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Dirty Bird Podcast Find us on ITunes! Serious about birds...but nothing else. With light banter and raunchy humor, the perfect explicit podcast for bird lovers

In the dirty bird podcast, each episode takes a deep dive into a species biology, behavior, evolutionary history.

A kid friendly episode! Dr. John interviews nature/children’s book author .palma about her book Oakley the Osprey!Set in...
26/02/2026

A kid friendly episode! Dr. John interviews nature/children’s book author .palma about her book Oakley the Osprey!
Set in the Outer Banks, this book is packed full of cool osprey facts and fun illustrations. Dr. John even reads some of it with his son, Baby Bo, on the show!
Learn about Ospreys, the process of writing about nature and children’s books, and why the Outer Banks are such a special place to view wildlife.

With this cold weather coming, why not learn about a bird that embraces the cold- the Barnacle Goose, an arctic speciali...
21/01/2026

With this cold weather coming, why not learn about a bird that embraces the cold- the Barnacle Goose, an arctic specialist
Did you known in medieval times the Barnacle Goose was considered a crustacean and not a bird?
Find out fun bird facts like this with Dr. John as he tells you everything you need to know about the Barnacle Goose!

24/11/2025

Dr John recording in the Volume studio recently, and on his Dirty Bird Podcast, he certainly had plenty to say about starlings. And not all of it complimentary! Check it out on iTunes and Spotify and about 500 different places online!

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Love them or hate them, the European Starling has invaded every continent except Antarctica and is here to stayWhile the...
24/11/2025

Love them or hate them, the European Starling has invaded every continent except Antarctica and is here to stay
While they may seem squawky nuisance, these birds are surprisingly intelligent with superb mimicking abilities, a possible sense of individuality, and call complexity that is on par with dolphin communication.
Learn how they perform their dazzling murmuration flight display and much more on Dirty Bird Podcast!
Thanks to the book Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird by Mike Stark of for great background research on this bird!

What climbs, swims, flies and STINKS?The hoatzin is a bird of the Amazon Rainforest that is basically a miniature brewer...
12/10/2025

What climbs, swims, flies and STINKS?
The hoatzin is a bird of the Amazon Rainforest that is basically a miniature brewery. Its gut contains unique microorganism that ferment leaves to extract nutrients. But as every sourdough baker knows, fermentation creates lots of gas…and the Hoatzin is constantly burping and farting creating a toxic smell cloud that has the added benefit of keeping predators from wanting to eat it!
Learn all about the Hoatzin on the new episode of Dirty Bird Podcast

Check out this Vintage Audubon Society pin!Thanks to Moira who sent in the picture of this pin she found along with her ...
18/09/2025

Check out this Vintage Audubon Society pin!
Thanks to Moira who sent in the picture of this pin she found along with her story:
“Your kind mention of me on your podcast inspired a small quest to find the lapel pin I was given as a child. It was received during a talk Roger Tory Peterson gave in the mid-1960s. The evening session was in a small, basement room at the Smithsonian—the audience was probably only 20 people because there wasn’t a huge interest in topics like that back then.
On your podcast, you said it would be neat to see the pin I mentioned. I wasn’t sure I would ever see it again, but knew I wouldn’t have intentionally thrown it out because of how much that event meant to me as a child.
Thank you so much Moira, listeners out there feel free to chat with me anytime about birds!

Gold, frankincense, and myr-dur?Like their cousins the crows, a group of Magpies is called a murder (along with parliame...
25/08/2025

Gold, frankincense, and myr-dur?
Like their cousins the crows, a group of Magpies is called a murder (along with parliament, mischief, and conventicle)
The Eurasian Magpie is an extremely intelligent bird found throughout Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In fact, just within the last few years it’s been split into 5 species- with maybe a sixth added soon!
Learn about how Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors, mimic human speech, and seem to have deep emotional bonds on the latest episode of dirty bird podcast

Meet this sassy female Dusky Grouse!Dusky Grouse are conifer specialists that live in the western US and Canada from Ala...
06/08/2025

Meet this sassy female Dusky Grouse!
Dusky Grouse are conifer specialists that live in the western US and Canada from Alaska to Nee Mexico.
During the winter, dusky grouse rely on fir, pine, and hemlock needles to survive. Quit the prickly diet
The estimated breeding population of Dusky Grouse is 200,000 and stable
Thanks to .liles for this photo!

Crack a beer, take your boots off and sit by the creek with Dr John and Chip Chase of as they talk about birds, Canaan ...
03/07/2025

Crack a beer, take your boots off and sit by the creek with Dr John and Chip Chase of as they talk about birds, Canaan Valley, and ecological optimism.
Check out the latest episode of Dirty Bird Podcast- an interview with Tucker County living legend Chip Chase of White Grass Ski Touring Center, a unique cross country skiing destination and wildlife refuge.
Enjoy the sounds of the forest streams and hear stories about the birds of White Grass, the ecology of Canaan Valley, and general musings of being a modern day hippie and outdoor enthusiast

Darters truly do make their homes on the water The submarines of the bird world, Darters- also known as Anhingas- specia...
16/06/2025

Darters truly do make their homes on the water
The submarines of the bird world, Darters- also known as Anhingas- specialize in water logging their feathers to allow them to stalk and ambush fish
Join me, Dr John, as I discuss the four Darter species of the family Anhingidae!
Thanks to for this episode’s cover art!
Thanks to for this episode’s bird watch!

The Hairy and Downy have similar names and appearance but have unique ecological niches and evolutionary historyLearn ho...
25/04/2025

The Hairy and Downy have similar names and appearance but have unique ecological niches and evolutionary history
Learn how to expertly tell these two birds apart and also all about their life history with Dr. John on Dirty Bird Podcast!
Thanks Cass for this episode’s Bird Watch! Send in voice memos of your birding experiences to have them played on the show

With talons an inch and a half long, the red-tailed hawk wears some big socks…and you know what big socks mean…Big Hawks...
31/03/2025

With talons an inch and a half long, the red-tailed hawk wears some big socks…and you know what big socks mean…Big Hawks!
Learn all about this large red raptor on the newest episode of Dirty Bird Podcast!

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