Bird Note is a short daily podcast that gives the listener an informative glimpse into the world of birds. These can be a serious and educational, or humorous and lighthearted. Regardless, they are always worth the brief investment of time.
I begin each day with 90 seconds of simple and sweet sounds of birds and the gentle voices of the narrators. In these times, this podcast is grounding and hopeful and pure.
Love learning interesting and inspiring things about our feathered friends and how to help them! I also follow the Instagram account to see the bird that’s on the episode. Recommend to everyone!
Thank you for all that you do and say. I listen to you every morning and feel like you are saving me and my life by sharing your kind words and insightful and honest truths. PS It took me quite a while to figure out how to “rate” and add a comment— not an easy task for some reason but I was determined! :)
I listen to the podcast every morning. I love learning about birds, bird protection and conservation. I specially love the Bird Noir episodes with Michael Stein. They are always hilarious! Thank you to everyone in BirdNote !
We listen each morning over breakfast with our five year old. We all learn a lot and the timing is perfect for a little entertainment without railroading the breakfast table experience. We chat about what we’ve learned and move on with the day a little happier!
My wife and I are big fans of Bird Note, having been long time bird enthusiasts. The podcasts offer fascinating insights into avian behavior and make for a great way to start our day. The only shortcoming of this podcast is the author’s need to use birding as a platform to advance social causes. Please try not to stray from the original intent of the podcast, which surely is to educate and inspire, rather than offer a social lecture.
Wow, this is so cool I love listening to the birds. I’m here in New Jersey with my grandmother and my dad. We live in Wayland Massachusetts. There’s tons of flowers, trees, birds, and other animals.😱🎼🎼🎼
…way to begin the day. Mary McCann and Michael Stein are the best! Their bird ditties inspire, inform and amuse us. Thank you both.
PS I for one do not think it wise to promote black birders or feminist birders or whatever. Birding is for everyone. Including everyone — as one— does not promote the fracturing segregation of our times. Far better.
I admit - I started playing Birdnote for my cat. Little did I know, though, that soon enough I (and all of my human family members) would become Birdnote enthusiasts and, by extension, newbie but enthusiastic birders. I never used to pay much attention to birds, but the incredibly delightful, engaging, and surprising (some birds are bilingual! some birds are ingenious thieves! Bird flight is the work of science so brilliant it transcends and becomes magic!) have opened our eyes, literally and figuratively, to birds. Even if you currently couldn’t care less about birds, give this podcast a listen. The hosts of BirdNote are storytellers of the highest caliber, and each 2min or so episode is such an injection of joy into the day.
No matter how grim the news, my shoulders relax when I hear the opening notes of BirdNote. I close my eyes and enjoy the moment of calmness and information.
I somehow managed to miss the fact that these are available on Apple Podcasts!! I’m so happy to be able to listen and get notifications whenever they post each day! I learn something every time even though I’m a huge bird nerd already!
These little podcasts pack a lot of info into a very short time. They have really helped me appreciate my feathered neighbors. A great way to start the day.
Bird Note really needs to be mindful that their podcast is an auditory broadcast. Having speakers that have the ability to actually speak clearly is the point of a broadcast. Several of the recent episodes have been frustrating enough to skip them if I hear particular voices.
Stop with the affections vocal fry!
Love these short, well-produced bird tales. What I don't love is being preached at by pandering race-hustlers. One pod complained that we need more people of color birding. Do we really? Says who? Maybe "people of color" prefer to do other things.. why does the skin color of people doing this or that activity matter?
Now I just heard (the long podcast in Aug 2021) a woman casually bemoan 2020's "state-sanctioned violence against black people." Really? Do you really believe that sentence, or do you just think that is what you are supposed to say to be an enlightened member of today's WokeWorld?
Listened daily for several years and enjoyed tremendously. Lately the scientific and informative style has turned to interviewing, poetry and has a political vibe. I miss the previous style and am looking elsewhere for something similar to what it was historically.
In just a minute or two, I love learning about a different bird species, their biology and/or interactions with humanity. I’m not a birder, personally, but this podcast may make one of me yet…
It is a amazing podcast for all ages, it is a great way to start off your day. Thank you for no adds! I am very bad at naming birds from hearing their songs, but thanks to bird note I am getting a lot better! Again, thank you!
Birdnote is as important to my morning routine as my coffee. I look forward to to short and cleverly written episodes every morning and always learn something new. Thank you Birdnote!
Hi. I am having trouble understanding some of the accents that are showing up in the feed. I am a 60-year-old female and I don’t understand what the people are saying. I am really having trouble with the accents. Sorry. But if I can’t understand the show I am going to unsubscribe.
