What's the Deal With Birds?
This episode—which is Number 71—is about one particular scientific article. An article that’s near and dear to my heart. This study was published in 2020, in the Scientific Journal of Research and R...
23 Feb 202311min
Great Blue Heron
This episode—which is Number 70—is all about the Great Blue Heron. The scientific name for the Great Blue Heron is Ardea herodias. This species is one of the most familiar large birds in North Amer...
13 Feb 202345min
Bird Bones: The Avian Skeleton
This episode—which is Number 69—is all about the avian skeleton. Bird bones. So this is an episode about some basic anatomy of birds. Bird bones and the avian skeleton are elegant, strong, and rigid...
30 Jan 202336min
Hornbills
Today’s episode is number 68. It’s all about the family of birds called Bucerotidae. These are the hornbills. Maybe you’ve heard about hornbills and know a few facts about them. Or maybe you’ve never...
16 Jan 202350min
Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2022
This is Episode Number 67. It’s the last episode of 2022, so that means it’s the Annual Review! We’re going to look back at 2022, at some of the most interesting scientific studies of birds that were...
31 Dec 202243min
15 Simple (and Several Complicated) Ways You Can Help Birds
This episode—which is Number 66—is all about the ways you can help birds. How you can make a difference in their conservation. It’s one thing to enjoy learning about birds in an objective, scientific...
15 Dec 202221min
Waxwings
This is Episode 65, and it’s all about waxwings—birds in the family Bombycillidae. The Cedar Waxwing is one species, and there are two others that we’ll talk about. These beautiful, elegant songbir...
4 Dec 202243min
Bird Habitat: Temperate Grasslands and Prairies
This episode—which is Number 64—is all about the importance of temperate grasslands as habitat for birds. When we say “temperate grasslands,” we mean those generally occurring in the middle latitudes...
22 Nov 202239min
