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Podcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 206: Paul Desjardins, Longtime Birder
Paul Desjardins, Photo Courtesy of Hartford Audubon Society
Paul Desjardins is a Connecticut birder, a meticulous record keeper of the birds he has seen worldwide. We will focus today on the life and times of this long time and serious birder.
Paul’s love affair with birding began when he was in elementary school. He joined what was then the Hartford Bird Study Club in 1959, when he was just twelve years old. His first recorded field trip was on February 21, 1959, when he visited Old Saybrook for the first time. Since then, he has made a...
2020-06-0233 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 204: Jeffrey Ward, Science Communicator, NYC Birder
Jeffrey Ward, a self-described science communicator who works to educate people on what they can do to protect birds and their habitats. Loves leading walks with children. Been into animals his whole life and started birding in 2014 after his spark bird moment in 2013.
Show Notes:
Proudly proclaims to be born and raised in the Bronx.
Your interests in animals.
What spark your interest in birds?
What qualities and skills are necessary to be successful as bird guide.
Your presence on social media is apparent.
Birding competitions, Instagram live sessions.
Strengths in birding.
Leading walks with...
2020-05-1225 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 200: John W. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Today’s show is one of BirdCallsRadio’s featured series called “For The Record, Legacy Interviews” with this series 10th guest Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Executive Director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Cornell University, and Professor for The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. John still wears three hats, one as a leader of a prestigious institution, two as an educator and three as an active ornithologist.
Show Notes:
What early influences shaped your interest in birds and the natural world?
Tell us about you...
2020-04-1440 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 197: Wenfei Tong Ph.D., Bird Love
Wenfei is a biologist with a passion for understanding and conserving the natural world. She has been a keen birder since the age of 12, and has gone on to share her love of birds through her paintings, photography, research, teaching, nature guiding and writing. Wenfei has just moved to New York City from Alaska, where she was a professor in the biology department, and where she wrote most of her first book, Bird Love, The Family Life Of Birds. She spends part of her summers in Montana, where she guides birding and nature tours on h...
2020-03-2449 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 189: Tricia Miller Ph.D. Golden Eagles
Dr. Trish Miller has been studying birds for over 20 years and has been tracking and studying Golden Eagles for over a decade. She has a long standing interest in bird conservation and spatial ecology. Dr. Miller works as a senior research wildlife biologist and the executive director of Conservation Science Global, Inc a non-profit that conducts research to inform management, conservation, and education of natural resources. Including where she studies movement ecology and conservation of raptors, especially eagles. Her research integrates telemetry and spatial modeling to address conflicts with human development. She received her B.S. in...
2020-01-2827 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 187: Richard Crossley, The ID Boot Camp
Richard Crossley an internationally acclaimed birder, photographer and Co-Authored of The Shorebird Guide w Michael O’Brien • Richard Crossley • Kevin Karlson. And an award winning author of ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series. And now a NEW venture called The ID Boot Camp!
“Our goal is to provide you the opportunity to ID birds in a simple way, to build your confidence, and enhance your encounters with the natural world.” ~ ID Boot Camp with Richard Crossley and Holly Merker
Show Notes:
Reflections on past shows and projects.
Your approach to Bird Guides has been revolut...
2020-01-1436 minBird Calls Radio Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 186: BirdCallsRadio NEWS REEL
Today’s show is about what BirdCallsRadio and Podcast has been up to this year. This episode called “BCR News Reel” will reflect on our endeavors for 2019 and looks at what’s ahead for an exciting year in 2020!
Welcome back to BirdcallsRadio and season’s greetings to everybody. Hope you had a great holiday with your family and friends. I certainly did including finishing up my 32nd Christmas Bird Count this year as a participant and my 10th year as Co-compiler for the Westport CTWE CBC on Dec 16, 2019.
Show Notes:
Thanks You’s to all our...
2020-01-0739 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 186: BirdCallsRadio NEWS REEL
Today’s show is about what BirdCallsRadio and Podcast has been up to this year. This episode called “BCR News Reel” will reflect on our endeavors for 2019 and looks at what’s ahead for an exciting year in 2020!
Welcome back to BirdcallsRadio and season’s greetings to everybody. Hope you had a great holiday with your family and friends. I certainly did including finishing up my 32nd Christmas Bird Count this year as a participant and my 10th year as Co-compiler for the Westport CTWE CBC on Dec 16, 2019.
Show Notes:
Thanks You’s to all our...
2020-01-0739 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 179: Nick Bonomo, Shorebirder
Nick Bonomo has been birding his home state of Connecticut since the age of thirteen. He works as an Orthopedic Physician Assistant and spends much of his free time in the field. Nick leads international tours for the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Eco Travel department, sits on the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut, and writes for the Connecticut Ornithological Association’s quarterly journal.
Show Notes:
Shorebirder is informative and well documented with pithy sightings.
Weekly contributor to Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder
January 2019 you began a Self-Found Big Year in your home state of Conne...
2019-09-1743 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 176: Nancy Grant, Binge Birding
Nancy Grant is a working journalist and researcher, as well as an active naturalist. Her special area of expertise is the electric power industry and she have over 350 scientific and technical articles published since 1986. These skills along with accurate field notes enabled Nancy to capture in great detail the places and things she saw. Sharing trip photos on social media led to the desire to share these observations with others.
Show Notes:
Tell us about how you planned for this trip and what you brought along to meet your goals.
