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Spring Update

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During spring migration, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds usually arrive a couple of weeks after Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers do, for a very good reason.

The Sapsucker–Hummingbird Connection

Millions of years ago, Hawaii was off to a rocky start.

Hawaii before chickens and humans arrived

The rules of counting non-native birds are not always consistent.

Chickens, Part 1.5: Kin of Chickens

The most abundant bird on the planet, feeding billions of humans every day, is the chicken. Laura talks about how they became domesticated and some genetic differences between domestic birds and their wild ancestor, the Red Junglefowl. The recording used in this program is of a wild Red Junglefowl in India, recorded and contributed to Xeno-Canto by Lars Lachmann.

Chickens, Part I: Domestication

Laura remembers a wonderful eclipse from three decades ago.

Spring Update

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