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The Arctic is still wintry when male Snow Buntings return to nesting areas in April. There's a big benefit to arriving early enough to claim a prime nest cavity in a rock face or under boulders, where it will be safer from predators. Nesting in chilly rock cavities means extra care must be taken to keep eggs and nestlings warm. Thatās why, unlike many other bird species, female Snow Buntings never come off the nest. The males bring them food, giving them more continuous time on the eggs.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Ā Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks.Ā BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.Ā
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White-crowned Sparrow
The White-crowned Sparrow pours out its song over and over on spring and summer days-and even on moonlit nights-often up to 15 times a minute. Now here's a curious thing: Just as people in different regions may have different dialects, White-crowns have different songs, according to where they live. Find more at the Macaulay Library.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Ā Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks.Ā BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.Ā
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Secret Messages in Birdsong?
Birds convey many types of messages through their songs and calls, but some may have ulterior motives. It may seem a bit foolish, but when BirdNoteās senior producer Mark Bramhill listened to familiar birdsongs in reverse, he heardā¦More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Ā Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks.Ā BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
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Birds Expanding the Human Imagination
Glenn Albrecht grew up in a ābird loverās paradiseā in western Australia. But when he saw how coal mining displaced communities, polluted the air and water, and decimated bird populations, Glenn lacked the words for his emotions. He created the concept of āsolastalgiaā to describe the pain of witnessing environmental harm where you live. He imagines a possible future era, called the āSymbiocene,ā when human activity will, once again, be fully interconnected with the ebb and flow of the rest of nature and therefore cause no more destruction of life on Earth.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Ā Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks.Ā BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
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Robins and Earthworms: The Backstory
When glaciers pushed south into what is now the U.S. around 20,000 years ago, they scraped off the soil layer and spelled the end of native earthworms except in the southern states. So the earthworm plucked by the robin in the park or on your lawn is probably a relatively new arrival, most likely a species Europeans conveyed to the Americas in plant soil or the ballast of ships.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Ā Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks.Ā BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.Ā
Escape the daily grind and immerse yourself in the natural world. Rich in imagery, sound, and information, BirdNote inspires you to notice the world around you.
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