The Feathered Desert Podcast

By Kiersten Gibizov and Cheryl McAllister

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Episodes: 144

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Backyard bird feeding is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding hobbies on earth. Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they talk all about bird feeding in the desert Southwest area of the United States. They talk birds, seed, feeders, and dealing with those pesky unwanted visitors!

Episode Date
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Feb 12, 2024
Arizona’s Feathered Winter Visitors: Finches
Feb 05, 2024
What’s in a Name
Jan 29, 2024
MOTUS: Serving Arizona Birds
Jan 22, 2024
Motus: Putting Arizona on the Map
Jan 15, 2024
Female Bird Day
Jan 08, 2024
Flick This!
Dec 18, 2023
Birdsong and Our Mental Health
Dec 11, 2023
One Hatchling, A Vaccine, and Hope for the Future
Nov 28, 2023
Birds, Pesticides, and Flowering Gardens
Nov 21, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Bullock’s Oriole
Nov 02, 2023
Birding by Ear in the Southwest: Part 5
Oct 30, 2023
The Pinyon Jay: A Bird with a land management challenge
Oct 23, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Red-tailed Hawk
Oct 19, 2023
Better Birdhouses for our Backyard Friends
Aug 28, 2023
It’s Hot! Extreme Heat and Our Birds
Aug 21, 2023
Avoiders, Adapters, and Exploiters
Aug 14, 2023
Biomimicry: Humans Learning from Birds
Aug 07, 2023
Bird Eye Color
Jul 31, 2023
Unusual Eats
Jul 24, 2023
Window Collisions: A Preventable Death
Jul 17, 2023
Plant Spotlight: Desert Willow
Jul 15, 2023
Birding by Ear in the Southwest Part 5
Jul 10, 2023
Plant Spotlight: Pipevine
Jul 08, 2023
Birds and Memory
Jul 03, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Sandhill Crane
Jun 29, 2023
The Three Herons of Arizona
Jun 26, 2023
Father’s Day Best Bird Dads
Jun 19, 2023
Plant Spotlight: Stinknet
Jun 13, 2023
Taste In Birds
Jun 12, 2023
Thrashers
Jun 05, 2023
Beginner Birding Tips
May 29, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Black-chinned Hummingbird
May 25, 2023
Troubleshooting: Doves, Pigeons, and Grackles
May 15, 2023
Wake Up With the Birds
May 09, 2023
Splish Splash...Arizona Birds and Water
May 01, 2023
How to Keep your Feeder from Becoming a Disease Depot
Apr 24, 2023
Let’s Not Pick Up the Baby Bird
Apr 17, 2023
Wrens of the Southwest: A Boisterous Clan
Apr 11, 2023
Spring Migration in the Southwest
Apr 04, 2023
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
Mar 27, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Yellow Warbler
Mar 23, 2023
The Sonoran Gold Star Hotel: Saguaro Cactus
Mar 20, 2023
Nesting Etiquette
Mar 13, 2023
Ground Feeding: Yah or Nah?
Feb 27, 2023
Plant Spotlight Review for Spring
Feb 20, 2023
Interview with Kathleen Scott from Liberty Wildlife
Feb 13, 2023
Birding by Ear in the Southwest: Part 4
Feb 06, 2023
What’s That Bird?: American Kestrel
Feb 02, 2023
Creative Expression in Birds of the Southwest
Jan 30, 2023
Tube Feeders vs Cylinder Feeders
Jan 23, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Yellow-breasted Chat
Jan 19, 2023
Interview with Richard Cachor Taylor author of Birds of Arizona
Jan 09, 2023
Rewilding Arizona
Jan 02, 2023
What’s That Bird?: Gila Woodpecker
Dec 29, 2022
Listener Questions 2022
Dec 26, 2022
California Condor: Giants of the Sky
Dec 20, 2022
Bird Irruptions
Dec 13, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Christmas Bird Count
Dec 10, 2022
Family Corvidae: Episode Four: Jays
Dec 05, 2022
Canada Goose – Frequent Flyer in Arizona
Nov 28, 2022
Owls of Arizona: Silent Hunters of the Night Sky: Part 2
Nov 21, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Northern Cardinal
Nov 17, 2022
Tool Use in Birds
Nov 14, 2022
Bird Laws
Nov 07, 2022
Owls of Arizona: Silent Hunters of the Night Sky: Part 1
Oct 31, 2022
Arizona Regions: Northern Arizona including Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, and Sedona
Oct 24, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Great-tailed Grackle
Oct 20, 2022