You met some...
2019-08-2853 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 174: Nate Koszycki, Pay it Forward
On Today’s show is one of our featured series called “Pay It Forward” with this series 2nd guest Nate Koszycki and talks with us about his knowledge and passion for birds since the age of 6, including bird identification, distribution, and conservation.
Nate Koszycki thanks the brilliant red of the Northern Cardinal that started started his birding in Toledo, Ohio at the age of six. In 2013, Nate was interviewed by Birds and Blooms Magazine and has since worked hard on extending his knowledge and passion for bird identification, distribution, and conservation with help from his birding...
2019-07-2332 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 169: Bill Thompson lll Tribute
On today’s Show I am re-mastering and bringing up to modern day an episode I did with Bill Thompson lll aka BT3 back in October 2012. As many of you know by now Bill Thompson lll sadly passed away on March 25, 2019. Far to early. Julie Zickefoose was kind enough to grant me permission to reuse the song Bill choose back in 2012 for this 2019 episode 169 of BirdCallsRadio called, “Celabrating The Life of Bill Thompson lll”.
Please make sure you stay turned-in to the end of the show to hear the completed version of “Fence Mending” solo by Bill Thompson l...
2019-04-3050 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 167: Nancy Langston, Sustaining Lake Superior
Nancy Langston. She is a Distinguished Professor of Environmental History at Michigan Tech on the shores of Lake Superior. She has written 4 books about environmental change, and she’s working now on a 5th. Today we are going to talk with Nancy about her most recent book, Sustaining Lake Superior, focuses on the interconnected histories of watershed health, human health, and forest health–all in the context of climate change.
An important note on the book Sustaining Lake Superior, Nancy is donating all proceeds she receives from book sales to local nonprofits working to protect and restore Lake Sup...
2019-04-161h 12Podcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 163: Rick Wright, Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows
Rick Wright, author of the American Birding Association’s field guides to birds of New Jersey and of Arizona, and of his latest book “Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America”. He leads birding and birds-and-art tours for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, A prolific contributor to the birding literature and is a sought-after lecturer, Rick lives with his wife, Alison Beringer, and their chocolate lab, Gellert, in New Jersey.
Show Notes:
How does this Sparrow book, labeled a reference book, differ from other field guides?
Best sparrow watching locations
Why does the sparrow book cove...
2019-03-1940 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 160: Stephen Moss, Naturalist & Author
Stephen Moss is a naturalist, broadcaster, television producer, and author. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Spring watch, Birds Britannia, and The Nature of Britain. His books include A Bird in the Bush, A Sky Full of Starlings, The Bumper Book of Nature, and Wild Hares and Hummingbirds. Originally from London, he now lives with his wife and children on the Somerset Levels.
Show Notes:
What is the oldest bird name in the English language and what language was in born in?
Walk us through the history o...
2019-02-261h 10Podcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 148: Chris Rimmer, Bicknell’s Thrush
Chris Rimmer is the Founding Executive Director of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, a non-profit wildlife conservation group based in Norwich, Vermont.He completed undergraduate studies inWildlife Biology at the University of Vermont and graduate work in Ecology and Behavioral Biology at the University of Minnesota, where he studied Yellow Warblers on the James Bay coast of Ontario. Prior to his graduate studies, Chris was an itinerant field biologist, with stints in Peru, Ellesmere Island, James Bay, coastal Massachusetts (Manomet Bird Observatory), and Antarctica. Much of his recent work has focused on conservation research of...
2018-12-0448 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 147: Patrick Lynch, Cape Cod
Patrick Lynch is an author or co-author of nine books published by Yale University Press, including his latest book in Nov 2018, “A Field Guide to Cape Cod.” Including Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Block Island & Eastern Long Island. A comprehensive guide to the environmental history, natural environments, plants, and animals of Cape Cod and it’s nearby Islands.
Show Notes:
How does this book relate to birders?
The same glacier that formed Long Island Sound formed Cape Cod, tell us about the connection.
How important are features such as sand dunes to understanding the ecos...
2018-11-2843 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 145: Cape May Fall Festival 2018
On today’s show, BirdCallsRadio offically reports LIVE on the 72nd Annual Cape May Fall Festival 2018, hosted by New Jersery Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory and was held in Cape May, New Jersery on the weekend of October 18-21, 2018. Many people agreed to be interviewed by me for this episode of BirdCallsRadio and share their thoughts about this weekend, including permission from the parents of the La Puma and Lanzone family for their children to be on BirdCallsRadio & Podcast.
Mardi Dickinson Host of BCR interviews Karl Lukens and Burt Filmyer Volunteers at the G...
2018-10-311h 04Podcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 135: Dale Rosselet, VP Education NJ Audubon
Ms. Dale Rosselet has been with New Jersey Audubon since 1983 and has extensive experience teaching pre-school, elementary, and secondary grades in both formal and non-formal situations. As Vice President for Education she oversees all statewide and center-based programming efforts for the organization as well as nature center operations. She currently chairs the governor-appointed New Jersey Commission for Environmental Education, is co-chair of National Wildlife Federation’s Youth Engagement Caucus, and is past President of the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education, NJ’s statewide professional organization for environmental educators.
Ms. Rosselet has been recogni...
