Show overview
Days at Dogwood Canyon has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 104 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 10 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 14 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. Published by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center.
From the publisher
This podcast will take you into Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center’s 200-acre wildlife preserve in the heart of the DFW metroplex. Take a quick weekly break with us and get outside with the fresh air, the trees, and, of course, the birds.
Latest Episodes
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Ep 128Birds of Dogwood Canyon: Black-chinned Hummingbird
Summary: Join Kiersten and Julie as they take a closer look at the Black-chinned Hummingbird. Show Notes: Black-chinned Hummingbird audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 127Native Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Gregg's Mistflower
Summary: This spring we are talking about Gregg’s Mistflower, a pretty little bluish-purple flower that is the talk of the town! Show Notes: We forgot to mention that Gregg’s Mistflower is a lovely bluish purple flower when in bloom. Here is a link to photos from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=89852 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org Native Plant Sale is April 11, 2026: https://dogwood.audubon.org/plantsale Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 7Volunteer Opportunities
Summary: Are you looking for a quiet place to spend some free time and contribute to your community? Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center would love to have you as a volunteer. Join Kiersten as she tells you all about the volunteer opportunities at the center. Show Notes: Volunteer Applications can be found here: https://dogwood.audubon.org/volunteeropportunities Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 126Endangered Species Act
Summary: This is a piece of legislation that many people have heard of but maybe don’t know exactly what it is or what it does. Join Kiersten as she looks at the past and future of the Endangered Species Act. Show Notes: “How to Fortify the Endangered Species Act for the Next 50 Years” by Rene Ebersole. Audubon Magazine Winter 2023, https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-fortify-endangered-species-act-next-50-years?int_src=site_search&int_query=endangered%20species%20act “A Force of Conservation, the Endangered Species Act Faces a Fraught Future” by Rene Ebersole. Audubon Magazine Winter 2023. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/force-conservation-endangered-species-act-faces-fraught-future “The Power, Limits, and Evolving Uses of the Endangered Species Act” by Paige Curtis, Audubon Magazine November 17, 2023. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/power-limits-and-evolving-uses-endangered-species-act Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 25Birds of Dogwood Canyon: Golden-cheeked Warbler
Summary: The Golden-cheeked Warbler is one of the birds you can find residing through the summer at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center in Cedar Hill, TX. Join us to learn about them and find out where you can see them in our nature preserve. * This is an archived episode, but has an update about the 2025 data from our Golden-cheeked Warbler studies at the end of the episode. Show Notes: Golden-cheeked Warbler Walks: https://dogwood.audubon.org/events or check our Facebook Page. https://dogwood.audubon.org/ https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Song provided by National Audubon Society Bird Song Collection, Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 125Native Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Golden Groundsel
Summary: It’s spring 2026, what plants should we be looking for? Join Kiersten to find out about an early spring bloomer. Show Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org Native Plant Sale is April 11, 2026! : https://dogwood.audubon.org/plantsale Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 123Soil Health and Birds
Soil Health and Birds Summary: We often overlook the importance of our soil, but it has a huge impact on our birds and our own health. Join Kiersten and a special guest as they discuss this highly interesting and valuable topic. Show Notes: Louisa Kimmel, Range Ecologist with Audubon Rockies: [email protected] Audubon Rockies: https://www.audubon.org/rockies Conservation Ranching in the Rockies: https://www.audubon.org/rockies/projects/conservation-ranching-rockies Soil Restoration: https://www.audubon.org/rockies/news/soil-restoration-rafter-w-ranch Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 124Guided Tree ID Walks
Summary: Have you ever asked “What’s that tree?” Our Guided Tree ID Walks can help you answer that question! Show Notes: Link to sign up: https://tickets.audubon.org/events/019c6293-43d0-1eca-8d5b-741d1ac1198a Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 122Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Exotic Invasive Sacred Bamboo aka Nandina
Summary: This plant episode is dedicated to an exotic invasive we want you to be on the lookout for, Sacred Bamboo aka Nandina. Show Notes: Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica): Native Plant Society of Texas, https://www.npsot.org “Nandina: A Not So Heavenly Bamboo,” by Doug Lockard. South Carolina Native Plant Society, https://scnps.org Native Plant Sale at Dogwood Canyon: https://dogwood.audubon.org/plantsale Volunteer at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: https://dogwood.audubon.org/volunteeropportunities Habitat Workdays at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: https://dogwood.audubon.org/events Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 121Birds of Dogwood Canyon: Blackburnian Warbler
Summary: Who will we meet this year at Dogwood Canyon? Let’s start off the year with the Blackburnian Warbler. Show Notes: Blackburnian Warbler audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 120Becoming a Birder
Summary: How do people become birders? You aren’t the first person to ask that question. Join Kiersten as she discusses a project looking at how people become birders. Show Notes: “On the Origin of Birders,” by Anna Gibbs. Audubon Magazine, Fall 2025. The Spark Bird Project: https://www.spark-bird.org Roger Tory Peterson Institute: https://rtpi.org National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 119Birds of Dogwood Canyon: Hermit Thrush
Summary: Join Kiersten to find out about a Dogwood Canyon winter resident, the Hermit Thrush. Show Notes: Dogwood Canyon Events: https://dogwood.audubon.org/events Audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 118Native Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Green Poinsettia
Summary: We have a native poinsettia? Yes, we do! Join Kiersten to learn a bit about the Green Poinsettia. Show Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 117Christmas Bird Count 2025
Summary: What does Christmas, birds, and counting have to do with each other? Join Kiersten as she tells you the story of National Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count and explains how you can participate! Show Notes: National Audubon Christmas Bird Count: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count Local Texas Audubon Chapters: https://www.audubon.org/about/audubon-near-you?state=TX Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Registration for CBC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-bird-count-tickets-1975579677998?aff=oddtdtcreator Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 116Native Plants of Dogwood Canyon: Leave the Leaves
Summary: Fall is here and the leaves are falling. What should I do with all those leaves? Join Kiersten to learn about the Leave the Leaves movement. Show Notes: “Removing autumn leaves in residential yards reduces the spring emergence of overwintering insects,” by Max Ferlauta and Karin T. Burghardt. Science of The Total Environment, Vol 970, 20 March 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178821 Xerces Society: https://xerces.org Bug Banter Podcast can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]
Ep 115Let's Talk Wild Turkey
Summary: With Thanksgiving on its way, we thought we would talk turkey, Wild Turkey! Show Notes: “Let’s Talk Turkey,” by Jessica Leber, Audubon Magazine Fall 2025 National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]