Summary: Visit with the Black-crested Titmouse as Michaela and Kiersten take you on a journey through the Rio Grande Valley with this interesting Texas resident.

Show Notes:

Black-crested Titmouse audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/

National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: The Great Leadtree is a monster of a tree found in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Kiersten and Michaela are taking you down south for a fun-fact filled episode about this Texas native.

Show Notes:

Sabal Palm Sanctuary - https://www.sabalpalmsanctuary.org/

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: We usually study birds to understand their behavior and habitat needs, but what if birds could help us study topics such as weather patterns, deep sea currents, and trash dispersal in cities? Join Kiersten to find out how birds are doing just that!

Show Notes:

“Help Wanted” by Ashely Stimpson, Audubon Magazine, Spring 2025

Internet of Animals: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-earth-exchange-nex/new-missions-support/internet-of-animals/

“Great Frigatebirds Wearing Backpacks Map the Atmosphere.” AGU December 2023, https://news.agu.org/press-release/great-frigatebirds-wearing-backacks-map-the-atmosphere

Cormorant Oceanography Project: https://www.osudashcams.com/

National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: Snow on the Prairie wildflowers love the heat of summer and bloom in fall, but why are they called Snow on the Prairie and where can I find them? Join Kiersten and Julie to find out more about this unusual and interesting native Texas plant.

Show Notes:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: Wilson’s Warbler is a warbler that breaks all the warbler rules! Join Kiersten and Julie as they talk about this migratory bird that passes through Texas via the Central Flyway during fall migration.

Show Notes:

DNA Studies: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/capturing-migration-in-a-strand-of-dna-feathers-reveal-a-birds-origins/

Wilson’s Warbler audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/

National Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home

IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/

To find Bird Friendly Coffee: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/bird-friendly

We also sell Birds and Beans Bird Friendly Coffee in our Nature Store: https://dogwoodcanyonaudubon.myshopify.com/search?q=bird+friendly+coffee&_pos=2&_psq=coffee&_psid=6cf06f3ca&_ss=e

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: Coastal shorebirds need our help this holiday season and every season. Join Kiersten and special guest, Tim Forrester, from Audubon Texas Coastal Team to find out how we can protect the floofs!

Show Notes:

Audubon Texas:https://www.audubon.org/texas

Share the Shore: https://www.audubon.org/texas/projects/share-shore-protecting-beach-nesting-birds-texas

Island Rookery Protection: https://www.audubon.org/texas/projects/texas-rookery-island-protection-and-stewardship

To Volunteer with the Coastal Team: https://www.audubon.org/texas/about-us/contact

Audubon Action Center: https://www.audubon.org/takeaction

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: What is a bird survey? There are several types of bird surveys, but today we're talking about the kind that helps us understand how birds and buildings interact. Join Kiersten and special guest Tim Brys to learn about the bird surveys happening in Dallas, Texas and how they are helping us learn to protect birds in urban environments.

Show Notes:

To volunteer with the Dallas Bird survey: https://www.tcatexas.org/lights-out-dfw

Lights Out Program: https://www.audubon.org/lights-out-program

How to Bring Lights Out to a City Near You: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-bring-lights-out-city-near-you

Lights Out, Texas!: https://www.audubon.org/texas/projects/lights-out-texas

Texas Conservation Alliance: https://www.tcatexas.org/lights-out-dfw

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center: https://abcbirds.org/news/dallas-convention-center-bird-friendly/

Audubon Action Center: https://www.audubon.org/takeaction

National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org

Summary: The name Standing Cypress probably brings to mind a tall tree but this is a beautiful wildflower native to the Blackland Prairie Ecoregion that attracts hummingbirds like nobody's business! Join Kiersten and Sam to find all about this amazing plant.

Show Notes:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org

National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon

If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org