Episode
Okay, but can birds predict the weather?
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- Okay, But... Birds
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- May 14, 2026
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- 2048
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Summary
E22. Folklore says birds know a storm is coming before we do. Scott talks with Dr. Gunnar Kramer, Iowa State University, about what's actually happening when a tiny warbler decides it's time to fly, or time to bail. In this episode: Why the question itself might be slightly wrong, and what's really going on inside that bird A storm, some missing warblers, and a discovery nobody set out to make What 300 birds falling out of the sky over Texas can tell you about how much fuel is in the tank Listen, follow, and tell a friend who’s a little superstitious. All audio, video, and images in this episode are either original to Okay, But... Birds (© Okay Media, LLC) or used under license/permission from the respective rights holders. Bird media from the Macaulay Library is used courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as follows: Yellow-billed cuckoo audio, Wil Hershberger, ML94446 Barnacle goose audio, Bob McGuire, ML235525 Golden-winged warbler video, Benjamin Clock, ML476422 Blue-winged warbler video, Eric Liner, ML469433 Yellow-billed cuckoo video, Larry Arbanas, ML466566 Eastern kingbird audio, Wil Hershberger, ML534398 Tennessee warbler audio, Wil Hershberger, ML85236 Tennessee warbler video, Eric Liner, ML466381 Wood thrush video, Benjamin Clock, ML471755