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There's a BirdNote for that!
We’ve brought you more than 2,400 episodes about the wonderful world of birds
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Do you have a question about birds? BirdNote’s Content Director Jonese Franklin says that when people bring her bird queries, she often finds the answer in a BirdNote Daily episode. Over the last 20 years, BirdNote has produced more than 2,400 episodes covering tons of topics – and there are still more stories to tell! BirdNote is an independent nonprofit that relies on the generosity of its listeners. Your support allows us to continue to make informative and immersive shows that hopefully inspire folks to fall in love with birds.
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There’s a BirdNote for That!
Written by Jonese Franklin
This is BirdNote. I’m Jonese Franklin, the Content Director here and it’s fundraising week. This show is provided to your public radio station for free because of support from listeners like you. If you haven’t donated yet, just go to BirdNote dot org.
[Bird sound]
One thing I noticed almost immediately after I started working at BirdNote is that people love to bring me their bird questions. Things like, “is it true that if you feed birds, they’ll become dependent on you?” or “do birds only sing when they are happy?” Even, “how smart can birds really be with brains that small?”
And I quickly learned that, when it comes to facts about birds, there’s probably a BirdNote for that.
We’ve brought you more than 2,400 episodes over 20 years, covering tons of topics on birds. And what I find really exciting is that there are still so many stories to share about how birds live and behave, how they survive in an ever changing world, and how people are stepping up to help.
BirdNote is an independent nonprofit that relies on the generosity of its listeners. Your support allows us to continue to make informative and immersive shows that hopefully inspire folks to fall in love with birds, just like you and I have. Donate now at BirdNote.org. And thank you.
[Bird sound]
For BirdNote, I’m Jonese Franklin.
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Senior Producer: Mark Bramhill
Producer: Sam Johnson
Managing Producer: Jazzi Johnson
Managing Producer: Ariana Remmel
Content Director: Jonese Franklin
Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Recorded by TK
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
© 2025 BirdNote September 2025
Narrator: Jonese Franklin
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