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BIRD HUGGER

by Catherine Greenleaf

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.

Latest episodes

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BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Planting Bare-Root Native Plants With Becky Brewer

THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PAST EPISODE: In today's episode, we talk to Becky Brewer from Prairie Moon Nursery in Minnesota about the many benefits of bare-root natives and ho

Oct 8
19 min

BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Prepping Your Yard For Natives With Kathy Connolly

THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PREVIOUS SHOW: In today's episode, we speak with renowned ecological landscape designer and gardening consultant Kathy Connolly about the best way t

Sep 24
36 min

The Habitats Watch List With American Bird Conservancy's David Wiedenfeld

Join us as we speak with ornithologist David Wiedenfeld from the American Bird Conservancy about the formation and the importance of the Habitats Watch List -- a list tha

Sep 10
23 min

Gardening For Bumblebees With Judy Cardin

Join us today as we speak with Judy Cardin about the best plants to grow in your garden for attracting bumblebees. Her plant recommendations: Dutchman's Breeches; Virgini

Aug 30
28 min

Protecting Shorebirds On The Beach With ABC's Sarah Belles

Join us today as we speak with Sarah Belles from the American Bird Conservancy about how to keep shorebirds protected while enjoying the beach this summer. Sarah Belles h

Aug 13
24 min

BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: How Your Yard Influences Drought and Flood Cycles With Judith Schwartz

THIS IS A RE-BROADCAST OF AN EARLIER SHOW. Today our guest is Judith Schwartz, award-winning author of the incredible book, Water In Plain Sight: Hope For A Thirsty World

Jul 30
25 min

GARDENS TO VISIT: Norcross Wildlife Foundation With Dan Jaffe Wilder

Join us today as we talk to Dan Jaffe Wilder, chief ecologist of the 8,400-acre native oasis, Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts. Dan is the Director of

Jul 16
30 min

Saving Seeds With Mid-Atlantic Regional Seed Bank's John Price

Join us today as we speak with John Price, Associate Director and Seed Collection Coordinator of Mid-Atlantic Restoration Seed Bank. John and his colleagues collect and s

Jul 2
17 min

Saving Raptors In Colombia With Esther Vallejo

Join us today as we speak with Esther Vallejo, a bird biologist who is attempting to create a raptor observation and education center in Colombia. Nearly five million rap

Jun 18
19 min

Birds That Are Making A Comeback With Scott Weidensaul

Join us today as we speak with celebrated author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul about the many success stories regarding bird conservation and about his brand-new boo

Jun 4
31 min

"Eyes On Swallow-Tailed Kites" Program With Gina Kent

Gina Kent is back on the show to continue our discussion about the magnificent Swallow-Tailed Kite. Gina is a senior scientist with the Avian Research and Conservation In

May 21
19 min

The Farm Bill's Big Benefits For Birds With Steven Riley

Join us today as we speak with Steven Riley of the American Bird Conservancy to talk about the omnibus Farm Bill. While the Farm Bill is extremely controversial and conta

May 7

Saving Salamanders With The Harris Center's Brett Thelen

Join us today as we speak with Brett Thelen, director of the Big Night Salamander Brigades for the Harris Center in Hancock, New Hampshire. We learn how the Big Nights ar

Apr 23
24 min

BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Burrowing Owls Of Marco Island With Brittany Piersma

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED IN 2023: Did you know Burrowing Owls raise their young in underground tunnels? In today's episode, we talk about the fascinating Burrowing Owl w

Apr 9

Protecting Native Bees In Your Garden With Heather Holm

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 ha

Mar 26
29 min

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

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 na

Mar 12
21 min

Surviving The Colorado Marshall Fire With Dave Crawford

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 t

Feb 26
23 min

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

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

Feb 12
26 min

Birds Of The Great Lakes With Dexter Patterson

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

Jan 29
26 min

Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen

******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 In

Jan 15
30 min

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Position in the Nature chart (US), last 90 days.

#52
all-time peak
16
days in the top 100 since Dec 2024

Chart positions

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#80 NEW Nature US

What listeners say

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Really liking this podcast so far. I found it after looking for more content from Heather McCargo. Would love it if some of the episodes on native plants went into more detail on how to help birds specifically with native plants and trees, and also a titled episode for beginners on how to attract more birds to your yard and create habitats for them.

DrewP.Weiner · Dec 2022

I am changing my garden over to native plants to help the birds and butterflies and this podcast is helping me so much. Keep up the great work!

PixieDust2020 · May 2022

I have learned so much from this podcast. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about native plants birding etc. but I have learned something new on each and every episode. Hands-down the best podcast out

Birdie-Diana · Apr 2022

A joy to listen to, Catherine’s content always piques my curiosity and eager to learn more about nature. Her cheerful perspective and passion for wildlife have been a comfort to me. Thank you Catherine, love the show!

bohemiansunchild · Sep 2021

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