2018-08-0744 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 131: Biggest Week 2018 MomentsMardi Dickinson, BirdCallsRadio & Podcast Host, talks with Tom Bartlett on location at the Biggest week In American Birding 2018. Tom has for the past 23 years, conducted the Annual Big Sit fundraiser for Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s (BSBO) education programs on International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD). Magee Marsh S.P., Oak Harbor, OH. ©Townsend P. Dickinson All Rights Reserved.
We are reporting LIVE from several locations in Northwest Ohio. This area is a world renowned migrant trap during spring migration of songbirds. Many people flock here to get their fill of warblers and other little gems at th...
2018-06-1928 minBird Calls Radio Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 131: Biggest Week 2018 MomentsMardi Dickinson, BirdCallsRadio & Podcast Host, talks with Tom Bartlett on location at the Biggest week In American Birding 2018. Tom has for the past 23 years, conducted the Annual Big Sit fundraiser for Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s (BSBO) education programs on International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD). Magee Marsh S.P., Oak Harbor, OH. ©Townsend P. Dickinson All Rights Reserved.
We are reporting LIVE from several locations in Northwest Ohio. This area is a world renowned migrant trap during spring migration of songbirds. Many people flock here to get their fill of warblers and other little gems at th...
2018-06-1928 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 127: Women Birders Big YearWomen Birders Big Year Panel at the Biggest Week in American Birding 2018. l. to r. Laura Erickson, Laura Keene, Yve Morrell, Nancy McAllister and Lynn Barber. ©Photo Courtesy by Nancy McAllister
Show Notes:
Today’s show I am reporting live at the Biggest Week in American Birding 2018 on a keynote panel about five Women Birders Big Year that took place on Wedsnesday, May 9, 2018 called Power Women In Birding: A Big Year Panel Discussion. I was given permission to record and air this Keynote on BirdCallsRadio by Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird...
2018-05-2249 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 126: Luke Tiller, Field Biologist
Originally from London, England, Luke transplanted to the United States in 2003. As a professional hawk watcher he traveled the world to witness raptor migration and has experience counting raptors in North America, Europe and the Middle East. He has written about birds and birding for publications here in the US and in Europe including Audubon Magazine, Bird Watch Magazine and ABA’s Birding Magazine. Since 2012 Luke has sat on the Hawk Migration Association of North America Board and chairs their Tours Committee. Luke is currently based in Altadena California and employed as a professional tour guide. You wi...
2018-05-1543 minBird Calls Radio Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 120: Seabrooke Leckie, Peterson Guide Southeastern Moths
SEABROOKE LECKIE is a freelance writer and naturalist who became interested in moths after realizing they suited her night-owl tendencies much better than birds. She lives in eastern Ontario with her husband and two young kids, with whom she enjoys roaming their rural yard and discovering its inhabitants, six-legged and otherwise.
Show Notes:
How did you and your co-author end up completing a field guide to moths?
What were your objectives?
How many species of moths are there in the region covered by the moth book?
How many those species are covered b...
2018-04-0341 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 120: Seabrooke Leckie, Peterson Guide Southeastern Moths
SEABROOKE LECKIE is a freelance writer and naturalist who became interested in moths after realizing they suited her night-owl tendencies much better than birds. She lives in eastern Ontario with her husband and two young kids, with whom she enjoys roaming their rural yard and discovering its inhabitants, six-legged and otherwise.
Show Notes:
How did you and your co-author end up completing a field guide to moths?
What were your objectives?
How many species of moths are there in the region covered by the moth book?
How many those species are covered b...
2018-04-0341 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 118: Hob Osterlund, Holy MoliHob Osterlund is the founder of Kauai Albatross Network and author Holy Moli, Albatross and Other Ancestors. Photo taken by the ©Jeanine Meyers All Rights Reserved. Photo may not be used without written permission. Please respect the wishes of the Photographer.
Hob Osterlund is the founder of Kauai Albatross Network, a third year Safina Center Fellow, and author of the book Holy Moli, Albatross and Other Ancestors; now in its third printing by Oregon State University Press. She is an award-winning writer and photographer, who live’s on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Show N...
2018-03-2042 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 099: Debi ShearwaterDebi Love Shearwater, Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
Debi Love Shearwater is a world traveler well known for establishing Shearwater Journeys Inc, a company which has offered pelagic trips from California since 1976. Many seabird records new to the USA and North America have been found on her trips. She has authored several popular articles about seabirds and worked with EarthWatch on a radio tagging project for blue whales at Monterey Bay. Over 65,000 nature lovers have joined her at sea. She has visited all 7 continents and scores of remote islands where seabirds breed. She enthusiastically leads to many u...
2017-08-1733 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 094: Greg Miller
Greg Miller has been birding for over 50 years and have birded in all 50 states and much of Canada. And I have always been smitten by the birding bug. I love to get outside and go find birds. Every trip out is an adventure!
In 1998 I zigzagged across the continent–traveling 130,000 miles while trying to hold down a full time job at a nuclear power plant–to try to see as many species of birds in one calendar year as possible. It was an incredible experience passing the 700-species mark—an achievement many birders aspire...
2017-07-1326 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 091: Biggest Week Festival 2017 Snippets
On today’s show, I am reporting live from several different locations in Northwest Ohio. This area is a world renowned migrant trap during spring migration of songbirds. Many people flock here to get their fill of warblers and other little gems at this time of year. I am also attending the Biggest Week in American Birding Festival, now in it’s eight year, that takes place at the same time. This festival is hosted by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, under the guidance of Executive Director, Kimberly Kaufman and an incredible team of staff and numerous volu...
