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BirdNote Daily is a two-minute show that takes a lot more than two minutes to create. Each episode weaves together an informative script, lively narration, immersive sound design, and our catchy theme song. BirdNote Daily is not just about one element, it’s many things working together that makes it great. The same is true for BirdNote funding, which makes the show possible. It’s not about what any one person does, it’s all of us giving what we can to support BirdNote’s mission. This week, we are asking you to keep BirdNote on the air by making a donation now.
BirdNote®
Making BirdNote
Written by Jonese Franklin
This is BirdNote. I’m Senior Producer Mark Bramhill. It’s fundraising week, and we’re asking you to join the flock as a recurring monthly donor at BirdNote.org.
As senior producer, I have the pleasure of working on every episode of BirdNote. And while it’s a two-minute show, it takes a lot more than two minutes to create.
We record with a narrator…
Michael Stein: Even if you had feathers, lightweight bones, and powerful wings, you would still lack something essential to flying like a bird.
I search for the perfect bird calls and songs…
[Sandhill Crane calls]
Wait, not that one….
[Sandhill Crane calls]
There it is.
I take those elements, the theme song, and weave them into a sound-rich episode...
[Sandhill Crane calls]
Michael Stein: The highly efficient breathing anatomy that powers the exertion of flight.
BirdNote is not just one thing, it’s many things working together that makes it great. The same is true for BirdNote funding, which makes the show possible. It’s not about what any one person does, it’s all of us giving what we can to support BirdNote’s mission. And when you give a monthly gift of five, 10 or 20 dollars, you’re helping us get closer to reaching our goal of 1,000 recurring donors that sustain the work each month.
Make your recurring donation now, at BirdNote.org, and as a special thank you, we’ll send you a Birds of BirdNote wall calendar.
For BirdNote, I’m Mark Bramhill.
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Senior Producer: Mark Bramhill
Producer: Sam Johnson
Managing Editor: Jazzi Johnson
Managing Producer: Ariana Remmel
Content Director: Jonese Franklin
Bird sounds recorded and provided by Mark Bramhill
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
© 2026 BirdNote September 2026
Narrator: Mark Bramhill
ID# FUND-32-2026-09- FUND-32
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