Episodes 152
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (18)
Since Jun 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how to turn your backyard into a native oasis for birds and pollinators.

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Recent Episodes

S7E152 Protecting Native Bees In Your Garden With Heather Holm

Mar 26, 2026 29m

Join us today as we speak with Heather Holm, author of the award-winning book Wasps and creator of the brand-new free public resource website www.beesmn.org. You don't have to live in Minnesota to…

S7E151 GARDENS TO VISIT: Flying Trillium Gardens And Preserve With Carolyn Summers

Mar 12, 2026 21m

Join us today as we discuss Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve in the Catskills with owner Carolyn Summers. Carolyn turned an abandoned 220-acre farm into a gorgeous native garden and forest…

S7E150 Surviving The Colorado Marshall Fire With Dave Crawford

Feb 26, 2026 23m

Join us today as we welcome back Dave Crawford, co-creator of Animal Help Now.org (AHNOW.org) and Pet Help And Rescue.org (PHAR.org). Dave gives us the latest update on the rebuilding of his home…

S7E149 Bird City: Adventures in New York's Urban Wilds With Ryan Goldberg

Feb 12, 2026 26m

Join us today as we speak with author Ryan Goldberg about his new book, Bird City: Adventures in New York's Urban Wilds. We discuss some controversial subjects regarding birding in New York City. For…

S7E148 Birds Of The Great Lakes With Dexter Patterson

Jan 29, 2026 26m

Join us as we speak with Dexter Patterson, author of the new book, Birds Of The Great Lakes. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 25 years of experience rescuing and…

S7E147 Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen

Jan 15, 2026 30m

******CONTENT WARNING. SOME INFORMATION IN THIS SHOW MAY BE DISTURBING. Today we have as our guest Megan Stolen, a forensic wildlife scientist from Blue World Research Institute in Florida. Megan…

S7E146 Listening To Backyard Birds Via Haiku Box With Dr. David Mann

Jan 01, 2026 27m

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! Today we are joined by Dr. David Mann, creator of the Haiku Box, an AI-generated device that records bird song in your backyard, telling you what species of birds you have…

S6E145 Special Holiday BIRD HUGGER Episode With Pam Penick

Dec 18, 2025 33m

Here's wishing you a very Happy Holiday! Join us for our special holiday episode of the BIRD HUGGER Podcast. We'll travel south to Texas, where it's nice and warm and hear celebrated author Pam…

S6E144 Broad-winged Hawk Research With Hawk Mountain's Dr. Laurie Goodrich

Dec 04, 2025

Today's guest is Dr. Laurie Goodrich from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. Laurie tells us all about the research she is doing into the Broad-winged Hawk. She also gives us an exciting update…

S6E143 The Social Lives Of Birds With Joan Strassman

Nov 20, 2025 20m

Join us today as we speak with Joan Strassman, author of the new book, The Social Lives of Birds. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and…

S6E142 BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Creating Native Gardens In Small Spaces With Kate Brandes

Nov 06, 2025

THIS EPISODE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN 2021. In today's episode, we speak with Kate Brandes, author of the book, Native Plants For The Small Yard. We'll be discussing design ideas for planting native…

S6E141 Leave The Leaves! With David Mizejewski

Oct 23, 2025

Today we are joined by David Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation. He tells us of all of the many wonderful benefits to wildlife when you leave the leaves in your yard. For…

S6E140 BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Bird Shamanism With Evan Pritchard

Oct 09, 2025

THIS SHOW ORIGINALLY AIRED IN 2022. In today's episode, we discuss bird shamanism and bird divination and the mystical and spiritual connection all of us can develop with birds with Evan Pritchard, a…

S6E139 BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Native Groundcovers For Northeast Landscapes With Anna Fialkoff

Sep 25, 2025

This episode originally aired in 2022. In today's episode, we talk with Anna Fialkoff, Ecological Programs Manager at Wild Seed Project.org. Anna has co-authored a guide with founder Heather McCargo…

S6E138 BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Elusive Nighthawk With Phil Brown

Sep 11, 2025

Now is the time to observe Nighthawks migrating! Did you know the Nighthawk is not a hawk and is not a nocturnal bird? Confusing, right? In today's episode we have Phil Brown from the Harris Center…

S6E137 Birds Of The Tropical Andes With Michael J. Parr

Aug 28, 2025

Today we speak with Michael J. Parr, the president of the American Bird Conservancy, about his new book, Birds of the Tropical Andes. Together with co-author and photographer Owen Deutsch, Michael…

S6E136 BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Evolution of Bird Song with David George Haskell

Aug 14, 2025

Today we speak with evolutionary biologist David George Haskell about how birds developed their songs. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience…

S6E135 How Noise Affects Humans and Wildlife With Chris Berdik

Jul 31, 2025

Join us today as we speak with award-winning science journalist Chris Berdik. Chris has written a new book, Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World -- and How We Can Take It Back. We will be talking…

S6E134 Saving Our Soils With Louis De Jaeger

Jul 17, 2025

Today we speak with Louie De Jaeger, author of Save Our Soils: How Regenerative Food And Farming Will Save Your Health And The Planet, an important book about how the health of our soil affects every…

S6E133 The Grass Isn't Greener With Danae Wolfe

Jul 03, 2025

Today we speak with author Danae Wolfe about her brand-new book, Grass Isn't Greener. Danae is an award-winning nature educator who founded the organization Chasing Bugs. For more info on her work…

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