BIRD HUGGER

By Catherine Greenleaf

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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.

Episode Date
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Burrowing Owls Of Marco Island With Brittany Piersma
Apr 09, 2026
Protecting Native Bees In Your Garden With Heather Holm
Mar 26, 2026
GARDENS TO VISIT: Flying Trillium Gardens And Preserve With Carolyn Summers
Mar 12, 2026
Surviving The Colorado Marshall Fire With Dave Crawford
Feb 26, 2026
Bird City: Adventures in New York's Urban Wilds With Ryan Goldberg
Feb 12, 2026
Birds Of The Great Lakes With Dexter Patterson
Jan 29, 2026
Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen
Jan 15, 2026
Listening To Backyard Birds Via Haiku Box With Dr. David Mann
Jan 01, 2026
Special Holiday BIRD HUGGER Episode With Pam Penick
Dec 18, 2025
Broad-winged Hawk Research With Hawk Mountain's Dr. Laurie Goodrich
Dec 04, 2025
The Social Lives Of Birds With Joan Strassman
Nov 20, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Creating Native Gardens In Small Spaces With Kate Brandes
Nov 06, 2025
Leave The Leaves! With David Mizejewski
Oct 23, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Bird Shamanism With Evan Pritchard
Oct 09, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Native Groundcovers For Northeast Landscapes With Anna Fialkoff
Sep 25, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Elusive Nighthawk With Phil Brown
Sep 11, 2025
Birds Of The Tropical Andes With Michael J. Parr
Aug 28, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: The Evolution of Bird Song with David George Haskell
Aug 14, 2025
How Noise Affects Humans and Wildlife With Chris Berdik
Jul 31, 2025
Saving Our Soils With Louis De Jaeger
Jul 17, 2025
The Grass Isn't Greener With Danae Wolfe
Jul 03, 2025
Fighting Drought With Martha Retallick
Jun 19, 2025
Tracking Swallow-tailed Kites With Gina Kent
Jun 05, 2025
Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen
May 22, 2025
Planting Natives For Resilience With Marie Chieppo
May 08, 2025
Rescuing Wild Turtles With Pam Meier
Apr 24, 2025
Saving and Growing Native Seeds With Alexis Doshas
Apr 10, 2025
Your First Vegetable Garden With Maria Rodale
Mar 27, 2025
The Flight Of The Hummingbird With Carole Turek
Mar 13, 2025
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains With Bethany Brookshire
Feb 27, 2025
Cats vs. Birds With Grant Sizemore
Feb 13, 2025
Bad Naturalist With Paula Whyman
Jan 30, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: 100 Plants To Feed The Bees With The Xerces Society
Jan 16, 2025
BIRD HUGGER CLASSIC: Planting Native Seeds Outdoors With Heather McCargo
Jan 02, 2025
Season's Greetings! ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Secret Garden With Marta MacDowell
Dec 19, 2024
Protecting The Integrity Of Water With Declan McCabe
Dec 05, 2024
Making Bird Calls With Dan Gardoqui
Nov 21, 2024
ENCORE PRESENTATION: Northeast Native Plant Primer With Uli Lorimer
Nov 06, 2024
The Search For Lost Birds With John Mittermeier
Oct 24, 2024
The Straight Poop On Seabirds With Sea McKeon
Oct 10, 2024
Creating A Native Garden At Your Workplace With Nancy Farwell
Sep 26, 2024
From Wasteland To Wonder With Basil Camu
Sep 12, 2024
New Research Findings On Broad-Winged Hawks With Dr. Laurie Goodrich
Aug 29, 2024
Slow Birding With Joan Strassmann
Aug 15, 2024
ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Benefits Of Bare-Root Plantings With Becky Brewer
Aug 01, 2024
So You Want To Become A Wildlife Rehabilitator With Kai Williams
Jul 18, 2024
How Over-Consumption Intensifies Climate Change with Hannah Evans
Jul 04, 2024
Making Your Yard A Quiet Oasis For Birds With Arline Bronzaft
Jun 20, 2024
Unsolved Wildlife Crimes Report With Megan Stolen
Jun 06, 2024
ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Nature Of Oaks Wth Doug Tallamy
May 23, 2024
How Your Yard Influences Drought and Flood Cycles With Judith Schwartz
May 09, 2024
Rescuing Animals During A Disaster With Dave Crawford
Apr 25, 2024
The Graceful Swallow-Tailed Kite With Gina Kent
Apr 11, 2024
Flaco The Owl: The Experts Weigh In
Mar 28, 2024
The Flight Of The Kestrel With Phil Brown
Mar 14, 2024
Water Harvesting For Your Yard And Gardens With Martha Retallick
Feb 29, 2024
Hatching And Renesting Osprey Chicks With Stephanie Ellis
Feb 15, 2024
Insecticides And Their Impact On Birds With Hardy Kern
Feb 01, 2024
Prepping The Yard For Natives With Kathy Connolly
Jan 18, 2024
Saving Birds After An Oil Spill With Tri-State Rescue
Jan 05, 2024
BIRD HUGGER HOLIDAY SPECIAL With Maria Rodale
Dec 21, 2023
Birding Under The Influence With Dorian Anderson
Dec 07, 2023
Searching For Lost Hikers and Birders With Cathy Tarr
Nov 23, 2023
Pink Flamingo Fever With Dan Lebbin
Nov 09, 2023
Hugger The Broad-Winged Hawk Is On Her Way To Guatemala!
