In this two for one episode, learn about the very similar looking Downy and Hairy Woodpecker! The smallest woodpecker in North America, the Downy Woodpecker can be difficult to tell apart from its larger cousin the Hairy Woodpecker but Dr. John will teach you tips and tricks to expertly differentiate them on your next birding adventure. Plus, learn all about their feeding and breeding. And finally, end the show with insight into their evolutionary history and learn why they look so much alike. Plus a bird watch from Cass!
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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers
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Bird sounds are from xeno-canto.org

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Opening downy whinny by Bobby Wilcox

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Downy call 1 by Paul Marvin

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Hairy call 1 by Scott Olmstead

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Downy Whinny 1 by Paul Marvin

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Downy Call 2 by Frank Lambert

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Hairy Call 2 by Scott Olmstead

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Downy Rattle by Paul Marvin

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Hairy Rattle by Scott Crabtree

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Downy Drumming 1 by Joseph Morlan

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Hairy Drumming by Richard E. Webster

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Fast Downy Drumming by Paul Driver

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Downy Drum 2 by Paul Driver

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Hairy Drum 2 by Richard E. Webster

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Feeding Pecks by Samuel Jones

Hairy + Downy

With its nearly an inch and a half long taong, the red-tailed hawk certainly wears big socks. And you know what they say about big socks...big hawks! The Red-Tailed Hawk is ubiquitous across North America where its large body size and preference to perch along roadways make it easy to spot. But what secrets is the red-tailed hawk hiding? On this episode of Dirty Bird Podcast, learn all about the life history of the red-tailed hawk. Dr. John tells you all about the feeding and breeding (including some spicy love stories!) before ending the show talking about conservation and evolution. Also, we start this episode with a Native American Cultural Story: How The Hawk Got Its Red Tail.
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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music
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Red-Tailed Hawk Intro sound from xeno-canto.org by Richard E. Webster

Drum Sound from freesound.org by sandyrb

Flute Sound from freesound.org by CarlosCarty

Bald Eagle call from xeno-canto.org by Steve Hampton

Red Tailed Hawk Call 2 from xeno-canto.org by Peter Ward and Ken Hall

Bald Eagle Call 2 from xeno-canto.org by Pal Marvin

Thump sound from freesound.org by KrystianPawlowski

Slice sound from freesound.org by CalGre

Hollywood Red-Tailed Hawk call from xeno-canto.org by Bruce Lagerquist

Warning Call Red-Tailed Hawk from xeno-canto.org by Jeff Dyck

Begging Call from xeno-canto.org by Richard E. Webster

Party people! Its time to learn about conservation! The Whooping crane very nearly went the way of the Pileated Woodpecker, Bachman's Warbler, and the Moa (all extinct birds covered before on this show!). While it is still very much endangered, it is a conservation success story. Learn all about the life history of the whooping crane, their evolutionary history (they were always very rare birds!) and how they came back from the brink of extinction. Dr. John explains it all, with lots of dumb jokes and bird puns included!
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Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers, check them out where ever you get your music
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Bird sounds from Xeno-Canto.org
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Whoop 1 by J Frank Goodwin
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Whoop 2 by Sue Riffe