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S2 E13: Bird Mnemonics - Time To Talk Like A Bird

S2 E13: Bird Mnemonics - Time To Talk Like A Bird

4/15/2025

S2 E12: Snakeskins Boost Nest Success & Distant Weather Shapes Migration

S2 E12: Snakeskins Boost Nest Success & Distant Weather Shapes Migration

3/21/2025

S2 E11: Owl Paparazzi and Birds Emitting Bioluminescence

S2 E11: Owl Paparazzi and Birds Emitting Bioluminescence

3/7/2025

S2 E10: Machine Learning Is For The Birds

S2 E10: Machine Learning Is For The Birds

2/21/2025

S2 E9: Why do solitary songbirds call when migrating at night?

S2 E9: Why do solitary songbirds call when migrating at night?

2/7/2025

S2 E8: Hummingbird Torpor, Airports as Bird Migration Hubs, and Vulture Doomsday

S2 E8: Hummingbird Torpor, Airports as Bird Migration Hubs, and Vulture Doomsday

1/24/2025

S2 E7: A Bird Police Squads that Fights Drones, and the Oldest Living Bird!

S2 E7: A Bird Police Squads that Fights Drones, and the Oldest Living Bird!

1/10/2025

S2 E6: Wildlife Research and the Birds Aren't Real Conspiracy

S2 E6: Wildlife Research and the Birds Aren't Real Conspiracy

12/13/2024

S2 E5: The penguin who went from the Antarctic to the Outback...and Back.

S2 E5: The penguin who went from the Antarctic to the Outback...and Back.

11/29/2024

S2 E4: Australia Fights the Flu, Conservation Wins, and Lockdown Habits That Were For The Birds

S2 E4: Australia Fights the Flu, Conservation Wins, and Lockdown Habits That Were For The Birds

11/15/2024

S2 E3: The Oldest Known Birds, Migration Myths, Neonicotinoids, and a Murder Mystery

S2 E3: The Oldest Known Birds, Migration Myths, Neonicotinoids, and a Murder Mystery

11/1/2024

S2 E2: Bilingual Birds, Kittiwakes That Love 3D Prints of Themselves, and The Most Dangerous Chicks In The World Have Hatched!

S2 E2: Bilingual Birds, Kittiwakes That Love 3D Prints of Themselves, and The Most Dangerous Chicks In The World Have Hatched!

10/18/2024

S2 E1: Tropical Cyclones, Drug Trafficking, Superbugs, and How Birds Can See Wind Turbines Better!

S2 E1: Tropical Cyclones, Drug Trafficking, Superbugs, and How Birds Can See Wind Turbines Better!

10/3/2024

Episode 7: New hummingbird species, endangered birds and the pet trade, and a record setting feather!

Episode 7: New hummingbird species, endangered birds and the pet trade, and a record setting feather!

6/3/2024

Episode 6: Geomagnetic storms, bird flu, and migrating shorebirds in Africa!

Episode 6: Geomagnetic storms, bird flu, and migrating shorebirds in Africa!

5/19/2024

Episode 5: Birds with Prostheses, Plumage Color in China, Gull Screeching Contest Winner, and the Oldest Bird in the World

Episode 5: Birds with Prostheses, Plumage Color in China, Gull Screeching Contest Winner, and the Oldest Bird in the World

5/4/2024

Episode 4: Owls, Chickadees, and do birds care about the Eclipse?

Episode 4: Owls, Chickadees, and do birds care about the Eclipse?

4/20/2024

Episode 3: Avian espionage and tracking spring migration from your doorstep

Episode 3: Avian espionage and tracking spring migration from your doorstep

4/5/2024