Oct 26, 2023
Native Shrubs For Northeast Landscapes With Emily Baisden
Oct 12, 2023
Don't Touch That Garden!
Sep 28, 2023
Preventing Birds From Striking Windows With Daniel Klem
Sep 14, 2023
Ridding The Horticultural Industry Of Plastic With Marie Chieppo
Aug 31, 2023
Native Plants For Shady Landscapes With Heather McCargo
Aug 17, 2023
Averting The Insect Apocalypse with Dave Goulson
Aug 03, 2023
The Pioneers Of Bird Migration Tracking With Rebecca Heisman
Jul 20, 2023
Building A Community Pollinator Garden With Lynne Parshall
Jul 06, 2023
Creating Native Gardens On A Budget With Alicia Houk
Jun 22, 2023
The Hows and Whys Of Loon Fallout with Marge Gibson
Jun 08, 2023
Get Ready To Garden With Grow Native Massachusetts
May 25, 2023
The Evolution Of Bird Song With David George Haskell
May 11, 2023
Exciting Update On Hugger The Broad-Winged Hawk With Dr. Laurie Goodrich
Apr 27, 2023
Relocating Your Native Plant Gardens With Marie Chieppo
Apr 13, 2023
Florida Keys Hawk Watch With Mariah Hryniewich
Mar 30, 2023
The Epic Battle To Restore The Everglades
Mar 16, 2023
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nadeem Shehzad From All That Breathes -- Academy Award Nominee For Best Documentary
Mar 09, 2023
Protecting The Ospreys Of Southwest Florida With Kathryn Brintnall
Mar 02, 2023
The Florida Scrub Jay with Jacqui Sulek
Feb 16, 2023
The Burrowing Owls Of Marco Island With Brittany Piersma
Feb 02, 2023
Adventures Of A Transplanted Gardener With Ginny Stibolt
Jan 19, 2023
The Pollinator Victory Garden With Kim Eierman -- Plus Year-End Wrap-Up
Jan 05, 2023
BIRD HUGGER HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Dec 15, 2022
Northeast Native Plant Primer With Uli Lorimer
Dec 01, 2022
Tracking The Elusive Nighthawk With Phil Brown
Nov 17, 2022
Birds, Beasts And Bedlam With Derek Gow
Nov 03, 2022
Bird Hugger Halloween Special
Oct 20, 2022
Broad-Winged Hawk Migration With Update On Hugger
Oct 06, 2022
The Heron Observation Network Of Maine
Sep 22, 2022
The Long Slow Death Of The American Lawn
Sep 08, 2022
Rainwater Harvesting With Brad Lancaster
Aug 25, 2022
100 Plants To Feed The Bees With The Xerces Society
Aug 11, 2022
The Mystery Of The Loons On Squam Lake
Jul 28, 2022
Native Groundcovers For Northeast Landscapes With Anna Fialkoff
Jul 14, 2022
Bird Shamanism with Evan Pritchard
Jun 30, 2022
Helping Turtles Safely Across The Roads With Pam Meier
Jun 02, 2022
Saving Your Neighborhood Trees with Diane Hoffman
May 19, 2022
Evening Grosbeak: The Forest Wanderer
May 05, 2022
Rebugging The Planet With Vicki Hird
Apr 21, 2022
All About Penguins With Dyan deNapoli
Apr 07, 2022
Protecting Birds During Spring Migration with Dr. Daniel Klem
Mar 24, 2022
Not Just For Monarchs: The Inestimable Value Of Milkweed
Mar 10, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: Saving Salamanders With Brett Thelen
Mar 03, 2022
