Any radiohead fans out there? The Brown Creeper is often overlooked and underappreciated but it has a lot of cool bird facts to share! Parody songs aside, in this episode Dr. John tells you everything you need to know about a tiny bird of the deep coniferous woods of North and Central America. Learn all about their unique nesting behavior, their surprisingly large territory size (compensating for something?), and much more.
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Outro music by the Sidewalks Slammers: find them wherever you get your music
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All bird calls are from Xeno-Canto.org

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Intro song by Thomas G. Graves

Brown Creeper song by Paul Marvin

“trees beautiful trees” call by Ron Overholtz

Brown Creeper High Pitched Call by Jarrod Swackhamer

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Karaoke version of “Creep” by Radiohead from Sing King on Youtube

These birds know how to party! Sporting flashy colors, cedar waxwings are always found in raucous groups gorging on food, chirping, and sometimes even getting drunk. Dr. John records outside in First Landing State Park while he tells you everything you need to know about Cedar Waxwings. Learn about how invasive species are changing their coloration, how they are able to survive on an almost exclusively fruit diet, and their perplexing evolutionary history. John read’s the scientific publications so you don’t have to and finds all the best facts to teach you about this fascinating bird species.

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Thanks to Diana for suggesting this episode!

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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music!

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Bird Sounds from Xeno-Canto.org

Opening Call by Jeffery Mann

Bzee call by Ted Floyd

Sighing whistle call by Bobby Wilcox

Rodents beware! The White-Tailed Kite has a range that extends from California to South America and wherever it is rodents are on the menu. From mice to guinea pigs, these birds are basically the "Day Owls". In fact, they share several evolutionary adaptations in common with Owls! Learn all about the White-Tailed Kite in this festive episode of Dirty Bird Podcast.
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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro music by The Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music.
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All Bird sounds are from Xeno-Canto.org
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Opening Call: Dante Buzzetti
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see-yrk call: Nicole Alfaro Ponce
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Chirp Call: Cristian Pinto Fernandez
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Osprey Call: Lars Edenius
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Grunt Call: Paul Marvin