Parhaat LIVE From The Birds Nest Podcastit (2024)

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Lance Farlow live from the Digital Bird's Nest 1:12:25

6d ago1:12:25

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Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds Family a local singer-songwriter from South Georgia Lance Farlow. Lance is not only a talented singer-songwriter but he is also a Marine, former Paramedic/Firefighter as well. A man of many hats. Lance came on the show and we talked about church, GA Country Music Hall of Fame, 90's rock and more. We also liste…

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Ridgway's Rails on San Francisco Bay

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Once abundant around San Francisco Bay, the Ridgway’s Rail — formerly known as the California Clapper Rail — is now endangered. In the 19th Century, unregulated hunting plundered the species. In the 20th Century, rampant development reduced salt marsh habitat by 85%. But in the 21st Century, the

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Truffle-Hunting Birds

1d ago

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With their excellent sense of smell, pigs are renowned for sniffing out truffles, a fungus that grows underground and is prized for its taste. But it turns out that some bird species can also find their way to a truffle treat. Researchers working in the Patagonia region of Chile had noticed truffles

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Are Birds Nests Reused?

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Let’s talk about nests. Every spring, robins build their cup-shaped nests using grass and mud. Orioles weave a hanging sack. It’s hard work, and yet once the chicks fledge, the structures probably won’t be reused. But bigger birds, such as herons, hawks, and eagles, often reuse a nest for many years

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The Secret Lives of Goldfinches

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American Goldfinches are one of our most familiar birds, but they lead lives that are anything but ordinary. These birds will sometimes raise two broods a year, have a secret weapon against cowbirds, and have the ability to distinguish between songs that — to our ears — sound the same. Backyard

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How Studying Turkey Hens Helps Conservation Efforts

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Mike Chamberlain is a wildlife ecologist at the University of Georgia and co-founder of the Wild Turkey Lab. He’s spent the majority of his 30-year career studying wild turkeys and says one recent, critical discovery about the nesting habit of hens has made a crucial impact on the conservation

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Migration: Long, Short, and In-Between

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In September, this Arctic Tern flies from Alaska all the way to Antarctica. Rufous Hummingbirds follow pathways of mountain wildflowers, from as far north as Alaska south to Mexico. Ruby-crowned Kinglets, migrate altitudinally from the mountains to the lowlands. Each of these birds migrates, but on

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Can Crows Laugh at Me?

6d ago

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The American Crow’s rattle call is uncommon, and researchers aren’t sure what it means. It could be a gathering call, a predator alarm, or a call between mates. But if you hear it, you might think it sounds like cackling laughter. However, no one has identified a crow noise that indicates glee at

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Does a Robin Hear Its Worm?

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How does a robin know a worm is in one exact spot? Does it see the worm or hear it? Smell it? Sense its movements through its feet? To find the answer, researchers buried worms in soil in a tray. They covered the soil with a thin but opaque sheet of cardboard, followed by more soil, so the robin

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Catching Insects

8d ago

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Birds that depend on flies for food have many creative ways of catching their prey. Swallows execute sharp turns and quick changes of speed. Bluebirds watch from a perch, pouncing when the time is right. A Chuck-will’s-widow flies with its scoop-like mouth wide open, engulfing moths and other

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Warning Eggs About a Warming World

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For birds, learning starts early. Birds listen to their parents’ songs and calls from inside the egg. Recent findings have shown that calls from Zebra Finch parents can even prepare their chicks for warmer temperatures before they hatch. Researchers noticed that Zebra Finches make a special high

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Migrations: Molt Migration

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At the end of summer, the once-bright feathers of a male American Goldfinch look ragged. Growing new flight feathers in a process called molting makes him more vulnerable to predators. Before migrating to wintering grounds, many songbirds stop at a secondary location to undergo the indignities of

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Do Woodpeckers Suffer Brain Injuries?

11d ago

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When woodpeckers drum, they slam their beaks against bark many times per second. Scientists have long hypothesized that woodpeckers have a way of protecting their brains from injury. However, more recent work provides a different picture. High-speed cameras showed scientists that woodpeckers aren’t

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Wood Ducks Succeed

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Your eye may be drawn to the gorgeous male Wood Duck, but it is the call of the modestly plumaged female you’ll hear. This call tells the male where his mate is, important as the pair stays together through much of the winter and spring. Wood Ducks are among a small number of North American

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The Broad-tailed Hummingbird’s Dazzling Dives

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Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are small but hardy creatures built for life in the mountains. They survive freezing cold nights by slowing their heart rate and metabolism. And they perform a death-defying stunt for potential mates. Male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds begin their performance by flying up 60

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Swallow or Swift?

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At a glance, swallows and swifts, both graceful fliers, look much alike. But swifts — like this Chimney Swift — have longer, slimmer wings and short bodies, enabling them to glide for long periods. Their glides are punctuated by rapid, stiff bursts of wing-beats. Swallows, on the other hand, flex

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What’s a Beak Made Of?

