Birds

An interview with Christian Cooper, author of the book, Better Living Through Birding. Part memoir, part travelogue, the book explores how birding helped Cooper during the most difficult parts of his life, and how we can all benefit from looking up more.

Halfway across the world in New Delhi, India, two brothers have made it their mission to protect a bird known as the Black Kite.

Birdwatching isn't just fun, it's good for your mental health!

Idaho Matters gets "nose-to-beak" with some of the best birds of prey in the Treasure Valley.

Wild birds often fly straight into windows, not realizing there’s a pane of glass between them and the light they see inside, which can be a dangerous and often deadly problem. That's why students at BSU have teamed up with the Intermountain Bird Observatory to find ways to save the birds with a special project.

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in August 2022. An interview with Scott Weidensaul, author of A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds. The book is exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration.

This weekend, four California condors, born and raised in captivity, will take their first flight into the wild.

If you've ever had a question about one of the summer's most popular songbirds, the swallow, Idaho Matters has you covered!

Wind energy is a big part of the transition from fossil fuels. But that comes with consequences, including the potential for more deadly collisions between birds and turbines.