Episodes

Thursday Oct 06, 2022
The Changing Cast of Characters
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
The cast of birds are changing with the seasons. Brian & John share how you can enjoy this change by offering the birds’ favorite feeder and foods.

Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Save Birds? Plant Trees!
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Can you really save birds and increase your health by planting trees? What about the secret to successfully planting a tree in your yard? We met with Pete Smith from the Arbor Day Foundation to answer these questions and more.

Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Sharing Survival Strategies
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Where have all your birds gone? Why isn’t your food being eaten? It’s all about the cache. That’s right, caching is taking place as birds start to prepare for winter; among other survival strategies. How can you help? What neat activities might you spy? John and Brian are here to tell you.

Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Pursuing Purple Martins
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
John and Brian discuss how to attract Purple Martins to your yard, how to be a good landlord for them, and how to help martins even if you don’t provide housing for them. They also dispel some myths about these amazing aerialists.

Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Water. More Important than Ever.
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
John and Brian welcome back special guest David Mizejewski, Naturalist for the National Wildlife Federation, to discuss the importance of water to birds and wildlife plus the simplicity of what that looks like whatever the size of your “yard.”

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Bird Feeding Then & Now
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
With decades of experience John & Brian discuss bird feeding from its humble beginnings almost a century ago, the amazing value that has been added to the hobby for both people and birds, as well as what the future holds. Could bird feeding vending machines be just around the corner? Plus, a surprise visit from a Red-headed Woodpecker that steals the show.

Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Don’t Stop Now! Perks of Summer Feeding.
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Some people choose to not feed in the summer, but what are they missing? A whole lot it turns out. John and Brian make a case for helping your birds by providing key supplemental nutrition, as well as attracting more birds and seeing behaviors you’d otherwise miss.

Thursday Jun 30, 2022
World’s Smartest Birds?
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
John and Brian bring fun and amazing examples of why crows and ravens are arguably the world's smartest birds. They discuss studies from some folks who have studied them for decades and introduce one whose fulltime job is taking care of one family group of ravens.

Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Birding by Ear: Getting Started
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Do you know bird calls? John and Brian bet you know more than you realize. In this episode they bring the energy and expert tips to inspire anyone to take bird watching and listening to the next level.

Thursday Jun 02, 2022
A Note About Bird Song
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
In the episode, John and Brian share about bird dads and their vocal secrets to success. They discuss why bird dads sing, what they are saying and how they learned their song. Plus, how did noise pollution and the quiet of the pandemic affect singing birds?