15d ago

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Bird beaks, or bills, come in many shapes and sizes. And birds use them for just about everything: to collect food, preen, fight, court (as this pair of Laysan Albatrosses is doing), chop holes in trees, weave nests, and more. In order for a bird to fly, its beak must weigh as little as possible

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The Georgia Songbirds presents Have You heard with Jesse, Jordan, Patrick and Greg 1:44:52

16d ago1:44:52

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It's back. I know it's been awhile but do we have a special show for you. Jordan, Patrick and myself sat down with a local songwriter, promotor, storyteller, podcaster, and all around good guy. You guys asked for it, we had talked about doung an episode for years, well it finally happened. Our special guest is Greg Shaddix. Man did we have fun tell…

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Learning More About Birds by Sketching Them

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Many people take an interest in birds as they get older. But others start very early, like one young BirdNote listener named Ben Bradmon. He has been learning how to identify birds by their calls. His favorite is the Tufted Titmouse. He has also begun deepening his knowledge of birds by sketching

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The Brown Thrasher's Never-Ending Songbook

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The Northern Mockingbird isn’t the only mimic bird in town. Brown Thrashers also learn songs from nearby birds and add them to their repertoire. The species has been documented singing more than 1,100 different songs: a mix of imitations and invented little melodies. While mockingbirds usually

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The Ulūlu's Comeback

18d ago

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There are promising signs that a native Hawaiian bird called the ulūlu is on the way to recovery. Also known as the Millerbird, this small gray songbird nearly disappeared when invasive species including rabbits destroyed most of their habitats on the island of Laysan in the early 1900s. In the

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Phainopeplas Glisten

19d ago

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A slim, sleek bird with a spiky crest, Phainopepla comes from the Greek for “shining cloak.” The name refers to the male’s glistening, inky black feathers, which are set off by piercing red eyes. And if the Greek name isn’t helping you picture it, a common nickname might: the goth cardinal. From

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Minnesotans Embrace Their Inner Loons

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Each year, adults and children gather in Crosslake, Minnesota to celebrate the incredible sounds of the Common Loon — the state bird of the land of 10,000 lakes — by belting out their best impressions. Some of the most impressive competitors are in the Youth category, like 2023’s second place winner

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Turkey Vulture - Sky Sailor

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Although some of the Turkey Vulture's habits may evoke our disgust, these remarkable birds also inspire our awe. With wingspans approaching six feet, Turkey Vultures ride currents of air to make their spring and fall journeys, and to cover the miles of their home range in summer. Gliding on updrafts

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When Does a Crossbill's Bill Cross?

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A young crossbill starts life with a wedge-shaped beak. As it grows up and starts to feed itself by removing conifer seeds from their tough packaging, the tips of its bill begin to grow rapidly — and then they cross. By the time the bird is a month and a half old, the tips of its bill become fully

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Hovering with Horned Larks

23d ago

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Horned Larks rival meadowlarks as the most colorful birds of North American grasslands. They live in prairies, fields, and tundra, but agriculture and development now intrude on many of the Horned Lark's traditional nesting areas. The farmland Conservation Reserve Program encourages agricultural

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Live from the Digital Bird's Nest Jennifer Stella 1:16:14

23d ago1:16:14

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Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds family a singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania Jennifer Stella. You may recognize Jennifer from the GA vs PA Songwriters Showdown. She was one of the Pennsylvania songwriters that competed. She came on the show to talk about music and of course we got sidetracked. We listened to a few of her songs and the storie…

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Looking Two Ways at Once

24d ago

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Great-tailed Grackles are known for their long, expressive tails, and their wide vocabulary of odd sounds. But this bird has another special trait. A researcher named Jessica Yorzinski has shown that Great-tailed Grackles can look at two different objects at once. In a careful experiment, she

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Making a Home Among the Saguaros

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In the arid Arizona desert, where cacti thrive but trees are scarce, the Gila Woodpecker and Gilded Flicker carve out nest cavities in living saguaros. Tall, old saguaros may be pocked with twenty or more nest holes, bearing witness to decades of woodpecker families. The woodpeckers excavate a new

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Un aguililla que caza en grupo

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La mayoría de las aves rapaces son solitarias, pero las aguilillas rojinegras del suroeste de Estados Unidos viven y cazan en grupos de entre dos y seis. Después de detectar a su presa, se abalanzan desde varias direcciones para atrapar a la confundida criatura. Si fallan y la presa se oculta

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Scintillating Starlings

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In Africa, where there are dozens of starling species, a quick look reveals a variety of visual stunners. Some of the names hint at their dazzle: Superb Starling, as well as Golden-breasted, Emerald, Purple, Violet-backed, and Splendid Glossy Starlings. Starlings sparkle because they have special

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

28d ago

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A male Buff-breasted Sandpiper courts a female on their breeding grounds far north of the Arctic Circle. He raises his wings, flashing their silvery-white undersides, as he sings his clicking serenade. These birds spend much of the year on grasslands in Argentina, migrating to the Arctic in late

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Migration and Fat

29d ago

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If long migratory flights are amazing, what goes on inside a bird’s body during those flights seems absolutely astonishing. To store fat, birds may eat three times as much and forage over many more hours than normal, as they prepare for long-distance travel. Blackpoll Warblers double their weight in

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Industry Standard AKA Indy live from the Digital Bird's Nest 1:01:40

