Talkin' Birds

Ray Brown

Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds is a call-in show of entertaining conversation about wild birds -- attracting them to your back yard, identifying them, feeding them, and learning more about them along the way. Every week, we have contests for prizes like bird feeders and other great bird-related stuff, along with expert guests. So, whether you're an experienced birder, or you're new to birding, listen in, and be part of the show by calling in with a question, sharing some information or observations, or trying for one of our prizes. It's birdwatching--in the backyard and beyond.

  • 30 minutes
    #984 May 5, 2024
    On our latest show: We talk about an unusual goldfinch; we listen to audio postcards from Dauphin Island, Georgia, and the Dominican Republic; we learn about fascinating bird behavior from our Mike O’Connor; and we bop along to Dr. Sean Anderson’s “Plastic Pollution Rockabilly Song.”
    5 May 2024, 4:22 pm
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    #983 April 28, 2024
    On our latest show: Do birds sing in their sleep? — a Science Corner report. Plus, listener audio postcards from the Great Dismal Swamp, and the Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge; and backyard birding observations from Al Batt in Minnesota and Mike O’Connor on Cape Cod.
    28 April 2024, 4:24 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #982 April 21, 2024
    On our latest show: The warblers that use nest boxes; the Biggest Week in American Birding; highlighting Earth Day; and a groovy member of the cuckoo family.
    21 April 2024, 4:28 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #981 April 14, 2024
    On our latest show: renowned birdsong expert Don Kroodsma and his new book that comes alive with song. Plus, nest box advice from backyard bird expert Mike O’Connor; and an Eastern Bluebird-themed Audio Postcard.
    14 April 2024, 3:39 pm
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    #980 April 7, 2024
    On our latest show: Birding and Plirding (and Plishing) in South Carolina; Audio Postcards from California and Mississippi; and was there really a roadrunner on Cape Cod?
    7 April 2024, 4:04 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #979 March 31, 2024
    On our latest show: a final(?) Flaco the Owl update; avian audio postcards from Vermont and Massachusetts; and the Wonderful World of Woodpeckers with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Kevin McGowan.
    31 March 2024, 3:39 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #978 March 24, 2024
    On our latest show: Birds in the Sierra Nevada foothills; saving the Greater Sage-Grouse; fighting plastic pollution with water filters; and Mike O’Connor on Red-headed Woodpeckers, and the right way to deal with insects on your trees.
    24 March 2024, 3:31 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #977 March 17, 2024
    On our latest show: Another Audubon group changes its name; we listen to Fish Crows from Florida; we feature the largest shorebird in North America; and Mike O’Connor weighs in about birds on wires. Hear it here: Talkinbirds.com/archive
    17 March 2024, 4:39 pm
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    #976 March 10, 2024
    On our latest show: Shooting one owl to save another owl; audio postcards from Georgia and Florida; Al Batt’s Blue Jay observations; a Science Corner penguin piece; and Mike O’Connor’s woodpeckers-pecking-on-your-house advice.
    10 March 2024, 4:07 pm
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    #975 March 3, 2024

    On our latest show (#975  March 3):  A Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-owl update: audio postcards from California and New Zealand; Mike O’Connor’s thoughts on the benefits of bird feeding; and a salute to the Father of Modern Conservation, Aldo Leopold.

    3 March 2024, 4:24 pm
  • 30 minutes
    #974 Feb. 25, 2024
    On our latest show: ABA Big Year superstar Gino Ellison wows us about how many species he ID’d in a single year. Plus, we meet one of the most spectacular birds in North America, and Mike offers a listener some help with his pigeon problem.
    25 February 2024, 3:46 pm
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