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The Science of Birds — 151 episodes
Random Bird Thursday: A Tiny Island Dweller That Likes Vines
Red-winged Blackbird
Random Bird Thursday: An Alien-Eyed Mountaineer That Sounds Like a Jet
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
From the Field: Birding Romania
Random Bird Thursday: A Crepuscular Species That Is Not Actually Magical
Rivers & Streams as Bird Habitat
Random Bird Thursday: A Trans-Andean Ant-Follower with a Complex Social Life
The Northern Flicker
Random Bird Thursday: A Colorful, Dumpy Bird That Chills With Chimps
Vagrancy: Why Some Birds End Up Far From Home
Random Bird Thursday: A Large Fat-eater from Patagonia
Cuckoos
Random Bird Thursday: An Antisocial Bottom-Feeder from the Antipodes
Avian Navigation: How Birds Find Their Way
Random Bird Thursday: A Fire-Loving Songbird Adorned with Black Oil Drops
What We Learned About Birds in 2025
Random Bird Thursday: A Worm-slurping Mud-runner From Siberia
Herring Gulls
Random Bird Thursday: A Species with an Executioner’s Axe for a Face
How Birds Breathe: The Avian Respiratory System
Random Bird Thursday: A Sparrow-sized Drummer from the Neotropics
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Random Bird Thursday: A Fatally Fearless Bird That Seems to Swallow Basketballs
Bird Subspecies: Another Layer of Diversity
Random Bird Thursday: A Master of the Sky That Flies Fast and Far
Sage Grouse
Random Bird Thursday: An Orange and Black Species With Females That Like to Sing
From the Field: Japan
Random Bird Thursday: A Mostly Motionless Bird with Walrus Tusks
Ask Me Anything About Birds - Summer 2025
Random Bird Thursday: A Naughty Yet Agreeable Seabird
From the Field: Mongolia
Three of the World's Weirdest Bird Species
How to Identify Birds in the Field
Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Other Goatsuckers
How to Find Birds
The Osprey
Traditional Field Guides vs. Mobile Apps: A Birder's Dilemma
From the Field: Patagonia
Crossbills
Cooperative Breeding in Birds
From the Field: Birding Nepal and Bhutan
From the Field: Birding in China
From the Field: Birds and Birding in Vietnam and Cambodia
From the Field: How My Life Became All About Birds
Mergansers
Bird Habitat: Rocky Shores and Sandy Beaches
New World and African Parrots
The Common Kingfisher
The Evolution of Feathers
100th Episode Celebration!
Cormorants and Shags
Bird Brains
Bluebirds
Answers to Your Questions About Birds - AMA - Vol 4
Spoonbills
The Avian Digestive System
House Sparrow
Bird Habitat: Deserts
Chickadees, Tits, and Titmice
Flowers and Feathers: The Importance of Birds as Pollinators
Fascinating Things We Learned About Birds Last Year
Owls
Avian Rebrand: New Names for Many North American Birds
Bird Beaks: The Right Tool for the Job
Meadowlarks
Saving Bird Species From the Brink of Extinction
Quails of the New World
Tracking Methods: How We Know Where Birds Go
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Earthbound: How Birds Become Flightless
Red-tailed Hawk
Parental Care: How Birds Raise Their Young
Seabirds
Answers to Your Questions About Birds - Vol 3
Shrikes
Where Does Bird's Nest Soup Come From?
Cranes
Hurricanes and Heatwaves: How Does Extreme Weather Affect Birds?
What's the Deal With Birds?
Great Blue Heron
Bird Bones: The Avian Skeleton
Hornbills
Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2022
15 Simple (and Several Complicated) Ways You Can Help Birds
Waxwings
Bird Habitat: Temperate Grasslands and Prairies
The Common Raven
Biogeographic Realms and Their Unique Birds
Ostriches
Feeding Wild Birds: Pros and Cons
Ask Me Anything About Birds - Aug 2022
Wrens (Family: Troglodytidae)
Flocking Behavior in Birds
How Bird Feathers Get Their Colors
Flamingos
Eggs: Incredible and Commendable
Avian Flu
Giant Birds: Go Big or Go Home
The Northern Cardinal
Female Birdsong
Nests: Types, Construction, and Challenges
The Pecking Order: Dominance Hierarchies in Birds
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Family: Laridae)
Wallace's Line: Where Two Bird Worlds Collide
Solving Bird Mysteries with Forensic Ornithology
Coffee and Bird Conservation
The Common Loon
Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2021
Swallows and Martins
Fire and Birds
Ask Me Anything About Birds - Nov 2021
New World Vultures
How Birds Fly
Penguins
Wetlands as Bird Habitat
Roadrunners
eBird and Citizen Science
Pigeons and Doves
The Birds of Alaska
The Shoebill
Artificial Intelligence in Bird Research
New World Warblers
Mate Choice and Sexual Selection in Birds
Sandpipers
Bird Intelligence
Vermilion Flycatcher
Cats vs Birds
Finches
How Birds Survive in Winter
Kingfishers
5 Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2020
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Bird Party: Mixed-Species Flocks
Peregrine Falcon
What Is a Species, Really?
Pelicans
Feathers: Form and Function
Brood Parasites Are Devious Birds
Woodpeckers
How Do Birds Sleep?
The Biggest Global Threats to Birds
Hummingbirds
Vision in Birds
Bird Songs - Part 2
Bird Songs - Part 1
Migration in Birds
The Biodiversity of Birds
Competition Between Bird Species
The Origin of Birds