Featured Episodes

Episode #31: The Hunter/Gatherer/Birder Ape by Julie Zickefoose

Posted on May 29, 2013
Episode Duration: 9 minutes, 47 seconds
During a spring outing in the woods, Julie Zickefoose muses over life, awareness of nature, and what humans have evolved to be. Featured in the digital edition of BWD, May/June 2013.
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Episode #30: Confusing Spring Warblers by Alvaro Jaramillo

Posted on May 29, 2013
Episode Duration: 14 minutes, 41 seconds
Wouldn't you love to just rip that page of confusing fall warblers right out of the field guide because you don't need it any longer? You can do it, but start the task of learning in spring. Featured in the digital edition of BWD, May/June 2013.
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Episode #29: A Naturalist's Rosetta Stone by Julie Zickefoose

Posted on February 18, 2013
Episode Duration: 9 minutes, 15 seconds
A curious discovery during the Potholes and Prairies Festival serves to demonstrate technology's power in the hands of a naturalist. Featured in the digital edition of BWD, March/April 2013.
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Episode #28: Finch Fiesta! by Alvaro Jaramillo

Posted on February 18, 2013
Episode Duration: 13 minutes, 24 seconds
Bird ID guru Alvaro Jaramillo provides your guide to this winter's historic finch invasion: siskins, redpolls, crossbills, and grosbeaks! Featured in the digital edition of BWD, March/April 2013.
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Complete Episode Listing

Episode 31: The Hunter/Gatherer/Birder Ape by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 30: Confusing Fall Warblers by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 29: A Naturalist's Rosetta Stone by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 28: Finch Fiesta! by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 27: South African Safari, Part II by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 26: Honk If You Like Geese! by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 25: South African Safari, Part I by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 24: Reference Species by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 23: Loon Rescue by Facebook by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 22: Thrush Spotting by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 21: Uneasy Rider by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 20: The White Paper on Egrets by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 19: Ten Junes on the Prairie by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 18: The Skinny on Rails by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 17: Chickadees--Tough Customers by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 16: The Name Game by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 15: Winter Birding--Dead, Until It's Not by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 14: Owls in Black and White by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 13: A Robin Goes to School by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 12: Eating Crow--and Ravens! by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 11: On Shaded Plantations by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 10: Hawking Advice by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 9: Rocking Redbelly by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 8: Five Tips to Make You Better at Bird ID by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 7: Mayhem by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 6: Warblerpalooza by Alvaro Jaramillo
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Episode 5: Birding Presque Isle County, Michigan by Jim McCormac
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Episode 4: Birding on the Run by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 3: Bold Pioneers by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 2: The Egalitarian Gardener by Julie Zickefoose
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Episode 1: My Enormous Egg by Julie Zickefoose
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