30d ago1:01:40

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Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds family a local singer-songwriter from Atlanta Industry Standard AKA Indy. Indy is not only a talented singer, he blends Afro Beats and R&B in a unique way. I really enjoyed talking with Indy and learning a new style of music. We of course talked about so much more. Not only is Indy a artist he is also has a Do…

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The Crafty Carolina Wren

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Though half the size of a robin, the Carolina Wren has a powerful singing voice that seems to come from a much bigger bird. Many people remember their song with the phrase, “teakettle-teakettle-teakettle!” When these secretive birds venture into the open, look for their cocked tail, bright white

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Protecting Endangered Birds from Maui’s Wildfires

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The Maui Bird Conservation Center helps care for Hawai‘i’s critically endangered bird species, some of which have gone extinct in the wild. Jennifer Pribble, the center’s Wildlife Care Supervisor, lives onsite. A year ago, several wildfires broke out on Maui island in Hawai‘i, killing over a hundred

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A Giant Parrot of New Zealand

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New Zealand was once home to a massive parrot that stood three feet tall, about hip-high to most adult humans. It’s estimated that the bird weighed around fifteen pounds, and it probably didn’t fly. But it didn’t need to, because there were no land predators at that time — between sixteen and

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Migrations: Watching Seabirds Summer at the Lake

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Many oceanic species like grebes, loons, pelicans, and gulls migrate far inland to raise their young near freshwater lakes. Ring-billed Gulls, for example, breed throughout the northern U.S. Forster’s Terns can be found catching fish in the upper Midwest in the summer. In northern Canada, you may

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Bringing Birding Adventures to Broward County

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While Sierra Taliaferro was working as a Naturalist in Broward County, Florida, in 2021, she collaborated with Broward County Library to help enhance the public’s knowledge about birding. More people became interested in birding as a safe outdoor activity during the pandemic. Sierra and others

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An Amazing World of Owls

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Owls are magnificent animals that share our cities with us, and live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. They range in size from huge, like the Blakiston’s Fish-Owl of Eastern Asia, to the songbird-sized Elf Owl, weighing less than half a deck of cards. Owls play key roles in their

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Pigeon Flocks Follow the Leader

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The flocking movements of homing pigeons are governed by a pecking order. Higher-ranked birds have more influence over how the flock moves. Leading birds change directions first, and followers swiftly copy the leader's movements. And birds at the front of the flock tend to make the navigational

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Isabella Hartline live from Songbirds Studio 1:16:26

1M ago1:16:26

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Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds Family a 16 year old local singer-songwriter Isabella Hartline. Isabella came to the studio with her daddy Jerry and we talked about her music, clowns, movies, Megan Moroney and more. We even listened to a few of her songs, she is definitetly a super talented Artist. Pull up a chair and listen in to mine and I…

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For Shorebirds, Summer Ends Early

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We often think of birds migrating south in the fall. But many species kick off their big trips surprisingly early in the year. Shorebirds nesting in the Arctic tundra are an extreme example. Birds like the American Golden-Plover have a small window of time to build a nest, find a mate, and lay eggs

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Gannets and Dolphins

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Northern Gannets, fish-eating seabirds, dive headfirst into the ocean at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour, pursuing their prey. Sometimes, they get help. Dolphins herd fish into dense, frantic concentrations near the surface, while gannets take advantage and plunge into the shoals from aloft

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Precision Flight in Flocks: How Does It Work?

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A flock of shorebirds flying wingtip to wingtip seems to act like a single organism, rolling and twisting in exquisite patterns. Flocks like these use a combination of two organizational patterns. One is a “cluster”: lots of birds flying together in a loose, three-dimensional cloud. The second is a

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Oropéndola de Moctezuma

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En un valle en donde alguna vez existió una ciudad maya, el oropéndola de Moctezuma posa y canta. Su ritual de apareamiento es impresionante: se balancea por los pies y canta mientras su cola describe el movimiento de un péndulo dorado. De ahí su nombre, oropéndola. Listen to this episode in English

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Having Your Tail Scared Off

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When a hawk is about to capture a songbird, the songbird has one last trick: a fright molt. It’s when a bird loses feathers due to sudden stress. This usually involves feathers near the tail or rump, where they’re most likely to be attacked as they flee. It can be a saving grace when the bird is

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: Little Bird with a Big Story

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The slim, 4½-inch Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is found over much of the East and Midwest and in parts of the West, too. It actively searches trees and bushes for small bugs to eat, often hovering briefly and flaring a long black-and-white tail.

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To Mob or Not to Mob

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When a bird of prey flies over, a flock of crows may dive-bomb the predator and give it a noisy escort out of town. An Eastern Kingbird, like this one, will clamp its feet onto the back of a hawk to send it packing. How do they know which birds to chase off and which to ignore? By genetic wiring, or

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Which Bird Has the Most Feathers

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In general, the bigger the bird, the higher the number of feathers. Someone counted the feathers on a Tundra Swan and came up with 25,216. At least 80% were on the swan’s neck. Penguins, on the other hand, have lots of small feathers all over their bodies. The largest species is the Emperor Penguin

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