Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
The hawk and the hummingbirds artwork
Science & Medicine

The hawk and the hummingbirds

Weekly Bird Report on WCAI

Jun 10, 20263:53Science & Medicine

Wildlife photographer Diane Palomba noticed something strange at Long Pasture: hummingbirds nesting suspiciously close to a Cooper's Hawk. Turns out they knew exactly what they were doing.

About This Episode

The hawk and the hummingbirds is an episode from Weekly Bird Report on WCAI. Wildlife photographer Diane Palomba noticed something strange at Long Pasture: hummingbirds nesting suspiciously close to a Cooper's Hawk. Turns out they knew exac...

Podcast

This episode belongs to Weekly Bird Report on WCAI.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Jun 10, 2026, 3:53 long, audio available.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Weekly Bird Report on WCAI.

May’s last hurrah

Jun 11, 2026 - 4:04

A spring storm delivers rare seabirds, massive flocks of songbirds, and the Cape’s first confirmed Protho...

Ibis Invasion and much more!

May 20, 2026 - 4:22

This week’s spring migration reached spectacular heights as rare southern visitors mixed with huge number...

Mid-May Madness

May 13, 2026 - 3:55

Mark Faherty talks about a few of the long distance travelers that he has spotted this May from the Nashv...

Songs of April

Apr 22, 2026 - 4:12

Mark Faherty talks about the birds showing up at your feeders.

Swainson’s Hawk

Apr 15, 2026 - 3:21

How did a hemisphere-trotting hawk of the arid west get to Cape Cod?

April migration

Apr 8, 2026 - 3:29

Mark Faherty talks about the different types of birds returning to the area this time of year from the Go...