Your Support Makes All The Difference

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Your Support Makes All The Difference
Written by Jonese Franklin

This is BirdNote. I’m Nick Bayard, BirdNote's Executive Director.

         [Forest bird songs throughout]

Today is the last day of our on-air pledge drive. Thank you to everyone who has made a contribution so far. Donate at BirdNote.org to support the show and help us reach our goal of having 1,000 recurring monthly donors by the end of the year. We’re almost there! Will you — yes, you — put us over the top?

Recurring donors ensure that there is a steady source of funding to keep making sound-rich stories that inspire, entertain and educate about the remarkable lives of birds and the natural world.

And when you become a recurring monthly donor now, we’ll send you a thank-you gift: the “Birds of BirdNote” wall calendar!

This calendar is special. Not only is it packed with gorgeous bird photos from incredible photographers, but each month corresponds to an episode of BirdNote. Sign up as a recurring donor with five, 10, or 15 dollars a month, and we’ll ship next year’s calendar straight to your door! But today is your last chance to get the calendar as a thank-you gift. So please donate today at BirdNote.org.

From all of us at BirdNote, thank you for listening and thank you for your support. I’m Nick Bayard.

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Senior Producer: Mark Bramhill
Producer: Sam Johnson
Managing Editor: Jazzi Johnson
Managing Producer: Ariana Remmel
Content Director: Jonese Franklin

Spring birdsong recorded by user kvgarlic on Freesound.org (CC-0).
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
© 2026 BirdNote September 2026
Narrator: Nick Bayard

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