2017-05-2544 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 090: Joan Collins, Adirondacks
Joan Collins is President of the New York State Ornithological Association and Editor of New York Birders. She is also Vice-President of Northern New York Audubon, past President of High Peaks Audubon Society, and past member of the Board of Directors for the Audubon Council of New York State.
Joan is the President of Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops, LLC, leads birding field trips year-round, is a New York State licensed guide, an Adirondack 46er, and has climbed all the Adirondack fire tower peaks. She is a frequent guest speaker and teaches classes on ornithology topics...
2017-05-1846 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 089: Patrick Lynch, Long Island Sound
Patrick J. Lynch is an author, illustrator, photographer, and artist. Lynch retired from Yale University after 45 years as an interactive media designer, medical illustrator, biomedical and scientific photographer, video producer, a director of media and communications departments, and a designer of interactive multimedia teaching, training, and informational software and Web sites. Lynch is the author or co-author of eight books published by Yale University Press, including his latest book this year 2017, “A Field Guide to Long Island Sound.” A comprehensive guide to the environmental history, natural environments, plants, and animals of the Sound.
Lynch retired from...
2017-05-1142 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 087: Lisa White, Executive Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lisa A. White is an executive editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In addition to the Peterson Field Guide series and the Kaufman Field Guide series, she has edited books by Pete Dunne, Lang Elliott, Tim Gallagher, Bill Thompson III, Scott Weidensaul, and Julie Zickefoose, to name just a few.
She completed the MassAudubon Birder’s Certificate Program in 2015.
She enjoys representing HMH at various birding festivals throughout the year; stop by and say hi if you’re at one!
Lisa lives in the Boston area with her husband, two sons, one dog, and...
2017-04-2731 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BCR 085: Tom Stephenson & Scott Whittle; The Warbler Guide
Both Tom and Scott are Co-Authors of The Warbler Guide Book and The Warbler Guide App. The Warbler Guide and App are published by Princeton University Press and recently won the National Outdoor Book Award. The Warbler Guide App just won the 2015. Design Award for AAUP Book, Jacket and Journal Show.
Tom Stephenson has been birding since he was a kid under the tutelage of Dr. Arthur Allen of Cornell University. His articles and photographs are in museums and many publications including Birding, Birdwatcher’s Digest, Handbook of the Birds and Handbook of the Mammals of...
2017-04-1437 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #082: Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon Author of VULTURE (2017) and CERULEAN BLUES (2011). Birder, tree-hugger, educator. Cofounder of Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia.
Katie Fallon is the author of the nonfiction books Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (University Press of New England, forthcoming March 2017) and Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (Ruka Press, 2011). Katie’s first children’s book, Look, See the Bird! is forthcoming from Hatherleigh Press (summer 2017). Katie’s essays have appeared in a variety of literary journals and magazines, and her essay “Rebirth” (published in River Teeth, Fall 2013) was listed as a “Notable”...
2016-09-0650 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #078: Gail McNab & Betty PetersenGail Eleanor McNab. @Betty Petersen, Director Birder’s Exchange. All Rights Reserved
Betty Petersen, Director of Birders’ Exchange, American Birding Association. @Wayne Petersen All Rights Reserved.
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Due to continuous power outages along the East Coast, today’s BirdCallsRadio episode will be available by clicking on the link below.
Today’s show features an interview with Gail Eleanor McNab, an ABA Birders’ Exchange international intern and Betty Petersen, Director of Birders’ Exchange, to learn about this important bird conservation program from both who have first-hand knowl...
2012-11-0445 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #076: KaufmansKimberly and Kenn Kaufman ©Delores Cole. All Rights Reserved.
Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman took a break from their New England book-signing tour on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, to do a live, in-studio show with BirdCallsRadio.
We discuss extensively the Kaufmans newly published book “Kaufman Field Guide to
Cover of Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England
Nature of New England.” What’s in the book? Why was all this included? Why was it designed the way it was? Were there difficulties or challenges encountered while working on the book? A...
2012-10-2356 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #075: Phil Donahuel. to r. Milan Bull and Phil Donahue. ©The Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA). All Rights Reserved.
Phil Donahue discusses his Purple Martin colony in this edition of BirdCallsRadio, with host, Mardi Dickinson, which originally aired on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
Listen as this iconic TV personality describes his passion for Purple Martins. Donahue, along with his wife Marlo Thomas, has a large Purple Martin colony at their home.
Left to right, Milan Bull, Marlo Thomas, and Phil Donahue at the site of Donahue’s Purple Martin colony. ©Scott Kruitbosch. All Rights Reser...
2012-10-1657 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #074: Pete Dunne #2Pete Dunne, © Linda Dunne. All Rights Reserved.
Pete Dunne discusses the updated version of “Hawks in Flight” and hawk watching in general on this BirdCallsRadio episode that originally aired on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
Pete is a well-known birder and author, and wrote “Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors,” with David Sibley and Clay Sutton in 1989. They recently got together to update the book.
Pete also breaks down the identification of several hawk species that often give birders difficulty. Dunne will also be the keynote speaker at the upcoming...
2012-10-0957 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #070: Betty PetersenBetty Petersen, right, stands with Patricia Gonzalez, a biologist from Argentina.
