Birds of a Feather Talk Together
by John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, Amanda Marquart
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Estimated from 11 chart positions in 11 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Nature#6230K to 100K
- 🇦🇺AU · Nature#7330K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · Nature#4130K to 100K
- 🇲🇽MX · Nature#9010K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Nature#1811K to 10K
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68K to 227K🎙 ~2x weekly·143 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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136K to 453K🇺🇸22%🇦🇺22%🇰🇷22%+8 more - Active Followers
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54K to 181K
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149: Birding Australia, New Zealand & Beyond + Shannon’s Cochlear Implant Update 🐦🌏
Jun 22, 2026
47m 02s
148: Club-Winged Manakins: The Bird of the Year That Makes Music With Its Wings 🐦🎵
Jun 15, 2026
47m 49s
147: Peter Kaestner: The First Birder to See 10,000 Bird Species in the Wild 🐦
Jun 8, 2026
1h 33m 56s
146: Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers: The Tiny Bird That's Always on the Move 🐦
Jun 1, 2026
38m 33s
145: Rwenzori Turacos: One of Africa’s Most Beautiful and Colorful Birds 🐦
May 25, 2026
38m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | 149: Birding Australia, New Zealand & Beyond + Shannon’s Cochlear Implant Update 🐦🌏 | We're officially back with a brand-new episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together! After a short break, the full crew returns to catch up on birding adventures, international travel, spring migration, and some exciting personal updates. Field Museum ornithologists and curators of birds John Bates and Shannon Hackett join RJ and Amanda Pole for a wide-ranging conversation that takes us from Australia and New Zealand all the way back to Chicago. John shares stories from his recent travels acro... | 47m 02s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  148: Club-Winged Manakins: The Bird of the Year That Makes Music With Its Wings 🐦🎵 | This week on Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we're revisiting one of the most extraordinary birds we've ever covered—and the official winner of our 2026 Bird of the Year tournament: the Club-winged Manakin. While we're getting ready to return with brand-new episodes next week, we couldn't resist taking another look at the bird that captured the hearts of our listeners and earned the title of 2026 Bird of the Year. Native to the cloud forests of South America, the Club-winged Manakin is famo... | 47m 49s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  147: Peter Kaestner: The First Birder to See 10,000 Bird Species in the Wild 🐦✨ | birdinginterview+4 | Peter Kaestner | — | — | birdingPeter Kaestner+5 | — | 1h 33m 56s | |
| 6/1/26 |  146: Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers: The Tiny Bird That's Always on the Move 🐦✨ | birdwatchingBlue-gray Gnatcatcher+3 | — | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | New ZealandAustralia+1 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcherbirdwatching+3 | — | 38m 33s | |
| 5/25/26 |  145: Rwenzori Turacos: One of Africa’s Most Beautiful and Colorful Birds 🐦✨ | Rwenzori TuracoAfrican birds+4 | — | Rwenzori Turaco | — | Rwenzori TuracoAfrica+4 | — | 38m 55s | |
| 5/18/26 |  144: Black-and-White Warblers: The Tiny Tree-Climbing Warbler that Birders Love 🐦✨ | Black-and-white Warblerbirding+3 | — | Black-and-white Warbler | — | Black-and-white Warblerbirders+4 | — | 26m 15s | |
| 5/11/26 |  143: Pink-headed Fruit Dove: One of the Most Beautiful Doves in the World 🐦✨ | Pink-headed Fruit Dovebird species+4 | — | Birds of a Feather Talk Together | Indonesia | Pink-headed Fruit Dovebeautiful doves+4 | — | 24m 01s | |
| 5/4/26 |  142: Costa's Hummingbird - Is Their Range Expanding? A Listener Request!✨ | hummingbirdswildlife behavior+3 | — | Costa’s Hummingbird | North Americadesert | Costa's Hummingbirdhummingbird behavior+3 | — | 30m 38s | |
| 4/27/26 |  141: Black-backed Woodpeckers with Ryan Shostack And Making Birding More Inclusive✨ | Black-backed Woodpeckerbirding+3 | Ryan Shostack | Black-backed Woodpecker | — | Black-backed Woodpeckerbirding+5 | — | 42m 10s | |
| 4/20/26 |  140: Round Robin Championship, also Rusty Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and The Reiser Brothers Visit The Field Museum✨ | blackbirdsbird conservation+3 | — | Birds of a Feather Talk Together | North AmericaField Museum+2 | Rusty BlackbirdBrown-headed Cowbird+3 | — | 48m 02s | |
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| 4/13/26 |  139: Green Heron Explained: The Bird That Uses Tools to Catch Fish 🐦✨ | Green Heronbird behavior+3 | — | Green Heron | — | Green Heronbirdwatching+5 | — | 26m 53s | |
| 4/6/26 |  138: Why Long-Eared Owls Roost in HUGE Groups 🦉 | Bird Behavior Explained✨ | Long-Eared Owlsbird behavior+4 | — | Long-Eared Owls | — | Long-Eared Owlsowl behavior+4 | — | 31m 49s | |
| 3/30/26 | 137: A Rare Arctic Duck Appeared in Europe?! Spectacled Eider Explained✨ | birdingmigration patterns+3 | — | Spectacled EiderCommon Eider+1 | NetherlandsArctic | Spectacled Eiderbirding+4 | — | 1h 05m 02s | |
| 3/23/26 |  136: Horned Larks with Nick Mason✨ | Horned Larksbird behavior+3 | Dr. Nick Mason | Department of Biological SciencesMuseum of Natural Science at LSU | — | Horned Larkbird expert+3 | — | 1h 00m 46s | |
