BIRD HUGGER
Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how to turn your backyard into a native oasis for birds and pollinators.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Elusive Nighthawk With Phil Brown
Now is the time to observe Nighthawks migrating! Did you know the Nighthawk is not a hawk and is not a nocturnal bird? Confusing, right? In today's episode we have Phil Brown from the Harris Center f…
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Birds Of The Tropical Andes With Michael J. Parr
Today we speak with Michael J. Parr, the president of the American Bird Conservancy, about his new book, Birds of the Tropical Andes. Together with co-author and photographer Owen Deutsch, Michael w…
Thu 28 Aug 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Evolution of Bird Song with David George Haskell
Today we speak with evolutionary biologist David George Haskell about how birds developed their songs. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuin…
Thu 14 Aug 2025
How Noise Affects Humans and Wildlife With Chris Berdik
Join us today as we speak with award-winning science journalist Chris Berdik. Chris has written a new book, Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World -- and How We Can Take It Back. We will be talking ab…
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Saving Our Soils With Louis De Jaeger
Today we speak with Louie De Jaeger, author of Save Our Soils: How Regenerative Food And Farming Will Save Your Health And The Planet, an important book about how the health of our soil affects every…
Thu 17 Jul 2025
The Grass Isn't Greener With Danae Wolfe
Today we speak with author Danae Wolfe about her brand-new book, Grass Isn't Greener. Danae is an award-winning nature educator who founded the organization Chasing Bugs. For more info on her work an…
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Fighting Drought With Martha Retallick
Join us today as we speak with documentary photographer, gardener and bird enthusiast Martha Retallick, author of the new book, Water Harvesting 101. We talk about the basics of getting started in h…
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Tracking Swallow-tailed Kites With Gina Kent
Gina Kent is back on the show to continue our discussion about the magnificent Swallow-Tailed Kite! Gina is a senior scientist with the Avian Research and Conservation Institute out of Gainesville, F…
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen
Today we are joined by wildlife forensic scientist Megan Stolen. Megan tells us about some of her most interesting investigations into wildlife cruelty and also gives us an update on the pelicans who…
00:30:37 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Planting Natives For Resilience With Marie Chieppo
Today we speak with award-winning native garden designer Marie Chieppo about how to reduce your lawn in order to introduce more native plants as well as creating a soft landing for insects under tree…
00:28:15 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Rescuing Wild Turtles With Pam Meier
We are joined today by Pam Meier, director of The Turtle's Back in Maine, a wild turtle rescue and rehabilitation center. We talk about what to do if you find a turtle in the road. We also discuss th…
00:33:50 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Saving and Growing Native Seeds With Alexis Doshas
Today we speak with Alexis Doshas, the Nursery Manager for the Native Plant Trust, based in Whately, Massachusetts. Alexis and her team plant 50,000 to 60,000 native seeds each year! Some native plan…
00:25:05 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Your First Vegetable Garden With Maria Rodale
Ready to join the self-sustainability revolution? Today we have Maria Rodale from the legendary Rodale organic gardening family to talk to us about starting your first vegetable garden and a whole lo…
00:24:46 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
The Flight Of The Hummingbird With Carole Turek
Today we speak with Carole Turek, world-renowned hummingbird expert. She tells us about her travels to photograph and film all 371 species of hummingbird on the planet! She also discusses her project…
00:25:49 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains With Bethany Brookshire
Today we speak with Bethany Brookshire, author of the new book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. We discuss why certain animals are labeled as "pests" and how we can learn to live with all an…
00:26:31 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Cats vs. Birds With Grant Sizemore
Today we speak with Grant Sizemore from the American Bird Conservancy about the continuing problem of outdoor cats attacking and killing birds. Grant works to educate people about the dangers that ou…
00:27:51 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Bad Naturalist With Paula Whyman
Today's guest is Paula Whyman, author of the wonderful new book, Bad Naturalist. Paula takes us on an adventure as she describes how she transformed 200 acres of disconnected pastureland in Virginia …
00:27:43 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: 100 Plants To Feed The Bees With The Xerces Society
Now is the time to get out your catalogs and order those native plants! In today's episode, we talk with Matthew Shepherd from the Xerces Society about the organization's wonderful book, 100 Plants T…
00:31:26 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Planting Native Seeds Outdoors With Heather McCargo
Get ready! It's time to start planting native seeds! In today's episode we learn about the most effective method for propagating native seeds outdoors during winter in an interview with Heather McCar…
00:54:44 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Season's Greetings! ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Secret Garden With Marta MacDowell
Join us for some good cheer on the BIRD HUGGER Holiday Special! Author Marta McDowell is our guest as we discuss her book about The Secret Garden, the delightful children's tale written by Frances Ho…
00:28:19 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
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