Betty Petersen, director of the Birders’ Exchange, discusses her work and her birding travels on BirdCallsRadio. This episode originally aired on Sept. 9, 2012.
Take a listen to this archive as Betty talks about the Birders’ Exchange, a program of the American Birding Association whereby donated new and used equipment is collected and distributed to ABA colleagues working to conserve birds and their habitats throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Betty has traveled extensively in the Neotropics to distribute the equipment and has plenty of f...
2012-09-1156 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #069: Sean and Brendan MurthaSean Murtha birding at Hammonasset @Brendan Murtha. All rights reserved
Wildlife artist Sean Murtha and his son Brendan talk about art, birding together and conservation on BirdCallsRadio. Sean is a well-known artist and his website — seanmurthaart.com — features several of his works. He has a particular interest in Long Island Sound, along whose shores he was born.
Brendan Murtha at Cape May State Park @Sean Murtha all rights reserved.
In 2011 Sean was honored with an “Award of Excellence” by both the Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists...
2012-09-0458 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™Episode #064: Kim ToddKim Todd, author of “Sparrow.”
Kim Todd, an associate professor at Penn State Behrend and author of “Sparrow,” was the latest guest on BirdCallsRadio, which originally aired Sunday, July 29, 2012. Listen as Kim describes the interesting history of the House Sparrow, its introduction to the United States and its impact on the native wildlife in the U.S.
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Kim previously authored “Tinkering with Eden,” a book about the introduction of exotic species to the U.S. ecology.
Early in the show, host Chris Bosak talks about a bird cruis...
2012-07-3155 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Jen BrumfieldCrested Owls illustration in Ecuador 2009. ©Jen Brumfield. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the BirdCallsRadio archive for the June 24, 2012, show featuring naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jen Brumfield. Listen as we have a lively discussion with Jen about her illustrations, birding in northern Ohio, getting children involved in nature, “extreme birding,” and a host of other topics.
Jen Brumfield, Bird illustrator at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. ©Sherri Duris 2012. All Rights Reserved
Jen is known for her enthusiasm for birding and that certainly comes through in this interview/discussion. Give it a listen...
2012-06-2658 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Eric PowersEric Powers, biologist
Here is the June 17, 2012, BirdCallsRadio archive featuring Eric Powers as the guest. Powers is a biologist and founder of Your Connection to Nature (www.yc2n.com). He conducts programs with schools on Long Island Sound whereby teachers hatch Northern Bobwhite eggs and Powers broods them and eventually releases them to control the tick population in local parks.
Powers discovered a link between the disappearance of our ground birds and the explosion of our tick population. Instead of teachers raising ducks and not knowing what to do with them after...
2012-06-1957 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Greg HanisekGreg Hanisek ©Republican-American photo
Here is the archive of the Sunday, June 3, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show featuring Greg Hanisek as the guest. Greg is an editor and nature columnist for The Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Waterbury, Connecticut. He has been birdwatching for more than 50 years and is a well-known and active birder in the state. Greg is an active participant in bird surveys in CT, is the editor of the Connecticut Warbler (the newsletters of the Connecticut Ornithological
Association) and is a member of the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut.
Listen to t...
2012-06-0557 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Florence McBrideFlorence McBride
Here is the archive of the Sunday, May 27, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show featuring an with Florence “Flo” McBride. Listen as this popular Connecticut birdwatcher describes how she gets children excited about learning about nature and birds. She even does her “Blue Jay rap” — twice. Nice!
Flo leads several bird walks for children at East Rocks in New Haven, and she has developed a science curriculum, “Take Flight!”, centered around birds for the elementary schools in her hometown of Hamden.
An active member of the New Haven Bird Club, she is also a nature film m...
2012-05-2957 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Katie FallonKatie Fallon with cerulean warbler
Here is the archive of the Sunday, May 20, show featuring Katie Fallon, author of “Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird,” by Ruka Press. Katie discusses the plight of the Cerulean Warbler, a beautiful blue warbler that is declining rapidly. Katie went to South America to visit the birds’ winter habitat. She discusses in this interview the various challenges the birds face on their winter and summer homes, as well as on their migration routes. She also tackles mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia and encourages consumers to drink...
2012-05-2257 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Terry BackerTerry Backer, Sound Keeper
Here is the archive of the show that originally aired on Sunday, May 13, and featured Soundkeeper Terry Backer, who has devoted much of his life to preserving and protecting Long Island Sound.
Terry, who is also a state Representative in Connecticut, talks about important initiatives that will protect the Sound, what the Soundkeeper organization (now 25 years old) has done over the years to protect the Sound, and, of course, birds. Terry has been fishing and shellfishing on Long Island Sound nearly all his life and offers an interesting perspective...
2012-05-1556 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Michael Moccio, Patrick DuganPatrick Dugan, left, and Michael Moccio in studio during airing of BirdCallsRadio on 1490 WGCH.
Here is the archive of the Sunday, May 6, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show featuring special guests Michael Moccio and Patrick Dugan. Michael and Patrick were instrumental in preserving a section of Cove Island Park in Stamford, CT, at Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary. What was once a brush dump is now a wildlife sanctuary with habitats such as fields, woods, beaches and brushy areas. Check out the archive to find out how they did it.
Patrick is also known for his bird imitations...
