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BirdNote · 1,064 episodes with transcripts

Escape the daily grind and immerse yourself in the natural world. Rich in imagery, sound, and information, BirdNote inspires you to notice the world around you.

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Making BirdNote

September 17, 2026

Mark Bramhill (0:03)

This is BirdNote, I'm senior producer Mark Bramhill.

It's fundraising week, and we're asking you to join the flock as a recurring monthly donor at birdnote.org. As senior producer, I have the pleasure of working on every episode of BirdNote. And while it's a two-minute show, it takes a lot more than two minutes to create. We record with a narrator.

SPEAKER_2 (0:26)

Even if you had feathers, lightweight bones, and powerful wings, you would still lack something essential to flying like a bird.

Mark Bramhill (0:34)

I search for the perfect bird calls and songs. Hmm, not that one.

There it is. I take those elements, the theme song, and weave them into a sound-rich episode.

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