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Before McDonald’s or KFC, there was the Horn and Hardart Automat—a cafeteria-style restaurant where you could buy everything from creamed spinach t...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
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Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era. Closet Classics and more, rock and roll records from the 1950's to present day.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 03:34
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In this episode of BirdNoir, the private eye gets a call from H. Jon Benjamin about unusual Wild Turkey behavior. A male turkey (known as a “tom”) ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Morning is a great time for birding – that’s the peak of singing and foraging activity for many species. But it’s not the only time to experience b...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Birds like finches, chickadees and this Northern Cardinal love sunflower seeds, but each species uses a different strategy to extract the meat. Whe...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Birding is often best in the least likely places. At sewage treatment plants, watch for ducks and gulls - and raptors keeping watch over them all. ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Poet Claire Wahmanholm's work focuses on nature and the environment. As she was walking around a nature preserve north of Chicago, Claire was liste...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Cactus Wrens, which may nest several times between March and September, carefully orient their nests in tune with the season. These bulky twig stru...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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The eerie sound of the Great Tinamou can be heard in the lowland jungle throughout much of Central and South America. Secretive — and almost imposs...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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With invasive species and climate change, Hawai‘i has experienced so much loss and extinction since Western colonists arrived. But Sam ‘Ohu Gon, th...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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When Cliff Swallows arrive on the breeding grounds in North America, the dirty work begins. The swallows scoop up mud in their beaks and carefully ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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One of the biggest threats to birds is the decline in biodiversity due to habitat loss — and the traditional, manicured lawn isn’t helping. Growing...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Northern Cardinals have vocal abilities that surpass even the most accomplished human singers. When cardinals sing, they sweep their voices from th...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Loons are built for life in the water – so much so that their legs don’t work well on land. During migration, loons sometimes mistake wet pavement ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Aplomado Falcons were once widespread residents of the American Southwest, but by the 1950s, they'd disappeared entirely from the region. Loss of h...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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When writer Lee Ann Roripaugh visited the annual staging grounds of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska, she was in awe of the birds. During their spring m...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Why a Gorget Glitters A hummingbird's brilliant throat feathers are called a "gorget," a term applied in past centuries to the metallic swatch prot...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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The asteroid that struck the Yucatán 66 million years ago wreaked worldwide ecological damage, spelling the end for most dinosaurs and destroying t...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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The White-tailed Hawk thrives in the grassy plains of the Texas Coastal Plain, where many tropical species reach the northern limit of their ranges...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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John Kessler served as BirdNote’s senior producer for over 18 years. But before BirdNote existed, he was recording the sounds of Seattle for public...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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The Belted Kingfisher dashes through the air, warning intruders with its rapid-fire, rattling call. In spring, the best places to see Belted Kingfi...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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In this episode featuring Aviary — the shapeshifting bird superhero — the surprising abilities of birds come in handy when a student gets lost expl...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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It's spring! And for many birds, a time to look their best to attract a new mate. This American Goldfinch has recently molted. Its old, worn-down f...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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Beavers are well known as ecosystem engineers in North America. In Australia, lyrebirds play a big role in shaping their environment when they use ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45
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House Wrens dart from perch to perch and sing almost nonstop. They’re one of the most thoroughly studied songbird species. House Wrens nest in cavi...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:45