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NPR's Fred Wasser tells us about his first bird-watching trip, a search for a Snowy Owl that was spotted in Frederick County, Maryland. The white and fluffy bird breeds in the Arctic tundra and often travels south during the winter months in search of food. According to folklore, a close encounter with this bird could turn your life around.

Jeff Sundin is our Early Bird Fishing Guide, he joins Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show. This week Jeff reminds us to stay hydrated while fishing…

Throughout his decade-long career, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has skillfully blended rock, folk, jazz and retro swing music. The new Armchair Apocrypha continues his trend toward a more crowd-pleasing sound.

For fans of Jack White, Dolly Parton and Leon Bridges.

non-game wildlife biologist from the Brainerd area

Cooking your bird to a safe 165 F often just results in a dry, boring plate of meat. Luckily, food scientists have studied this problem. Learn their techniques to roast your tastiest bird yet.

Thor Hanson's new book looks at the evolutionary significance of feathers in birds. Hanson tells Fresh Air that he's amazed by birds' magnitude of feathers, how feathers grow and how they're the "most efficient insulation known."

Turkish television is reporting a new case of bird flu. The case was discovered as Turkish officials conducted tests across the country. Turkey had already confirmed 14 bird flu victims, including three children who died.

The daughter of artist Walter Inglis Anderson lost her home as Katrina ravaged the family's compound. But the return of birds to the Gulf prompts this: "Emily Dickinson said hope is a thing with feathers... I think the birds are like that for me."

Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the arrest and conviction of the ring-leaders of a bird smuggling operation in California. The smugglers would sneak the eggs of rare birds into the country, raise them, then sell them on the black market for tens of thousands of dollars a piece.

For more than a decade Manhattan bird lovers have watched red-tailed hawks nest, lay eggs and teach fledglings to fly and hunt. But residents of an upscale Fifth Avenue building tore down the nest, angering fans of the birds.

from Christmas Bird Counts to Weird Weather, what have you been noticing?

from Christmas Bird Counts to Weird Weather, what have you been noticing?

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews Tomorrowland starring George Clooney and directed by Brad Bird.

A portrait of Spiro Agnew -- done entirely in bird feathers -- is part of the nation's hidden treasures.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Pam Woodall, economics editor of the Economist, about the impact the falling dollar is having on central banks around the world and the implications for economic well being here in the U.S.

The move lets stand a previous ruling that the gargantuan rock band did not steal the opening instrumental of "Stairway to Heaven" from another band, Spirit.

Two decades ago, about 10 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. lasted 42 weeks or longer. Today, about 5 percent last that long. What happened?

Cuba is one of dozens of countries, including some U.S. allies, using emergency powers to stifle free expression.