2012-05-0856 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Derek LovitchDerek Lovitch, author of “How to be a Better Birder” ©Jeannette Lovitch. All Rights Reserved.Here is the archive of the Derek Lovitch show, originally aired Sunday, April 29, 2012. Derek talks to BirdCallsRadio about his new book, “How to be a Better Birder,” published by Princeton University Press. He also discusses the Whole Bird and More approach to bird identification, using radar and weather to find more birds, conservation and special moments at Bradbury Mountain in Maine.
I discuss the continuing wonders of spring migration, including shorebirds, such as one of my favorites, the American oystercatcher.
Joe...
2012-05-011h 00Podcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Kenn KaufmanKenn Kaufman. ©Kimberly Kaufman. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the show with Kenn Kaufman. It originally aired on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Kenn is one the most recognized birders in the U.S. and is the author of several books on birds. He is also the founder of the Kaufman Field Guides published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company of Boston.
Kenn discusses migration, the Biggest Week in American Birding, his new book projects, why he loves northwest Ohio, his classic book Kingbird Highway, conservation, shade-grown coffee, birds of the world and several oth...
2012-04-2456 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Julie ZickefooseJulie Zickefoose, naturalist, writer, bird Illustrator, author of “The Bluebird Effect” ©Phoebe Linnea Thompson. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the Sunday, April 15, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show featuring Julie Zickefoose, wildlife artist, wild rehabilitator, naturalist and author of “The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds,” a recent Oprah Book club “Book of the Week.”
Julie discusses her book, as well as reads a passage from the book and describes some of the artwork. She also discusses a variety of other topics related to nature. You don’t want to miss her discussion about barn swall...
2012-04-1757 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Julian HoughJulian Hough
Here is the archive of the Sunday, April 8, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show with Julian Hough as the special guest. Julian discusses wildlife photography and art, as well as birdwatching tips, the Ct Avian Records Committee, and coming to America from England and meeting up in Cape May, N.J., with folks such as Richard Crossley, Pete Dunne, and Kevin Karlson.
Click here for the archive. BCR 4-8 julian hough
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2012-04-1056 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Kevin KarlsonKevin T. Karlson ©Jean M. Hoogacker
Here is the archive of the Sunday, April 1, show with renowned wildlife photographer Kevin Karlson. He is also the co-author of The Shorebird Guide. His latest book, Birding by Impression, is due out soon.
Listen as Kevin describes the concept of birding by impression, a more holistic approach to birdwatching. Kevin also talks about The Shorebird Guide and the plight of the Red Knot.
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited speaks about the resurgence of birds at backyard feeders following a mild winter that left m...
2012-04-0357 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Mary WarrenMary Warren, naturalist at Magee Marsh in northwest Ohio.
Here is the archive of the March 25 BirdCallsRadio show with naturalist Mary Warren of Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Ohio. Magee Marsh has been named a Top 10 spot for birdwatching in the United States.
Listen as Mary discusses bird migration, other wildlife, Magee Marsh, and how she became a naturalist late in life and encourages others to follow their dreams. Mary also discusses the importance of getting kids involved in the outdoors.
At the beginning of the show, I discuss the one-year...
2012-03-2758 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Richard Crossley #2Richard Crossley, Author of The Crossley ID Guide Book.
Here is the archive of Sunday’s show with Richard Crossley, author of The Crossley ID Guide. Richard reflects on the feedback he has received on his unique book since the last time he was guest on Bird Calls Radio back in April 2011. He also discusses several other books that will follow.
Richard also talks about a Global Bird Initiative, Pledge to Fledge, whereby birdwatchers will bring along non-birders for a day in the field looking at birds. Richard is interested in getting more pe...
2012-03-1856 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: James CurrieJames Currie, Host of Nikon Birding Advertures TV. ©Laura Kammermeier All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the March 11, 2012, Bird Calls Radio show with James Currie, host of Birding Adventures TV. Listen as Currie talks about birding around the world, having his own birding TV show (he actually has two), mingling with locals, “other” wildlife, finding and taping an extremely rare hummingbird in South America, bagging “golden birds,” and plenty of other topics.
A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism a...
2012-03-1257 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Benjamin Van DorenBenjamin Van Doren, left, with BirdCallsRadio host Chris Bosak at the 1490WGCH studio in Greenwich, Conn., after their live show Sunday, March 4, 2012. ©Mardi Welch Dickinson/KymryGroup All Rights Reserved. http://www.kymrygroup.com
Here is the archive of the show featuring young birder Benjamin Van Doren. The show originally aired live on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Benjamin is a senior at White Plains High School in Westchester County, N.Y.
He has already studied and researched birds extensively and has participated in birdwatching events such as the World Series of Birding. His research on nocturnal m...
2012-03-0657 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Jayne NevilleJayne Amico with swift.Here is the archive of the Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, show with Jayne Neville, founder and owner of the Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary in Southington, Conn.
Jayne is a wildlife rehabilitator who specializes in songbird rehabilitation. She has nursed to health thousands of birds, such as swifts, hummingbirds and woodpeckers. Listen as she describes the feeling of rehabilitating one of these precious birds and releases them into the wild. It’s a fun and lively interview.
Joe Warren talks about the mild winter and the dangers posed to wildlife by the st...