Tracking Broad-Winged Hawks with Dr. Laurie Goodrich
Feb 24, 2022
Asian Jumping Worms And Their Impact On Native Plants
Feb 10, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: The Benefits of Bare-Root Native Plantings
Feb 04, 2022
Preventing Mass Bird Collisions in New York City
Jan 27, 2022
The Eastern Bluebird: The Sound Of Spring
Jan 13, 2022
Native Berries For Birds In Winter
Dec 30, 2021
Special Holiday Edition of BIRD HUGGER
Dec 16, 2021
A New Garden Ethic With Benjamin Vogt
Dec 02, 2021
Sumac: The Native Shrub Nobody Likes
Nov 18, 2021
Native Plants For The Small Yard with Kate Brandes
Nov 04, 2021
BONUS EPISODE: Bird Hugger Halloween Special
Oct 28, 2021
The Fall Migration Of The Hummingbird With John Shewey
Oct 21, 2021
Wasps: The Forgotten Insect with Heather Holm
Oct 07, 2021
Preventing Cyanobacteria Outbreaks in Lakes and Ponds
Sep 23, 2021
The Chimney Swift: Acrobat Of The Amazon
Sep 09, 2021
Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life with Marta McDowell
Aug 26, 2021
Native Trees For Northeast Landscapes with Wild Seed Project’s Anna Fialkoff
Aug 12, 2021
Identifying and Protecting Old Growth Forests with Dave Govatski
Jul 29, 2021
The Wild Ones Organization: Native Plants and Natural Landscapes with Jen Ainsworth
Jul 15, 2021
Water Connections: Protecting Rivers and Wetlands With Jim Rousmaniere
Jul 01, 2021
The Plastic Recycling Dilemma In The Gardening Industry With Marie Chieppo
Jun 17, 2021
Seeds Of Mindfulness With Fiann O'Nuallain
Jun 03, 2021
Maverick Gardeners with Felder Rushing
May 20, 2021
The Nature Of Oaks With Dr. Doug Tallamy
May 06, 2021
Native Shrubs To Grow For Birds With Mariette Nowak
Apr 22, 2021
Planting Milkweed To Help Monarch Butterflies with Angie Babbit
Apr 08, 2021
Protecting Migrating Songbirds From Communications Towers with Dr. Joelle Gehring
Mar 25, 2021
Part Two of The Reindeer Chronicles With Judith D. Schwartz
Mar 11, 2021
The Reindeer Chronicles with Judith D. Schwartz -- Part One
Feb 25, 2021
Climate-Wise Gardening with Ginny Stibolt
Feb 11, 2021
Raising Orphaned Black Bear Cubs With Ben Kilham
Feb 05, 2021
Bumblebees In The Native Flower Garden With Heather Holm
Jan 15, 2021
The Flight Of The Monarch Butterfly with Laura Lukens
Dec 21, 2020
Growing Native Plants With Dan Jaffe Wilder
Dec 09, 2020
Bald Eagle: Strategist of the Skies
Nov 25, 2020
Planting Native Seeds With Heather McCargo
Nov 13, 2020
Preventing Birds From Colliding With Windows with Dr. Christine Sheppard
Oct 30, 2020
Belted Kingfisher: The Diving Expert
Oct 09, 2020
Great Blue Heron: The Last Dinosaur
Sep 16, 2020
The Loon Episode
Aug 25, 2020
Common Grackle: The Voracious Insect Eater
Aug 06, 2020
American Robin: The Early Bird Gets The Worm
Jul 15, 2020
Secrets Of The Hummingbird
Jul 01, 2020
Why Does The Blue Jay Get Such A Bad Rap?
Jun 22, 2020
Why Is That Woodpecker Pecking On My House?
Jun 09, 2020