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
Water Harvesting For Your Yard And Gardens With Martha Retallick
Today's guest is Tuscon, Arizona resident, gardener and photographer Martha Retallick. Martha has written a wonderful new book called City Nature. In the book she chronicles how she tackled the chall…
00:25:56 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Hatching And Renesting Osprey Chicks With Stephanie Ellis
Today we speak with avian rehabilitator Stephanie Ellis about her experiences hatching, raising and renesting orphaned Osprey chicks. Stephanie is the Executive Director of WildCare in Eastham, Massa…
00:33:17 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Insecticides And Their Impact On Birds With Hardy Kern
Today we speak with Hardy Kern from the American Bird Conservancy about the latest scientific findings (2023) regarding insecticides, like neonicotinoids, and their impacts on birds. We also talk abo…
00:30:55 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Prepping The Yard For Natives With Kathy Connolly
In today's episode, we speak with renowned ecological landscape designer and gardening consultant Kathy Connolly about the best way to prepare your site and soil for a native garden. Plants mentioned…
00:36:11 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Saving Birds After An Oil Spill With Tri-State Rescue
Daniel Wilson joins us today from Tri-State Bird Rescue in Delaware to discuss the amazing process of rescuing and rehabilitating birds contaminated by oil spills. For more information go to www.tris…
00:31:02 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
BIRD HUGGER HOLIDAY SPECIAL With Maria Rodale
Wishing you the happiest of holidays! In our final episode of the year, we invite you to join us for some festive cheer as we speak with legendary organic gardener and author Maria Rodale about her n…
00:25:46 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Birding Under The Influence With Dorian Anderson
Today we speak with Dorian Anderson, author of the new book, Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery. Dorian tells us about the rare birds he sighted as he…
00:28:25 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Searching For Lost Hikers and Birders With Cathy Tarr
Would you know what to do if you got lost in the woods while birdwatching or hiking? Today we speak with Cathy Tarr, founder and executive director of the Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation, an organizatio…
00:32:59 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Pink Flamingo Fever With Dan Lebbin
Flamingos in Wisconsin? Yes! In late August, Hurricane Idalia pushed dozens of Pink Flamingos northward, with some landing in Virginia and even Wisconsin! Today we speak with Threatened Species speci…
00:20:12 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Hugger The Broad-Winged Hawk Is On Her Way To Guatemala!
Hugger, the Broad-Winged Hawk we are sponsoring with a tracking transmitter through Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is migrating south and in the lead! Today we talk with Rebecca McCabe, a Broad-Winged Hawk…
00:20:21 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Native Shrubs For Northeast Landscapes With Emily Baisden
Today we speak with Emily Baisden, Seed Manager at Wild Seed Project. She tells us all about the best native shrubs to grow to benefit birds and pollinators. You can order Wild Seed Project's new boo…
00:27:34 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Don't Touch That Garden!
On today's show we talk about the importance of leaving your garden alone come the fall. Fall is also a good time to check for Asian Jumping worms. We also discuss the new buzz phrase: forest blocks.…
00:22:03 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Preventing Birds From Striking Windows With Daniel Klem
Fall migration time is here. Unfortunately, millions of songbirds die during migration each year flying into glass windows. Today we have as our guest Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., noted ornithologist from M…
00:32:17 |
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Ridding The Horticultural Industry Of Plastic With Marie Chieppo
Today we speak with Marie Chieppo, award-winning horticulturalist and operator of the native plant consulting business, EcoPlantPlans.com, headquartered in Sagamore Beach, Massachsuetts. Marie spoke …
00:31:29 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Native Plants For Shady Landscapes With Heather McCargo
She's back! Heather McCargo, founder of Wild Seed Project in Portland, Maine, is back on BIRD HUGGER to answer your most pressing questions about growing native plants, shrubs and trees. On today's s…
00:37:27 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Averting The Insect Apocalypse with Dave Goulson
Today we speak with Dave Goulson, a biologist specializing in the ecology of bees and one of the world's greatest experts on the bumblebee. We talk about his new book, Silent Earth, and how each of u…
00:27:44 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
The Pioneers Of Bird Migration Tracking With Rebecca Heisman
Today we speak with ornithologist Rebecca Heisman, author of the fascinating new book, Flight Paths. We discuss the theories ancient scientists held about bird migration and how modern-day scientists…
00:24:35 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Building A Community Pollinator Garden With Lynne Parshall
Today we speak with Lynne Parshall, avid native gardener and the project manager of the Utility Club in the town of Lyme in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire. She tells us about the joys and c…
00:21:14 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
Creating Native Gardens On A Budget With Alicia Houk
IT'S NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK! AND WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL SHOW TO CELEBRATE. Today we talk with pollinator ecologist Alicia Houk of Thetford, Vermont. Alicia is founder and director of Wild Garden Allia…
00:27:04 |
Thu 22 Jun 2023
The Hows and Whys Of Loon Fallout with Marge Gibson
On today's show, we speak with Marge Gibson, founder and executive director of Raptor Education Group Inc. (REGI) in Antigo, Wisconsin, a rescue and rehabilitation facility that treats over 1,000 inj…
00:20:52 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
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