BirdNote (Daily)

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Daily, two-minute module about birds, the environment, and more...

Mission: Birds connect us with the joy and wonder of nature. By telling vivid, sound-rich stories about birds and the challenges they face, BirdNote inspires listeners to care about the natural world – and take steps to protect it.


30 Pieces

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The Rooster
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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The chicken is perhaps the most widespread avian species in the world - and the exotic Red Jungle Fowl is the ancestor of the hybrid Araucana and R...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 6
Rare Sounds Saved by Macaulay Library
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: A male Bachman's Warbler, Credit: Barry Kent MacKay
The tranquil song of the Kaua'i O'o graced the high, dense forests of Kaua'i until 1987, when it was heard no more. The voice of only one member of...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
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Birds Are Evolving Rapidly - Today
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: A pair of House Finches, Credit: Larry Selman
House Finches are evolving rapidly and visibly. In 1941, some captive House Finches from California escaped near NYC. They spread rapidly and are n...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
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No Pounding Headache
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Pileated Woodpecker, Credit: Paul Bannick
The Pileated Woodpecker makes loud, hard whacks, as it leans back and then slams its bill into the side of a living tree. Sounds painful, if not do...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
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Spooky Shearwaters
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Credit: Duncan Wright
Some early sailors, visiting remote Pacific islands, surely feared that the ungodly wailing on shore meant they had been tricked to the gates of He...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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When Starlings Cheat
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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When Hank Williams wrote Your Cheatin' Heart, birds probably weren't on his mind. But researchers have found evidence of what we might call "infide...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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The Crows' Night Roost
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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Have you noticed groups of crows flying overhead in the late afternoon, wheeling and diving? These are American Crows with a purpose. They're heade...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Geese in V-formation
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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Autumn … and geese fly high overhead in V-formation. But what about that V-formation, angling outward through the sky? This phenomenon – a kind of ...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Meet the Blue Jay
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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If we had to pick one bird’s voice to symbolize our Eastern woodlands, the Blue Jay’s voice would likely be it. And as a frequent visitor to back y...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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What the Pacific Wren Hears
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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What does the Pacific Wren hear in a song? It's a long story. What we hear as a blur of sound, the bird hears as a precise sequence of sounds, the ...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Tree Swallow Roost
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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As the sun sets over the Connecticut River, as many as 300,000 Tree Swallows gather on the wing in one huge, tightly choreographed flock. With dusk...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Cedar Waxwings - Sleek and Handsome
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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When courting in spring, male and female Cedar Waxwings communicate with distinctly different calls and, perched side by side, often pass back and ...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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The Demise of the Passenger Pigeon
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo. It’s hard to believe there were billions of Passenger Pi...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Nighttime Flights of Songbirds
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
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Some cloudless night in September, when the air is clear, you may see birds flying across the yellow face of the moon! September is peak migration ...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Ravens and Crows - Who's Who?
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: American Crow (left) and Common Raven, Credit: © Tom Grey
Is that big black bird a crow or a raven? How can you tell? Ravens (seen right here) often travel in pairs, while crows (left) are seen in larger g...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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How Long Does a Robin Live
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: American Robin, Credit: © Tom Grey
The mortality rate is high in our familiar songbirds. For robins, it's around 50% each year once young birds have fledged. If a robin survives to m...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Texas Hill Country Conservation
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Black-capped Vireo, Credit: © Joe Fischer
Paul Davis owns 1,500 acres in the Hill Country of Texas that he manages, not for cattle, but as habitat for warblers and vireos. He’s preserving s...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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How Birds Drink
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Western Gull, Credit: © Alex Kerfoot
How do birds drink? A robin takes a mouthful of water and then tips its head way back to send the water down its gullet. Pigeons are among the few ...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Night Voices of Summer
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Western Screech-Owl, Credit: © Steve Metz
At the close of a summer day, the songbirds go silent. As if on cue, the birds of the night make their voices known. In an Eastern woodland, the ee...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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The Most Abundant Birds in North America
From: BirdNote
Series: BirdNote (Daily)
Caption: Mourning Doves, Credit: © Andrew Atzert
By August, most birds in North America have finished nesting, bringing legions of new birds into the world. These Mourning Doves, which prosper in ...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3

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