Episode 60: Frig Off! (Magnificent Frigatebird)
Magnificent Frigatebird? More like Massive Frigatebird! With huge 7 foot wings, a big red throat sack, and the longest breeding period of any sea bird, the Magnificent Frigatebird lives life large. It...
29 Sep 202352min
Episode 59: An Elephant Bird Never Forgets: The 4 Extinct Elephant Birds of Madagascar
The (possibly recently!) extinct Elephant Birds were fittingly named. Not only were they the largest birds to ever live with eggs even bigger than dinosaur eggs, they also filled a vital niche in Mada...
23 Aug 20231h 19min
Episode 58: Spread Eagle: All about America's bird the Bald Eagle
In this 4th of July special, John talks all about America’s bird the Bald Eagle! While majestic appearing, the Bald Eagle has quite the bad reputation amongst those who have observed its habits up clo...
1 Jul 20231h 31min
Episode 57: Swift Into High Gear (White-Throated Swift)
In this listener suggested episode, Dr. John talks all about the White-Throated Swift, a graceful aerial acrobat of the Western US. Learn about the aeronautical engineering behind its amazing flying a...
1 Jun 202353min
Episode 56: Boom Chika Boom! All About the Humble Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Ricky is back! In between dumb puns, jokes, and laughs we learn about how the chicken went from prowling the jungles of Asia to being in backyards across the globe. Learn about the surprising intellig...
13 Mai 20231h 28min
Episode 55: Don't Kria Over Spilled Milk: The Birds of Iceland Round 2 with special guest Cass
You can take the birder out of Iceland, but you can’t take Iceland out of the birder! John is joined by bird enthusiast Cass to discuss both of their experiences birding in Iceland. Along the way, Joh...
11 Apr 20231h 5min
Episode 54: Bachman's Warbler Overdrive (BWO)
Much of the life history of Bachman’s Warbler is a mystery. It spent only four months in the American Southeast each summer before migrating to Cuba and often inhabited swampy, difficult to access env...
21 Mar 20231h 23min
Episode 53: At Godwit's End (Bar-Tailed Godwit)
Although they only weigh as much as two apples, the 10 oz Bar-Tailed Godwit completes the longest non-stop flight of any bird species in the world! In this episode, John explores the evolutionary adap...
26 Feb 20231h 4min
