Flocktales

Welcome back to our birdy tropical paradise! This week we continue to kick back on the sandy beaches of leisure with some amazing bird species (free from cats and deer). We start out on the gorgeous archipelago of Hawai'i with the amazing Palila and some alien-spotting telescopes, from there we venture to Johnston Atoll with some insane arthropods and conservation puppers! Please keep your hands and arms inside at all times, and be careful of the hilarious pit stops on the way!

We're on vacation! Check out the sick waves and come birding with us on the remote and beautiful archipelago of Hawai'i. This week we explore some endemic birds of the islands and the conservation issues they face, so it might be less like a vacation and more like we get waaaaaay too drunk and take every detour possible. Also somehow there's deer and capes? Either way, we talk about some amazing birds and some not so amazing things they have to put up with.

In this **incredibly** professional and totally **not silly** episode, we talk about all things Chickadee and Titmice and Tits. And YES those are real bird names, and YES we are lying when we said it's professional and not silly, and YES you will have some great horror-style facts about these incredible and tiny birds when all's said and done!

This year has been one big old dumpster fire, but this episode contains some happy little dumpster fires to combat them! In celebration of 2020 coming to a close, we're exploring the symbolism of birds. Birds are cause for celebration year round, so of course the best way to wrap up this year is to celebrate birds in all their symbolic and mythic glory!

'Tis the season to talk about how you definitely have a problem because you're giving someone way to many birds as presents. Seriously, 78 birds is way too many to gift someone. But there's a whole song about it so of course we're gonna talk about the 12 days of Birdmas! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season filled with many (but not too many) birds!

Our first episode by listener request is here! Check out these crazy birds that we think look like humans, some belong in boy bands, some belong in drag shows, all of them fall somewhere on the Bird-Horse-Muffin spectrum though. There's also a surprise celebrity guest appearance but you'll have to listen to find out who!

Our exploration of indigenous conservation stories continues with part 2 highlighting the California Condor and the Bugun Liocichla. We keep it as professional as possible in this episode, though really, how professional can it be knowing your hosts?

You know what sucks? Colonialism! This week we take a look at indigenous conservation efforts to save birds and landscapes in North America. Come sit down at our table and eat the rich (along with these nutritious bird-related facts)!

We're bringing a song to your heart! And then Jenn actually sings, and we're sorry (not sorry) about it. This episode is dedicated to the field of female bird song, the mechanics, history, study, and ecology behind these beautiful singers. Dive in with us!

Welcome to the weird, wonderful, world of Corvids! Forget this COVID19 season with a hot and spicy take on 2020 Corvids by your four favorite bird nerds. We'll talk about some of the crazy stuff these super smarties do, what makes them so unique, and why you should love them too. Ravens, and Crows, and Jays, oh my!