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Mockingbirds and Thrashers

A primer on the family Mimidae—mockingbirds, thrashers, catbirds, and tremblers—exploring their songs, mimicry, behaviors, evolution, and much more.

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Hurricanes and Heatwaves: How Does Extreme Weather Affect Birds?

This episode is about the immediate effects of storms and other extreme weather on the survival of individual birds and their populations.

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72
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What's the Deal With Birds?

This episode is about one particular scientific article. One that’s near and dear to my heart.

Episode
71
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Great Blue Heron

This episode—which is Number 70—is all about the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). This is one of the most familiar large birds in North America. It's both beautiful and ecologically important.

Episode
70
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Bird Bones: The Avian Skeleton

All about the unique features of the avian skeleton. Bird bones and the avian skeleton are elegant, strong, and rigid.

Episode
69
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Hornbills

All about the family Bucerotidae. These are the hornbills, key players in the tropical ecosystems of both Africa and Asia.

Episode
68
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Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2022

This is the Annual Review episode! Looking back at 2022, at some of the year's most interesting scientific studies of birds.

Episode
67
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15 Simple (and Several Complicated) Ways You Can Help Birds

Ways both big and small that you can help birds. To make a difference in their conservation.

Episode
66
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Waxwings

Step into the world of the waxwings, to learn about how they eat, breed, sound, and more!

Episode
65
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Bird Habitat: Temperate Grasslands and Prairies

Diving into what makes temperate grasslands special, and why they’re so important to birds.

Episode
64
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The Common Raven

Looking at the traits of the amazing Common Raven as well as its behavior, habitats, diet, reproduction, and more.

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63
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