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Dirty Bird PodcastSerious about birds...but nothing else Author: Dirty Bird
In each episode, your host Dr. John tells you everything you need to know about a bird species with a laid back attitude. Learn about bird evolution, taxonomy, and behavior, with a few myths and legends mixed in. John keeps the banter light, the energy bright, and the humor raunchy. Warning: Fowl language Follow on Instagram @Dirtybirdpodcast, send listener mail or voice memos at dirtybirdpodcast@gmail.com to have them heard on the show! Theme song by Dick Piston, aka Ricky Pistone. Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 80: Oh my Starling, Clementine (European Starling)
Episode 80
Monday, 24 November, 2025
Listeners give this episode 5/5 Starlings! Love them or hate them, European Starlings are here to stay in their introduced range across every continent except Antarctica. Even though they eat crops, crash planes, and evict native birds from their nests these birds have some beautiful singing abilities, display an amazing flying pattern called murmurtions, and may be as smart as crows and ravens! Learn all about the European Starling with Dr. John. .Thanks to Volume Book store in Buckhannon, West Virginia for producing this episode! .Special thanks also to the book "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of of a Most Hated Bird by Mike Stark for great background research https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/9781496242020/starlings/.Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro Music by the Sidewalk Slammers.All bird songs are from xeno-canto.org.Opening call by Olivier Swift .Starling song by Uku Paal .Starling mimicking birds call by Paul Marvin .Starling imitating siren call by Lee Alder .Starling whistle song by Timo Schnabel .Starling chatter by Barnard Collet .Staring Chatter 2 by David Bissett
