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
Get Ready To Garden With Grow Native Massachusetts
Today we hear about the wonderful organization Grow Native Massachusetts and their gigantic native plant sale on June 2nd and 3rd! Executive Director Heather Pruiksma also tells us all about the educ…
00:31:30 |
Thu 25 May 2023
The Evolution Of Bird Song With David George Haskell
Did you know seagulls evolved a loud and raucous cry so they could be heard over the crash of waves and surf? Or that grassland songbirds evolved a buzzing and trilling call so they could be heard th…
00:37:55 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Exciting Update On Hugger The Broad-Winged Hawk With Dr. Laurie Goodrich
Hugger is on her way back north! On today's show we get the long-awaited news on Hugger's northward migration. We are joined by Broad-Winged Hawk expert Dr. Laurie Goodrich from Hawk Mountain Sanctua…
00:19:09 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Relocating Your Native Plant Gardens With Marie Chieppo
Your average American moves to a new home 4-5 times over the course of a lifetime. So what happens if you have native plants you want to take with you to your new home? Today, we speak with horticult…
00:24:15 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Florida Keys Hawk Watch With Mariah Hryniewich
Each year the Florida Keys Hawk Watch bird counters stand on the observation deck at the campground at Curry Hammock State Park (Marathon) in the Florida Keys to count the number of migrating raptors…
00:19:43 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
The Epic Battle To Restore The Everglades
The Florida Everglades was once six million acres of pristine wilderness. Today, it has been literally cut in half to three million acres and has been logged, burned, drained, developed and sequester…
00:37:08 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nadeem Shehzad From All That Breathes -- Academy Award Nominee For Best Documentary
Today we have an exclusive interview with Nadeem Shehzad, one of the two brothers featured in the captivating Academy Award-nominated documentary, All That Breathes. This touching film shows the work…
00:16:05 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
Protecting The Ospreys Of Southwest Florida With Kathryn Brintnall
Did you know there is an International Osprey Foundation headquartered on Sanibel Island in Florida? Today, we speak with Kathryn Brintnall, president of the foundation, about ongoing efforts to prot…
00:27:18 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
The Florida Scrub Jay with Jacqui Sulek
Did you know the Florida Scrub Jay is a hoarder? A hoarder of acorns from the Scrub Oak tree, that is! On today's show, we talk with Jacqui Sulek, an expert with Florida Audubon on the endemic Florid…
00:26:06 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
The Burrowing Owls Of Marco Island With Brittany Piersma
Did you know Burrowing Owls raise their young in underground tunnels? In today's episode, we talk about the fascinating Burrowing Owl with Brittany Piersma, a field biologist with the Audubon of the …
00:27:58 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Adventures Of A Transplanted Gardener With Ginny Stibolt
Did you know 1,000 people move to Florida every single day? Join us for a talk with Ginny Stibolt, author of the wonderful new book, Adventures Of A Transplanted Gardener, as she tells us all about t…
00:28:20 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
The Pollinator Victory Garden With Kim Eierman -- Plus Year-End Wrap-Up
Join us for the BIRD HUGGER Year-End Wrap Up! We are also speaking with Kim Eierman, author of the fantastic new book, The Pollinator Victory Garden. Find out more about Kim at her website: www.ecobe…
00:30:48 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
BIRD HUGGER HOLIDAY SPECIAL
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 15 Dec 2022
Northeast Native Plant Primer With Uli Lorimer
In today's episode, we talk with Uli Lorimer, horticulture director at the Native Plant Trust and author of the new book, The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden. W…
00:26:12 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Tracking The Elusive Nighthawk With Phil Brown
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 for Conservation Education to explain the biology …
00:28:48 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Birds, Beasts And Bedlam With Derek Gow
In today's episode, we talk with Derek Gow, author of the brand-new book, Birds, Beasts and Bedlam: Turning My Farm Into An Ark For Lost Species. Derek is a farmer turned revolutionary rewilder and h…
00:25:30 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Bird Hugger Halloween Special
Spooky! Scary! Happy Halloween! Pull up a chair in front of the fire and grab a cup of hot cider. We've got a frighteningly good show for you, including a few tales that may send shivers up your spin…
00:23:35 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
Broad-Winged Hawk Migration With Update On Hugger
In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Rebecca McCabe, an avian biologist from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania, about the migration of the Broad-Winged Hawk. Dr. McCabe works with Dr. Laurie Go…
00:25:11 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
The Heron Observation Network Of Maine
In today's episode, we speak with avian biologist Danielle D'Auria, who works at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the State of Maine. Danielle will tell us all about the Heron Obse…
00:27:02 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
The Long Slow Death Of The American Lawn
In today's episode, we talk about the long, slow death of the American lawn and how more and more Americans are embracing the planting of natives in their front yards. We also discuss how to spot tro…
00:14:38 |
Thu 08 Sep 2022
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