Bird Feeding Myths Part 3
Oct 17, 2022
Gardening for Wildlife
Oct 03, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Great Blue Heron
Sep 23, 2022
A Brief History of Bird Migration: What we know, how we know it, and what we don’t know
Sep 20, 2022
Thank the Pigeon!
Sep 13, 2022
What’s That Bird? Western Kingbird
Sep 09, 2022
Hybridization: The True Mystery of What’s That Bird?
Aug 29, 2022
Birding by Ear in the Southwest Part 3
Aug 23, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Abert’s Towhee
Aug 18, 2022
Southwest Arizona Region: A Cactus and Four Birds
Aug 15, 2022
Owls in the City: Burrowing Owls and Relocation
Aug 08, 2022
More Summer Reading For Bird Lovers
Aug 01, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Ash-throated Flycatcher
Jul 28, 2022
Southeastern Region of Arizona - A River Runs Through It
Jul 25, 2022
Bird Sleep
Jul 18, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Verdin
Jul 14, 2022
Family Corvidae Part Three: Crows
Jul 11, 2022
Summer Reading for Birders
Jun 27, 2022
What’That Bird?: House Sparrow
Jun 23, 2022
Questions Asked. Answers Found.
Jun 13, 2022
Family Corvidae: Magpies and Nutcrackers
Jun 06, 2022
Arizona Regions: Birds of the White Mountains
May 23, 2022
Coots are Cute
May 16, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Say’s Phoebe
May 12, 2022
Conservation Dogs - A Bird’s BFF
May 09, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Loggerhead Shrike
Apr 29, 2022
Bird Feeding Myths Part 2
Apr 26, 2022
Earth Day 2022: Good News Conservation
Apr 19, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Black-headed Grosbeak
Apr 15, 2022
Conservation Ranching: Bird-Friendly Beef
Apr 12, 2022
Birding by Ear in the Southwest Part 2
Apr 05, 2022
Rodenticide: Deadly Decision
Mar 28, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Hooded Oriole
Mar 24, 2022
Groundbreaking Women of Ornithology Part 2
Mar 21, 2022
Waterfowl of the Phoenix Valley
Mar 15, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Curved-bill Thrasher
Mar 11, 2022
Bird feeding in your RV and Campsite
Mar 08, 2022
Feathers
Feb 28, 2022
Overwintering: How do birds survive cold weather?
Feb 21, 2022
Birds in Love: The Courtship Displays of Desert Birds
Feb 15, 2022
What’s That Bird?: White-crowned Sparrow
Feb 10, 2022
Feeder Placement
Feb 08, 2022
Safflower: The Underappreciated Birdseed
Jan 31, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Northern Mockingbird
Jan 27, 2022
Gilbert Water Ranch Riparian Preserve
Jan 24, 2022
Birding by Ear in the Southwest
Jan 17, 2022
What’s That Bird?: Anna’s Hummingbird
Jan 13, 2022
The First Professor of Ornithology: Arthur Augustus Allen
Jan 10, 2022
Family Corvidae: Episode 1: Common Raven
Jan 03, 2022
Cats and Birds: A Conservation Disaster
Dec 28, 2021
What‘s that Bird?: Lesser Nighthawk
Dec 23, 2021
Conservation Technology
Dec 13, 2021
What’s That Bird?: House Finch
Dec 09, 2021
The Northern Cardinal, its first cousin, and a non-related look alike
Dec 06, 2021
Bird Feeding Myths, Part 1
Nov 22, 2021
Bird Feeding: Harmful or Helpful?
Nov 15, 2021
Citizen Scientists: One Person Can Make a Difference
Nov 08, 2021
Hawk Migration: Backyard Bird Hunters
Sep 27, 2021
Seasonally Savvy
Sep 20, 2021
Eggs: A Perfect Support System for Life
Sep 06, 2021
Desert Pollinators Part 4: Nighttime Nectar Drinkers
Aug 30, 2021
Woodpeckers…love ‘em or hate ‘em
Aug 23, 2021
Desert Pollinator Part 3: Mighty Moths
Aug 15, 2021
Desert Pollinators Part 2: Fluttering Butterflies
Jul 27, 2021
Where Have All The Birdies Gone?
Jul 19, 2021
Desert Pollinators Part 1: It’s All About The Buzz
Jul 05, 2021
Specifically Southwest: Towhee and Verdin
Jun 21, 2021
Made to Run: Roadrunners and Quail
Jun 14, 2021
Orange Feathers in the Desert
Jun 07, 2021
Troubleshooting: Hummingbird Feeders
May 25, 2021
Bring on the Suet
May 11, 2021
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds
May 04, 2021
Desert Hummingbirds
Apr 08, 2021
Ground Breaking Women of Ornithology
Apr 03, 2021
Gold Feathers in the Desert
Apr 03, 2021
Parrots in the Desert
Apr 03, 2021