How to Keep Your Bird Feeder from Becoming a Disease Depot

How to Keep Your Bird Feeder from Becoming a Disease Depot

Summary: We all love feeding birds but when we offer supplementary food stations we have an obligation to keep them disease free. What kinds of diseases can birds get from feeders? And how can we keep our feeders clean? Join Kiersten to find out the answers to these questions.   Show Notes: Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon [https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon [https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question, comment, or would like to share a bird or native plant sighting you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org [dcac@audubon.org]   Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

The Incredible Indigo Bunting

Summary: Have you ever had an encounter in nature you just couldn't forget? Join Kiersten and Michaela as they talk about emotional connections with Indigo Buntings. Show Notes: Indigo Bunting audio provided by Michaela Kral National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org [https://www.audubon.org] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ [https://dogwood.audubon.org/] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon [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 [dcac@audubon.org]

Fitbits and Missing Mallards

Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.     Summary: Where have all the Mallards gone? In 2021, biologists asked this question. To find the answer they would create the largest bird population study in recent history and employ Fitbits to help them gather data.   Show Notes:  National Audubon Action Center: https://www.audubon.org/takeaction [https://www.audubon.org/takeaction] Audubon Magazine: https://www.audubon.org/magazine [https://www.audubon.org/magazine] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon [https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon [https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question, comment, or would like to share a bird or native plant sighting you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org [dcac@audubon.org]

Birds of Texas: Summer Tanager

Summary: Who's that big red songbird singing out there? Could it be a Summer Tanager? Join Kiersten and Julie to learn about this summer resident of Texas. Show Notes: Summer Tanager audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ [https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/] National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org [https://www.audubon.org] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ [https://dogwood.audubon.org/] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon [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 [dcac@audubon.org]

Native Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Texas Cupgrass

Summary: Looking for an interesting native grass to attract birds to your yard? Join Kiersten and Julie for a look at a grass that can do just that! Show Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org [https://www.wildfower.org] National Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home [https://explorer.audubon.org/home] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon [https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon] Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon [https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon] If you have a question or comment you can email us at: dcac@audubon.org [dcac@audubon.org]