2012-02-2857 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Milan Bull #2Milan Bull, senior director of science and conservation for CAS, discusses the Connecticut State of the Birds 2012 report. ©Photo Mardi Welch Dickinson/KymryGroup All Rights Reserved. www.kymrygroup.com
Here is the archive of the Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, Bird Calls Radio show, in case you missed it. In this show, Milan Bull discusses the recently released 2012 State of the Birds Report. Bull is the senior director of conservation and science and also one of the founders and editors of the report. This year’s report focused on “Where is the Next Generation of Conservationists Coming From?” We disc...
2012-02-2057 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: John Fitzpatrick #2
Dr. John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, speaks at length about the Great Backyard Bird Count in this archive of the Feb. 12, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show. If you have any questions about the Great Backyard Bird Count, give this show a listen and you’ll be well informed at the end.
To listen, click here.BCR archive 2-12-12 with John Fitzpatrick GBBC
Fitzpatrick also speaks about a variety of other bird topics. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited also talks about the GBBC and offers tips on attracting birds to your ya...
2012-02-1356 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Pete DunnePete Dunne, © Linda Dunne. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the Feb. 5, 2012, Bird Calls Radio show with Pete Dunne, renowned birder and author.
Dunne is the Chief Communications Officer of New Jersey Audubon and Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory. He is also the Founder of the World Series of Birding, held annually in New Jersey.
Listen to this show as he discusses writing, birding, the responsibility birders have in spreading the word about their hobby. Click here to listen. BCR 2-5 petedunne
As always, thanks fo...
2012-02-0658 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Kimberly KaufmanKim Kaufman, Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory. ©Delores Cole All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the Jan. 29, 2012, Bird Calls Radio show with Kimberly Kaufman as the special guest. Kimberly is the executive director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in NW Ohio. She is also a conservationist and wife of renowed birdwatcher Kenn Kaufman. Click here for show archive. BCR 1-29-12 kim kaufman
In the show we discuss Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Biggest Week in American Birding and the various warblers and other birds one might expect to s...
2012-01-3157 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Twan LeendersTwan Leenders installing osprey camera at CT Audubon Society, Milford Point Coastal Center. ©Frank Gallo All rights Reserved
Here is the archive of the show for Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, with guest Twan Leenders, reptile expert and conservation director for Connecticut Audubon. We discuss snakes, turtles, living in a tropical tree house and, of course, birds. A fun interview. Archive click here. bird calls 1-22-12 twan leenders
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2012-01-2458 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Clay TaylorClay Taylor, Naturalist Market Manager at Swarovski Optik North America. ©Steve Abbott All Rights Reserved.
Here is the audio archive of the January 15 show featuring an interview with Clay Taylor of Swarovski Optik NA. Clay discusses optics, digiscoping, butterflies, birding festivals and other topics. It’s a fun interview. Click here for the archive. 01-18-12 clay taylor
We experienced some technical difficulties during the original (and unfortunately live) taping. Much of the confusion has been edited out for this archive. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced by live listeners on Sunday.
I...
2012-01-1857 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Tom Andersen
Here is the archive of the Sunday, Jan. 8, show with Tom Andersen. Tom is the author of “This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of the Long Island Sound.” We discuss the Sound, its importance to birds, the challenges it faces, its fertility heyday, and what lies ahead for it. Tom is also doing communications work with CT Audubon. We had a fun discussion live last Sunday, check it out below.
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The show also features a look at the rare birds showing up in our area and discussion with...
2012-01-1157 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Jeffrey GordonJeffrey A. Gordon, President of the American Birding Association. © Liz Gordon All right Reserved
Here is the archive of the Jan. 1, 2012, Bird Calls show with Jeffrey A. Gordon, American Birding Association president, as the guest. What does the ABA have in store for 2012? What advances did it make in 2011? How does one fashion a career in birding and become the president of a major birdwatching organization?
Listen here and find out. Bird Calls 1-1-12 jeffrey gordon
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2012-01-0357 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Dennis VarzaHere’s the archive of our special Christmas Day show with Dennis Varza, Connecticut birder who is compiling a historical checklist of birds seen in Connecticut. He is going back to the 1800s so he is seeing published accounts of birds such as the great auk and passenger pigeon, birds that are now extinct.
Check out the Christmas Day edition of Bird Calls by clicking here. birdcallsxmas.mp3
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2011-12-2957 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Christmas Bird CountAmerican wigeon by Chris Bosak (copyright, all rights reserved)
Click here for the archive of the Dec. 18 Bird Calls Radio show with live updates from the Christmas Bird Counts around the state. First we checked in with the Westport Circle boat crew of Towny Dickinson and Larry Flynn, then Brian O’Toole of the Greenwich/Stamford Count stopped into the studio for a live update, then we heard from Scott Heth of the Lakeville/Sharon Count in northern CT, then finally Twan Leender of the Litchfield Hills Count. It’s a fun, hectic show with lots...
2011-12-2257 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Denise SavageauDenise Savageau, Conservation Director Town of Greenwich ©Mardi Welch Dickinson/Kymry Group All Rights Reserved
At long last, here’s another BirdCallsRadio archive to enjoy. On Sunday, Dec. 11, we did our first radio show since our last station was sold. It now airs 1 to 2 p.m. on Sundays at WGCH AM1490.
Our first guest was Denise Savageau, conservation director for the Town of Greenwich. We discussed Greenwich’s IBA’s (including Great Captain’s Island), the importance of clean water and a ton of other environmental issues. Mardi Dickinson, Westport Christmas Bird Count compiler...