| 3/16/26 | 135: Can Birdwatching Slow Aging? The Science Behind Birding & Brain Health✨ | birdwatchingbrain health+4 | — | recent articleoriginal scientific paper | — | birdwatchingbrain health+4 | — | 22m 39s | |
| 3/9/26 |  134: Eastern Wood Pewee - So Exciting That We Had A Malfunction :)✨ | Eastern Wood-Peweeflycatchers+3 | — | Field Museum | Eastern Wood-Pewee | Eastern Wood-Peweeflycatchers+3 | — | 25m 21s | |
| 3/1/26 |  133: Are Magpies Smarter Than You Think? 🐦 Black-Billed Magpie Explained✨ | magpie behaviorbird intelligence+4 | — | Birds of a Feather Talk Together | North AmericaBlack-billed Magpie | Black-billed Magpieintelligent birds+5 | — | 29m 15s | |
| 2/23/26 |  132: Why Acorn Woodpeckers Store Thousands of Acorns (Wild Bird Behavior)✨ | Acorn Woodpeckersbird behavior+4 | — | Acorn Woodpecker | Rose BowlPasadena | Acorn Woodpeckerbirding+4 | — | 36m 52s | |
| 2/16/26 |  131: Calfbird - Bald Blue Heads - Sounds Like A Chainsaw? | This week, we’re diving into one of the strangest and most unforgettable birds in the world: the Calfbird. Found in the forests of northern South America, this bizarre species is famous for its bald head, striking blue skin, and an otherworldly call that sounds like a chainsaw. Even wilder? The Calfbird produces that sound using a mechanism similar to how a bullfrog vocalizes—making it a true standout in avian biology and animal sound production. Join married ornithologists John Bates and Sha... | 38m 03s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  130: Cedar Waxwing | Discover the beauty and biology of the Cedar Waxwing, one of North America’s most elegant songbirds, in this week’s episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together. Join hosts and Field Museum ornithologists John Bates and Shannon Hackett along with RJ Pole and Amanda Pole as they explore Cedar Waxwing identification, behavior, habitat, and the fascinating feather structure that creates the bird’s signature wax-like wing tips. Learn why Cedar Waxwings travel in flocks, what they eat, where to fin... | 24m 01s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | 129: Top Science Stories of 2025 + Shannon’s Cochlear Implant Journey & the Future of Bird Research 🎙️🐦 | Welcome to the first new episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together in 2026! After wrapping up our duck series, we're kicking off the new year by looking back at some of the biggest science stories of 2025 and sharing what we're most excited to follow in 2026. Each of us brings a favorite scientific discovery, breakthrough, or research story to the table, leading to a wide-ranging conversation about birds, technology, conservation, and the future of science. Field Museum ornithologists and c... | 1h 04m 49s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  128: Wood Ducks: The Colorful Duck That Made an Incredible Comeback 🦆 | This week on Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we revisit one of our favorite episodes: the incredible Wood Duck. Known for its stunning colors, unique nesting behavior, and one of the greatest conservation comeback stories in North America, the Wood Duck is one of the most recognizable and fascinating ducks in birding. From their iridescent plumage to their unusual habit of nesting in tree cavities, these birds are full of surprises. In this episode, Field Museum ornithologists John Bates an... | 1h 03m 28s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  127: Harlequin Ducks: The Stunning Duck Built for Wild Rivers & Ocean Waves 🦆 | This week on Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we revisit one of our all-time favorite duck episodes featuring the incredible Harlequin Duck—one of the most striking and resilient waterfowl in North America. Known for their bold plumage, fast-flowing mountain stream nesting sites, and rugged coastal winter habitats, Harlequin Ducks are among the most fascinating ducks in birding. These adventurous birds thrive in extreme environments, from icy rivers and waterfalls to crashing ocean waves alo... | 32m 34s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  126: Mallards: The World’s Most Familiar Duck Is More Fascinating Than You Think 🦆 | This week on Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we dive into one of the most recognizable and widespread birds in North America: the Mallard Duck. Before jumping into our duck deep dive, John breaks down the history and importance of the Christmas Bird Count—one of the longest-running citizen science projects in the world and a major part of bird conservation and bird population research. We then explore what makes Mallards so successful and adaptable, from their seasonal plumage changes and i... | 41m 36s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | 125: LISTERS Review: The Funniest Birding Movie Every Birder Needs to Watch 🎬🐦 | This week on Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we kick off the year with a hilarious and fun-filled conversation about LISTERS—our favorite birding movie of the year. If you love birding, birdwatching, birders, and the wonderfully obsessive world of listing bird species, this documentary is an absolute must-watch. We laughed through almost the entire episode while discussing the film, the personalities in it, and why birders everywhere will immediately relate to the passion, competitiveness, ... | 57m 14s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.