Jonese Franklin

2 months ago | birdnote.org | Jonese Franklin

BirdNote®Hearing From BirdNote Listeners Written by Jonese FranklinThis is BirdNote. It’s our Spring Fundraising Week, and listener support is what makes BirdNote possible. So please do your part and make a donation at BirdNote dot org. We get a lot of feedback from listeners and we know that for many of you, BirdNote is part of your everyday routine, like Michael and Patrick in San Francisco:Michael from San Francisco:  We not only love BirdNote, we crave BirdNote.

2 months ago | birdnote.org | Jonese Franklin

BirdNote®Support the Things You Love Written by Jonese FranklinThis is BirdNote. It’s on-air fundraising week for BirdNote. If you’ve already donated to support our show, thank you! If you haven’t, you can give now at BirdNote dot org. At BirdNote, we believe that the more that people learn about birds, the more likely they are to take steps to protect them. That’s why we make stories that are informative and educational….

2 months ago | birdnote.org | Jonese Franklin |Mark Bramhill

BirdNote®BirdNoir: The Mystery of Public Media FundingWritten by Jonese Franklin and Mark BramhillMichael Stein: This is BirdNoir. I’m Private Eye Michael Stein. When starting out to solve a mystery, remember this: follow the money. Although sometimes, that’s to find out who to thank. Like when my pal Roy called me…Roy: Hey Michael, settle a bet for me. My wife and I were listening to BirdNote this morning and she said that BirdNote is funded by donations from listeners! That can’t be right, can it?

Jan 27, 2025 | birdnote.org | Jonese Franklin

BirdNote®Spark Bird: Christian Cooper’s Red-Winged BlackbirdWritten by Jonese FranklinJonese Franklin: This is BirdNote. Christian Cooper is host of the National Geographic show Extraordinary Birder and author of the memoir Better Living Through Birding. But, as a kid, Christian says he wasn’t interested in birds… until his parents made him take a woodshop class. Christian Cooper: I had to build something, so I built a bird feeder and I put it up in the backyard.

Nov 18, 2024 | birdnote.org | Gregg Thompson |Jonese Franklin

BirdNote®Sympathy for the GrackleWritten by Jonese FranklinThis is BirdNote. I’m Jonese Franklin, Content Director at BirdNote and I’m a newer birder.     [Northern Cardinal song, ML339922801]It kind of feels weird to call myself a birder, but if I’ve learned anything during my time at BirdNote it’s that birding is for all of us, even if we’re just getting started. My wife and I often sit with our dogs on the back deck and watch as different birds visit the yard.