Episode 44: Pane in the Glass: The Deadly Effect of Windows on Birds: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Klem Jr., author of Solid Air- Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows
Right now as you read this, you are probably inside of a death trap for birds. Moderns homes, schools, and offices are often fitted with expansive windows and while aesthetically pleasing to us humans...
26 Apr 20221h 10min
Episode 43: Tell It Shrike It Is (Loggerhead Shrike)
While technically songbirds, Shrikes are some of the most vicious predators in the bird world. Learn how they earned the nickname “Butcher Birds” through one of their morbid behaviors…this episode may...
23 Mar 20221h 11min
Episode 42: Top of the Mourning to Ya! (Mourning Dove)
In this episode of Dirty Bird Podcast, John explains nearly everything there is to know about the Mourning Dove. He’s also joined by the bird of First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia wh...
23 Feb 20221h 13min
Episode 41: Nerds of a Feather: Interview with Wildlife Researcher Dack
Shoot the bird shit with John and Dack! Wildlife researcher and good friend of the show Dack joins John to explore the world of bird research. Dack explains how Ornithology is about more than just cou...
16 Jan 20221h 14min
Episode 40: Don't Poo Poo the Hoopoe! (Eurasian Hoopoe, African Hoopoe, Madagascar Hoopoe)
What’s black and white and smells all over? The Hoopoe (Pronounced Who-Poo) is a bird with a sneaky, stinky superpower- its basically a real life Pokemon! John and Tim tell incredible facts about this...
21 Des 20211h 12min
Episode 39: Pelican I kick it? Yes you can! (Brown Pelican)
John quests for a tribe of brown pelicans, recording from the shores of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The ocean waves, gull cries, and occasional Brown Pelican sighting are the perfect backdrop f...
30 Nov 20211h 17min
Episode 38: If the Shoe(bill) Fits: (Shoebill Stork)
The Shoebill Stork is one of the most interesting species in the bird world. Standing at over 5 feet tall with a massive, hooked bill this creature would be a terrifying swamp monster...if it didn't l...
10 Nov 20211h 10min
Episode 37: Puffin Puffin Pass (Atlantic Puffin)
What's black and white and dirty all over? An Atlantic Puffin in it's frat house burrow of course! Learn about these very social birds and their party-like breeding behaviors. This episode is full of ...
3 Okt 20211h 1min
