House finches that use cigarette butts in the nest may get some insect protection.  Canuck the Crow is causing some mail delivery problems. Also, you can follow him on Facebook.  Eagle mistakes testicles for turtle eggs (fake news). Report your dickcissels.  BSBO and ABC stops a wind turbine on the Great Lakes.   

Birdchick Podcast #224: Johnnie's Cowbird Question, Update on Canuck the Crow

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

TV & Film

Sports & Recreation

Professional

Amateur

Outdoor

College & High School

Stare at gulls to get them to leave you alone. Birds nap.Rabbit or BirdLarry Bird mural.

Birdchick Podcast #254

Sharon forgot to corral the links. But the public podcast is up. 

Birdchick Podcast #253 Sharon Forgot the Links

You can pre order a signed copy of Julie Zickefoose’s new book Saving Jemima. I HIGHLY recommend it. The crazy lengths people will go to try and have the best list…Four pound dog taken by a gull.Loons raising a mallard.

































  






Birdchick Podcast #252 Birds have gone a little weird

We got to meet Dr. Chuck Tingle this weekend…yes, THAT Chuck Tingle. If you are unaware of who that is then follow this link when you are not at work and not around your kids. The curious case of Curry Gull!Drunk guy uses Uber to get a bird to wildlife rehab.New York Times birding gear guide…that hat is a hard no from Sharon.

Birdchick Podcast #251 No Dead Bird Stories and NY Times Gear

Non Birding Bill and I referenced Letterkenny. Here’s a scene for what the show is like. The guys are tailgating waiting to get in a fight and they argue about how to cook steaks. In season 4 there’s an episode all about “Canada Gooses.”


























  Speaking of tv shows there’s a great one from Jason Ward called The Birds of North America. And a really shit one from Rolling Stone basically copying Jason’s idea badly. So here is one of Jason’s shows. 


























  Are black vultures really doing this much damage in Kentucky or are they being unfairly persecuted?And piping plovers are breeding in record numbers in Maine and New York as well as putting a wrench in the plans of music events in Sandy Hook and Chicago. 
































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Birdchick Podcast #224: Johnnie's Cowbird Question, Update on Canuck the Crow

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