On our latest show: We find out why Mike O’Connor has stopped feeding birds (temporarily); we revisit a chat with Rosemary Mosco, author of the hilarious Birding Dictionary; and we meet the l-o-o-o-o-ng-toed Northern Jacana. Hear it here: TalkinBirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,100 July 26): Birds vs. plastic trash; the most unusual Northern Jacana; and a revisit with the hilarious Rosemary Mosco. Find listening options at talkinbirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,099 July 19): A new technique for returning Amazon parrots to the wild; birds in unexpected places; and some good peanut talk with Mike O’Connor. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,099 July 19): A new way to release captive birds into the wild, and some surprising sightings in Iceland and New England. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sun. 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,098 July 12): The migration champion Red Knot; Mike O’Connor’s birdbath algae experiment; and special guest Johnathan Berard on the problem with plastic (here in Plastic-free July). Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,098 July ): a Mystery Bird from the Great Plains; the migration champion Red Knot; and the problem with plastic. FInd listening options at Talkinbirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our next show (#1,097 July 5): Fascinating new research on bird navigation; avian audio postcards from Panama and California; and the effects of the worldwide heatwave. Find listening options at Talkinbirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231

On our latest show (#1,096 June 28): Luke Safford on why Southeast Arizona is a great August destination. Plus, we salute conservation initiatives in Rhode Island, and Mike O’Connor tells the tale of two wrens. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,096 June 28): The great SE Arizona Birding Festival; a salute to Rhode Island’s rodenticide ban; and an audio postcard from San Francisco Bay. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,095 June 21): Steve Brusatte on his great new book about birds as dinosaurs; more squirrel-stopping advice from Mike O’Connor; and good National Park news. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (6/21 #1,095): The Story of Birds, Paleontologist Steve Brusatte’s remarkable new book on birds as dinosaurs. Plus, the world’s oldest living bird species. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 930 am Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,094 June 14): Sisterhood Birding (by and for women birders); Mike O’Connor’s advice for when you find a baby bird in your backyard; and an avian audio postcard from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,094 June 14): Sisterhood Birding’s by-women-for-women birding tours, and Mike O’Connor’s advice about backyard baby birds. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231

On our latest show (#1,093 June 7): A fabulous festival coming in August; Arizona’s State Bird; and Mike’s attempt at explaining about “Horned House Finches.” Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

On our next show (#1,093 June 7): a bird and a festival from Arizona; Mike’s thoughts about “Horned House Finches”; and how another state is saving birds by banning rodenticides. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 930a Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231

On our latest show (#1,092 May 31): We meet a duck that’s traded whistling for quacking; we learn about a photography ranch in Texas; and Mike O’Connor asks motorists to brake for inchworms. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

On our next show (#1,092 May 31): Photographing birds on a Texas ranch; a long-legged duck that looks like a goose; and a Peach State Plirding Postcard. Find listening options at Talkinbirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

It's Black Birders' Week! This year's theme is "Flyways & Freedom: Advocacy, Action, and the Future" and the featured birds are the Laridae family -- skimmers, noddies, terns, and gulls. Check the website for each day's theme, events, and actions: www.blackafinstem.com @blackafinstem.bsky.social

On our latest show (#1,091 May 24): Mike O'Connor's advice about nest boxes; Spanish for traveling birders and conservationists; and a marvelous member of the Mimidae family. Hear it here: TalkinBirds.com/archive

On our next show (#1,091 May 24): A mewing mimic; Spanish for birders; and Mike O’Connor’s nest box advice. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,090 05/17): Rosy Tucker on the magic of Hog Island; David Clapp’s live bird report from Kentucky; and Mike’s musings about mealworms. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive

On our next show (#1,090 May 17): the new season at Maine's famous Hog Island Audubon Camp, and a Plirding (PickingUpLitterWhileBirding) Postcard from Chicago. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,089 May 10): Mike O’Connor’s advice on keeping your hummers healthy; Tasha Messer on mentoring young birders; and a Plirding (Picking Up Litter While Birding) audio postcard from the Sunshine State. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,089 May 10): Tasha Messer on mentoring her award-winning Georgia Young Birders; and Mike O’Connor on keeping your hummers healthy. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our latest show (#1,088 May 3): Our friend, the Chipping Sparrow; Mike O’Connor on Plirding; and the Hidden World of Nests and Eggs with Robyn Bailey. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,088 May 3): The Hidden World of Nests and Eggs; Mike O’Connor on Plirding (Picking Up Litter While Birding); and our friend, the Chipping Sparrow. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or live online (Sunday 930 am Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

World Migratory Bird Day is this Saturday, May 9th. Check this website for all you need to know to participate in -- and promote -- events: www.migratorybirdday.org #birds

On our latest show (#1,087 Apr. 26): the importance of egg shells; a fabulous festival on a Great Lake shore; and a hawk that acts like a vulture. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive #birds

On our next show (#1,087 Apr. 26): a great midwest birding festival; a hawk that thinks it’s a vulture; and a preview of Plirding (Picking Up Litter While Birding) Month. Listening options at TalkinBirds.com or live online (Sunday 930 am. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

On our next show (#1086 Apr. 19): Colorado’s pesticide pushback; and an Audio Postcard from the Sunflower State. Find listening options at TalkinBirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here: player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds