Elements of Ornithology, The by RUSCHENBERGER, William

The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to ornithology. The information, albeit not current, is still interesting and of use as a general overview of bird biology and classification. The author was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and president of the Academy of Natural Sciences. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Rank #1: Lesson One. Overview of Birds..

Rank #2: Preface.

BirdTalk Radio by Wild Birds Unlimited

We know birds. We know bird food. We know what you need to attract birds to your yard. Tune in!

Rank #1: BirdTalk with Scott & David Menough - October 26th, 2019.

Rank #2: BirdTalk with Scott & David Menough - August 24th, 2019.

Bird Call Review

Bird calls are incredibly diverse. But are they all good? Are some just okay? Can a bird call be sexy? Let's find out.

Rank #1: Mourning Dove.
Jeremy and Michael review the Mourning Dove and discuss mass cat breeding, Jeremy’s NRA cap and ass-boots, bulk dildos on Amazon Prime, grammar pleasures, Nike-swooped fifth wheels, “h” phoenetics, Lego APR, and self-aware salesman.

Rank #2: Red-winged Blackbird.
Jeremy and Michael review the Red-winged blackbird and discuss the marvelous Jamie Fox, whether people like us or not, the racism of John Wayne and his bestie Donald Trump, what a terrible a person you are on Facebook, 3D-printed babies, placentas, tardigrades, cryogenics, and wet dreams.

Weekly Bird Report on WCAI

The Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty can be heard every Wednesday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast. Mark has been the Science Coordinator at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary since August 2007 and has led birding trips for Mass Audubon since 2002. He is past president of the Cape Cod Bird Club and current member of the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee.

Rank #1: Migrating Birds Are All Around.
Almost exactly a year ago, the bird report was about a rare stowaway on a boat off the Cape and Islands, a Brown Booby that hitched a ride on a boat heading into Mnemsha on Martha’s Vineyard. Last weekend I received a text message from naturalist and local radio personality Dennis Minsky letting me know that history had repeated itself, sort of, when a Brown Booby landed on a whale watch boat somewhere off of Provincetown. This bird, perhaps a young adult, spent a half hour sitting atop this boat packed to the gills with people, providing an extra treat for the bird-oriented folks aboard.

Rank #2: Formerly 'Extinct' Bird Shows Up in Massachusetts Waters.
If you listen regularly, you know that I occasionally report on the so called Extreme Pelagic birding trips run by the vaunted Brookline Bird Club. Well, those wacky, ocean going birders were at it again this past weekend, when, on a quest for rare seabirds, they steamed out of Hyannis aboard the Helen H.

Birdpod - Birdwatching Podcast

Welcome to all you Birdwatchers, Birders, Twitchers, Scopers, Ornithologists, Bird Nerds and Nature Lovers out there - Here you can listen to my weekly podcasts where I discuss all things Bird-related, plus YOU have the chance to have your say too!

Rank #1: Birdpod Weekly 31st May, 2009 - "Hello Ducky!".
You'd be QUACKERS not to listen to this... all about the Mallard! Plus of course "Artificial Bird Of The Week" - bet you can't wait to hear which one it is this week!

Rank #2: Birdpod Weekly 24th May, 2009 - "A Cat Among The Pigeons".
All about cats vs birds... information on keeping the two separate (at least until both sign a treaty declaring peace). Also as always "Birding News" - Bird-related articles from the internet. AND... not forgetting the "Artificial Bird Of The Week" - this week - the House Sparrow.

BirdCallsRadio

BirdCallsRadio™worldwide is a weekly radio show about the wonderful world of wild birds and nature. Worldwide topics range from bird sightings, birding tips, conservation, wildlife, and getting children involved with nature outdoors. Forward thinking guests join the show to add expertise on topics involving nature and conservation topics worldwide.

Rank #1: BCR 151: Jeff Wells, Boreal Songbird Initiative.
Dr. Jeff Wells is the Science and Policy Director for the Boreal Songbird Initiative. He has earned a reputation as one of the nation's leading bird experts and conservation biologists. Join us Christmas Day for this episode. 

Rank #2: BCR 172: Jeffrey Spendelow, PhD on Roseate Terns.
Jeffrey Spendelow flys by BirdCallsRadio to talk about his life long study of the fascinating colonial nesting birds called the Roseate Tern.

Nature of Things

WRVO presents an archived edition of the popular weekly essay, The Nature of Things, from Naturalist John Weeks. Weeks was born on August 21, 1924 on a little farm in West Webster, NY. His father was a commercial artist, his mother a writer and reciter of dialect essays. His early interest in nature was fostered by his parents, his 5 siblings and his teachers.

Rank #1: The Gaia Hypothesis .
In this archived broadcast from March 18, 1988, John Weeks talks about the gaia hypothesis, explaining what the hypothesis is and his use of the hypothesis in relation to the ecosystems he observes.

Rank #2: The 'Creepy Crawlies' of Rice Creek.
During a three week workshop with Diane Jackson and 15 fourth graders, John Weeks worked to collect flatworms, crustaceans and insects to teach the children about central New York’s aquatic life. In this episode from May 24, 1991, Weeks reflects on what they learned.

This Birding Life (Enhanced)

This Birding Life: Enhanced Podcast. This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher’s Digest. And like the magazine’s content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide, from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their “spark” bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds. It’s all about this wonderful hobby we share: watching and enjoying wild birds. Welcome to This Birding Life!

Rank #1: Episode 60: A Visit to the Cornell Lab.
Join host Bill Thompson, III, on a visit to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY and learn more about the Lab’s citizen science projects, bird conservation research, young birders outreach, and rich history of bird study.

Rank #2: Episode 76: Noah Strycker's World Big Year.
Bill talks with Noah Strycker, self-described birdman and adventurer, who was the first person ever to see more than 6,000 bird species in a single, worldwide birding Big Year. Noah is the author of “Birding Without Borders,” which recounts his 2015 World Big Year.

Birdchick Podcast

Sharon Stiteler, the Birdchick, talks about the latest in birding news.

Rank #1: Birdchick Podcast #248.
Sandhill Cranes raising a Canada goose gosling. Sharks eating migrants. Sharks eating migrants in the gulf. I think everything else we talked about was the usual nonsense.

Rank #2: Birdchick Podcast #207 Fallout, Misidentified Birds, Twitter Wars.
This podcast is brought you by WildSide Nature Tours. Come with me to an ancient land to watching thousands of migratory birds like common cranes, storks, spoonbills and red kites. We'll also look for Palestine sunbird, jungle cat and white-throated kingfisher on my Raptor Bonanza Tour in Israel in November--history, culture and birds all combine for the birding trip of a lifetime. Israel is one of the most unique countries you can visit for birds, it's a major flyway for European and Asian birds as they head south into Africa. This podcast is also brought to you by Holbrook Travel. Would you like to get away to Central America and hone your smartphone digiscoping technique on toucans, parrots and dazzling hummingbirds? Join me in Belize next March. The search is officially on in Cuba for ivory-billed woodpeckers. Insane spring warbler fallout photos from 2011. Some duck stamp artists are not happy about a proposed change to the stamp art. Some weirdo is apparently eating bald eagles. This is the most badass red-tailed hawk you will see this year. I got in a Twitter war over what I felt was an unfair segment about the Great Texas Birding Classic...and the host replied. 

Laura Erickson's For the Birds

"For the Birds" began airing on KUMD in Duluth, MN, in May, 1986, and is the longest continually-running radio program about birds in the U.S. Hundreds more episodes are available for free at http://www.lauraerickson.com/radio/.

Rank #1: Birding for Health.
Enjoying birds can contribute to a long, healthy life; even when it doesn't it improves our life during the time we have.

Rank #2: Book Review: The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson.
Laura gives this book her highest rating.

Out There With the Birds

Join Wendy Clark, Dawn Hewitt, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Raymond VanBuskirk for their light-hearted and humorous podcast, Out There With the Birds, where they discuss the latest news, trends, and anecdotes about wild birds and the bird watchers who enjoy them. Listen in to find out just how wonderful and weird the world of birding can be when you’re Out There With the Birds.

Rank #1: Episode 3: Duck Stamps, Rare Birds, the Super Bowl of Birding, and Space Coast.
Ben and Bill romp through a variety of topics from Duck Stamps to birding events, and from young rock star birders to Ben’s regular reference to scatology.

Rank #2: Episode 33: Spring Birding Festivals Overview.
This episode is a crazy quilt of topics including an overview of spring birding festivals, a review of the guys' travel plans, the technological challenges of list keeping, the humor of Al Batt, Audubon's Elephant Folio, loud rock concerts, choosing the best optics, and a special musical interlude from a podcast listener. And a sort-of update on the OTWTB Global Big Year Challenge™.

The Naturalist Podcast

Celebrating the world around us.

Rank #1: The Naturalist Podcast Episode 19: Summer Dragonflies, Reports from the Flow Edge, and Strong Feelings about Jurassic World.
In this summer episode we wonder just how to define the season.  Dragonflies and damselflies prove to have more secret hiding spots in the Great Northern Boglands, as well as more common cousins to the south.  Lev fills us in on his adventures along the flow edge with Narwhal, Polar Bears, and Ross’ Gull.  Both … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 19: Summer Dragonflies, Reports from the Flow Edge, and Strong Feelings about Jurassic World"

Rank #2: The Naturalist Podcast Episode 11: Weasel Hunts and Armored Fish.
Season 2 of the Naturalist Podcast begins with Episode 11!  Lev goes on a hunt for big weasels. Sea checks out the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with the King of the Soras and finds fish in the road.  A brief review of the new “Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco & Guianas”. … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 11: Weasel Hunts and Armored Fish"

Bird Notes

When not in the radio studio, Dwight Davis likes to go afield with his binoculars and watch birds. "Birdnotes" is a result of his long-time interest in birds, a short feature that can be about almost any aspect of bird life, from migration to coloration to birds in art to song.

Rank #1: Lincoln’s Sparrow.
Not named for Abe.

Rank #2: The Piping Plover.
Rhymes with "lover".

This Birding Life

This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher’s Digest. And like the magazine’s content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide, from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their “spark” bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds. It’s all about this wonderful hobby we share: watching and enjoying wild birds. Welcome to This Birding Life!

Rank #1: Episode 34: The Birding Life of Greg Miller.
Greg Miller, an Ohio birder who served as inspiration for one of the characters in “The Big Year”, tell the story of his own birding life.

Rank #2: Episode 75: Snowy Owl Invasion with Scott Weidensaul.
Owl expert Scott Weidensaul joins Bill for a discussion of this winter's invasion of snowy owls from the Arctic. Through Project SNOWstorm (co-founded by Scott), a volunteer field research program studying these magnificent, mostly white owls, we are learning a great deal about their behavior, population dynamics, natural history, and how they interact with us humans, and vice versa. Scott also shares his tips for watching a snowy owl respectfully, without disturbing it.

Talkin' Birds

Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds is a call-in show of entertaining conversation about wild birds -- attracting them to your back yard, identifying them, feeding them, and learning more about them along the way. Every week, we have contests for prizes like bird feeders and other great bird-related stuff, along with expert guests. So, whether you're an experienced birder, or you're new to birding, listen in, and be part of the show by calling in with a question, sharing some information or observations, or trying for one of our prizes. It's birdwatching--in the backyard and beyond.

Rank #1: #751 Oct. 27, 2019.
On our latest show: The decline in grassland birds, and what folks in the Dakotas are doing about it; how noise pollution affects nesting birds; the Ruddy Duck’s struggles in the UK; and Mike tells us about the most abundant bird in the world. 

Rank #2: #750 Oct. 20, 2019.
On our latest show: An albatross report from Midway Atoll; a calamitous Chimney Swift crash in North Carolina; the crow that’s not a crow; and the world’s craziest bird names.