The Greater Sage-Grouse aka avant-garde turkeys aka 'tig ol biddies' bird.... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they dive into this spiky, alien level weirdo of a bird and our last episode of the year!
We will be taking a break through November & December to work on finishing school *coughs... cleo...coughs* and bringing you more bird (and possibly not a bird) content in 2027.
In the meantime, feel free to follow us on Instagram @birds0nbirds and subscribe to the show to get automatic updates for when we return!
Music by Fknsyd
Sources:
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/saggro/cur/introduction (https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/saggro/cur/introduction)
https://www.fws.gov/species/greater-sage-grouse-centrocercus-urophasianus (https://www.fws.gov/species/greater-sage-grouse-centrocercus-urophasianus)
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Sage-Grouse/id (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Sage-Grouse/id)
https://abcbirds.org/birds/greater-sage-grouse/ (https://abcbirds.org/birds/greater-sage-grouse/)
https://birdallianceoregon.org/our-work/protect/habitat-and-wildlife/central-and-eastern-oregon/greater-sage-grouse/ (https://birdallianceoregon.org/our-work/protect/habitat-and-wildlife/central-and-eastern-oregon/greater-sage-grouse/)
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/sage-grouse/ (https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/sage-grouse/)
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-sage-grouse (https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-sage-grouse)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Az4L70b7UG4 (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Az4L70b7UG4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnbiTkj1TQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnbiTkj1TQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeI8gLMl9Vs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeI8gLMl9Vs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T11rOkgpRnA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T11rOkgpRnA)
https://www.ndow.org/species/greater-sage-grouse/ (https://www.ndow.org/species/greater-sage-grouse/)
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/what-heck-lek-quirkiest-mating-party-earth (https://www.audubon.org/magazine/what-heck-lek-quirkiest-mating-party-earth)
21 Oct 2026
We All Scream for Owl Screams: The American Barn Owl
Following up on our Guardians of Ga'Hoole episode with the real bird behind the Pure Ones: the American Barn Owl. Ghost-white heart face, a scream that could headline a horror movie, hearing good enough to hunt in total darkness, and an 18-egg clutch that horrified us personally. Plus Hannah's 6-year unsolicited owl-gift saga and our celebrity doppelganger picks. Build a nest box. Skip the rodenticide.
Music by Fknsyd
Sources:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/overview (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/overview)
https://blog.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Owl/lifehistory (https://blog.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Owl/lifehistory)
https://blog.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/id (https://blog.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/id)
https://guardiansofgahoole.fandom.com/wiki/Tyto_(genus) (https://guardiansofgahoole.fandom.com/wiki/Tyto_(genus))
https://guardiansofgahoole.fandom.com/wiki/Pure_Ones_(Movie) (https://guardiansofgahoole.fandom.com/wiki/Pure_Ones_(Movie))
https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/species-account/american-barn-owl (https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/species-account/american-barn-owl)
2024 NACC/SACC proposal to split Tyto furcata as its own species (full text PDF): https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-C.pdf (https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-C.pdf)
Payne (1971) acoustic-hunting study — contemporary summary in Nature: https://nature.com/articles/232523a0.pdf (https://nature.com/articles/232523a0.pdf)
Konishi, "How the Owl Tracks Its Prey," American Scientist (flight-speed detail): https://www.americanscientist.org/node/2084 (https://www.americanscientist.org/node/2084)
Flieg (1971), "Tytonidae × Strigidae cross produces fertile eggs," full text via SORA: https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v088n01/p0178-p0178.pdf (https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v088n01/p0178-p0178.pdf)
Boves & Belthoff (2012) Idaho road-mortality study, abstract/full record: https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/bio_facpubs/258 (https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/bio_facpubs/258)
Sokoine University of Agriculture (2023–24), Tanzania maize/owl nest-box study: https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajab/article/view/4475 (https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajab/article/view/4475)
https://youtu.be/Q9HVhqXI8PY?si=H_o_BXJ2xCXbKPwR
https://youtu.be/d_FEaFgJyfA?si=4_aoUDktzxGR5Pqg
14 Oct 2026
Feathered Flick; Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Another feathered flick is up to bat! The long awaited and strangely good Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Join Hannah + Cleo as they go bar for bar on this gorgeous film and talk about an unsettling, yet timely, story of good versus evil.
Music by Fknsyd
Sources:
https://guardiansofgahoole.fandom.com/wiki/Legend_of_the_Guardians:_The_Owls_of_Ga%27Hoole
Legends of the Guardians: Owls of Ga'Hoole movie, directed by Zack Snyder and based on the book series by Kathryn Lasky
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