Michael Stein

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BirdNote ® – Snail Kite – Bird of the Everglades

The Florida Everglades are home to a bird called the Snail Kite. It eats only one type of snail and is endangered because its wetland habitat has been altered.

BirdNote ® – Snail Kite – Bird of the Everglades
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BIRDNOTE®/SPRING RAINS REFRESH THE DESERT

BIRDNOTE®/SPRING RAINS REFRESH THE DESERT
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BirdNote® How Birds Sing So Loud

BirdNote® How Birds Sing So Loud
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BIRDNOTE®/Urban Birds Change Their Tune

BIRDNOTE®/Urban Birds Change Their Tune
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BirdNote © Sage Grouse

BirdNote © Sage Grouse
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Far out in the Pacific Ocean, nearly a million Layson Albatrosses have set up their nesting colonies on Midway Atoll.

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BirdNote ® Spruce Grouse

A chicken-like bird living in the boreal forest south of the arctic, the Spruce Grouse, survives the cold winter by eating nothing but pine needles.

BirdNote ® Spruce Grouse

BirdNote® Oystercatcher

The East Coast was battered this week by the sea, but for the black oyster catcher the seashore is a protective habitat.

BirdNote® Oystercatcher
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Bird Note-Migrating Geese

Bird Note-Migrating Geese
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BirdNote® Kipukas and Akis

A grove of trees on the slopes of an active volcano in Hawaii is home to a rare and beautiful bird.

BirdNote® Kipukas and Akis
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BirdNote ® How Much Birds Sing

Birds are a varied flock when it comes to how often and how much they sing.

BirdNote ® How Much Birds Sing

BirdNote® Limpkin, Bird of the Swamp

The loud and lanky Limpkin lives in the wetlands of Big Cypress Swamp, Florida.

BirdNote® Limpkin, Bird of the Swamp

BirdNote® The Rainwater Basin of Nebraska

A visit to a favorite migratory bird stopover along the Central Flyway.

BirdNote® The Rainwater Basin of Nebraska
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BirdNote® Navigating by the Earth’s Magnetic Field

Migrating birds have a unique way of using the Earth’s magnetic field to help them find their way.

BirdNote® Navigating by the Earth’s Magnetic Field
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BirdNote® Consider the Ostrich

It’s the largest and tallest bird on the planet, and the fastest creature on two legs.

BirdNote® Consider the Ostrich