• A few comings and goings in late spring migration.
• Backyard nest watch.
• Yellow-billed Cuckoos are back!

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

• How birding can be a natural remedy for anything negative going on in our lives.
• Spring migration comings & goings
• Smitten with pigeons
• World Migratory Bird Day, May 10, 2025
• eBird's Global Big Day, May 10, 2025
• Feb. episode about how to do a bird count

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

A wrap-up of the 7 simple actions to living a bird-friendly lifestyle, keeping cats indoors, and reducing plastic use. And I share why it has taken me 3 weeks to release an episode.

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

It's spring migration! In this episode, we discuss going lights out during peak migration hours and treating windows to keep birds safe and live a bird-friendly lifestyle. The host shares a story about her lunch date with a European Starling.

Dark Sky.org Website

Why Birds Hit Windows & How We Can Help

American Bird Conservancy

Bird Cast Migration Maps

Acopian Birdsavers

Window Gems-Save Birds Beautifully!

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

This episode discusses how pesticides affect birds and helpful tips and solutions to avoid using pesticides around your home. Plus two spring migration surprises.

Keep Harmful Pesticide Language out of Next Farm Bill

How to Contact Your State Reps

Article about "sub-lethal" effects of pesticides on birds

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

We hit a pause on Birding for Joy's scheduled content to discuss the key findings of the State of the Birds 2025 report. Also mentioned is the controversial proposed Texas bill to eliminate the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

State of the Birds 2025

Latest Tipping Point Species Report

Article about Texas Proposed Bill to Eliminate the TPWD

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market

If you are interested in planting native plants to help birds, and you are curious about starting a bird-friendly, native plant initiative in your community, this episode of Birding for Joy is for you.

Homegrown National Park

HNP Resources

National Wildlife Federation-Join the Movement

NWF Community Wildlife Habitat Program

NWF Tips, Tools, & Videos

In today's episode, we continue discussing how native plants support birds by providing shelter and sources of food, one of the 7 actions we can take to live bird-friendly.

7 Simple Actions to Live Bird Friendly

Audubon Native Plant Finder

National Wildlife Federation

Container Native Gardening by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Nurture Native Nature Container Gardening

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This podcast is created and recorded by Candi Lynn Fite

Podcast artwork is created by Candi Lynn Fite

Music: "Beautiful Rainbow" by Victor Music, Music Standard License with Envato Market