings.
Saturday, 02/04/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Flocking And Foraging
In winter, a foraging flock might include several species of birds: chickadees, kinglets, and even a Downy Woodpecker. Many bird species eat alone, so you might wonder why these birds have chosen to dine together.
Saturday, 01/28/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Why Arctic Terns Have Short Beaks
The bill and legs of Arctic Terns are shorter than those of Common Terns. Why?
Saturday, 01/21/12 8:57am
BirdNote: Great Horned Owls Nest
Great Horned Owls nest in winter, because the owlets, which hatch after a month of incubation, must remain near their parents a long time compared to many other birds.
Saturday, 01/14/12 8:57am
BirdNote: How Feathers Insulate
A single Canada Goose has between 20 and 25 thousand feathers. Some are designed to help the bird fly or shed water.