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Shows With Contributions by Chris Peterson

Student in classroom listening to BirdNote

BirdNote in the Classroom - Jessie Soder's Class

Jessie Soder is bringing nature into her classroom. Students in her 4th and 5th grade classes in Gustavus, Alaska, are studying the birds of their region. They’ve designed a yearlong scientific study to identify plant communities with the most birds – and why. Students collect data on…
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Young Birders Hone their Skills

Teens hone their birding skills as part of a nature camp run by the American Birding Association. One camper, Anya, says about birds: "They’re beautiful, they’re full of life, and you can see them basically anywhere.” At home in New York City, Alexandra got hooked on a Red-bellied…
Barred Owl in flight

Barred Owl Revives

The emphatic hoots of Barred Owls resonate in the still of a winter's night. These owls initiate their vocal courtship in winter. Their signature hooting sequence has been memorably described as "who-cooks-for-you?! who-cooks-for-you-all?!" Watch for them at dawn or dusk, as they fly low…
Taima, an Osprey, aka "Seahawk"

Seahawks Migrate East to Meadowlands in Winter

A flock of fearless Seahawks is making an epic cross-continent journey to the meadowlands of New Jersey. To prepare for the great migration, they went up against mighty foes -- Panthers, Cardinals, Jaguars, Falcons, Colts, and Rams. They’ll face fierce competition from the Broncos for the…
King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise

Alexa Freeman and the Birds of Papua New Guinea

Tropical biologists Alexandra and Ben Freeman are in Papua New Guinea, documenting the effects of a warming climate on birds that live on the slopes of a remote mountain. Birds like this King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise. Often, their research puts them in touch with unexpected beauty…
Ben and Alexa Freeman

Ben and Alexa Freeman - In Jared Diamond's Footsteps

In the remote Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tropical biologists Ben and Alexandra Freeman are inventorying birds on Mount Karimui. The Freemans want to know which birds are living where, and why -- birds like the Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise and the King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise…
Ben and Alexa Freeman

Ben and Alexa Freeman - In Jared Diamond's Footsteps

In the remote Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tropical biologists Ben and Alexandra Freeman are inventorying birds on Mount Karimui. The Freemans want to know which birds are living where, and why -- birds like the Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise and the King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise…
Sanderlings foraging on beach

Birds Respond to a Storm - With Patrick Comins

How do birds fare before a storm? Patrick Comins of Audubon Connecticut says, "Seabirds try to avoid a hurricane if they can, but sometimes end up getting blown off course. Most landbirds are pretty tuned in to weather changes. Whenever there's a storm approaching, you'll notice a lot of…
Nathan Goldberg, young birder from Chicago

All Fired Up about Birds - With Nathan Goldberg

16-year old Nathan Goldberg is all fired up about birds. What starts such an interest and where can it lead? Here's Nathan: "One day at the Brookfield Zoo, I saw a Wood Duck, and I said to myself, 'When I get older, I'm going to see that bird, but in the wild!' When I started birding I…
Nathan Goldberg, young birder from Chicago

All Fired Up about Birds - With Nathan Goldberg

16-year old Nathan Goldberg is all fired up about birds. What starts such an interest and where can it lead? Here's Nathan: "One day at the Brookfield Zoo, I saw a Wood Duck, and I said to myself, 'When I get older, I'm going to see that bird, but in the wild!' When I started birding I…