Behavior

Why birds do what they do—from feeding, to fighting, singing, and playing.

PODCAST EPISODES

Mate Choice and Sexual Selection in Birds

How birds choose their mates and the evolutionary outcomes of those choices.

Episode
27
April 27, 2021
Bird Intelligence

Birds may have small brains, but many of them are just as smart as primates, including your kids.

Episode
25
March 28, 2021
How Birds Survive in Winter

Learn about the behaviors and physiological adaptions that birds use to combat cold weather.

Episode
21
January 24, 2021
5 Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2020

Ivan describes his top 5 interesting bird studies from 2020, in no particular order.

Episode
19
December 31, 2020
Bird Party: Mixed-Species Flocks

Some bird species form flocks with other species. Learn about the scientific explanations for why this happens.

Episode
17
December 11, 2020