2011-12-1358 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Judy RichardsonJudy Richardson with San Vito Bird Club establishment of a network of bird monitoring in San Vito, Costa Rica., won her international recognition. Judy receives Certifcate of Apppreciation From the US Department of Agriculture. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the show with Judy Richardson, master bird bander and regional director for CT Audubon. Richardson also owns a property in Costa Rica and bands birds there, too. An interesting and fun interview. Nov 5 Bird Calls
Hacienda Pino Colina, a 46-acre finca or farm that is opened as a Eco Lodge.T...
2011-11-0700 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Al LevantinAl Levantin, Birding in Tanzania and one of the three original birders in the book “The Big Year”. ©Ethel Levantin All Rights Reserved.
Here is the Bird Calls radio archive of Saturday, Oct 29, with guest Al Levantin, one of the three original birders about which “The Big Year” book was written. Al talks about his Big Year, birding in general, birding in Central Park, his encounter with a mountain lion and how many birds he logged in Connecticut during his Big Year (Nutmeggers may not like the answer.)
An interesting chat with Al here. Oct 29...
2011-11-0147 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Catherine HamiltonCatherine Hamilton birding & photographing at Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, CT. ©Townsend P. Dickinson All Rights Reserved
Here is the Bird Calls Radio archive of Saturday, Oct. 22, show with guest Catherine Hamilton. Catherine is an artist and birder who is doing a Big Year of sorts, as she explains during the show. She has seen more than 500 bird species this year and is also concentrating on studying and drawing birds. Her favorite birds? Sparrows. Why? Listen to the archive here.
Oct 22 Bird Calls
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about owl...
2011-10-2449 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Mark ObmascikMark Obmascik ©Merrill Schwerin All Rights Reserved
Here is the archive of the Saturday, Oct. 15, Bird Calls radio show featuring an interview with “The Big Year” author Mark Obmascik. He discusses the movie, the book, the characters in the book and his own passion for birdwatching. Bird Calls Oct 15
The movie debuted Friday and ranked ninth for the weekend for $ brought in by movies, with more than $3.3 million brought in at the box office.
As always, thanks for checking in with Bird Calls Radio. Be sure to check out Bird Calls every...
2011-10-1746 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: John Fitzpatrick #1
Here is the archive of the Saturday, Oct. 8, show with John Fitzpatrick, director of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. John is a significant figure in birdwatching and bird conservation in America. Listen to his interview here. Oct 8 Bird Calls
Also on the show is a talk about woodpeckers and discussion with Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien, Conn., and Bedford Hills, N.Y.
As always, thanks for checking in with Bird Calls Radio. Be sure to check out Bird Calls every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WSTC/WNLK AM1400/1350 (in S...
2011-10-1048 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Patrick CominsHere is the archive of the Saturday, Oct. 1, Bird Calls radio archive with Patrick Comins _ director of bird conservation for Audubon Connecticut. Patrick discusses protecting land for birds and how that process happens. He also discusses the importance of protecting space and the politics involved. Patrick also talks about what’s next in terms of conservation and also discusses birding in general.
Click here to listen. Oct 1 Bird Calls with spots
As always, thanks for listening.
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2011-10-0247 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Ted GilmanMissed Saturday’s Bird Calls with Ted Gilman, naturalist at Audubon Greenwich? Don’t fret, here’s the archive. Gilman has more than 30 years experience as a naturalist and has traveled around the globe looking at and helping bird populations. He also knows the Audubon Greenwich grounds well enough to know when certain bird species will appear — to the date.
Gilman is a well-known and well-respected naturalist. He has a ton of interesting things to say. Give him a listen here: Sept. 24 Bird Calls
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien, CT, and Bedford Hills, N...
2011-09-2849 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Floyd Scholz(Remember, this Saturday’s (Sept. 24) Bird Calls show will air at 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. — not the usual 3 p.m.!!!)
Floyd Scholz Master Carver with female Golden Eagle. ©Tad Merrick All Rights Reserved.
Below is the archive of the Sept. 17 Bird Calls radio program with master carver Floyd Scholz. We discuss how to get into carving birds, how to sell art, how he got interested in nature and how he plays a banjo while riding a unicycle. Very interesting interview.
Floyd is also the 2011 Connecticut Audubon Artist of the Year and w...
2011-09-2347 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Jenny DicksonHere is the archive of the Sept. 10, 2011, Bird Calls radio program that was done live at the annual Oyster Festival in Norwalk. (Click above.) Jenny Dickson, a biologist with the Connecticut DEEP, was the guest and spoke about a variety of topics, such as bats, moose, and, of course, birds, birds, birds.
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited did his regular spot. A good time had by all. Give a listen. Thanks. bird calls9-10
Be sure to check out Bird Calls every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WSTC/WNLK AM1400/1350 (in S. CT...
2011-09-1947 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Luke TillerLuke Tiller ©Bob Marcot. All Right Reserved.
Here is the archive for the Sept. 3, Bird Calls radio show featuring Luke Tiller, the official hawk watcher at Audubon Greenwich’s Quaker Ridge Hawk Watching area. September 3 Bird Calls
Tiller talks about hawk watches, the Young Birders Club, birding in England (his native land) and other topics about birds. Here’s the list of links that Luke mentions on the show.
http://hawkcount.org/ Daily and historical hawkwatch data for the Americas.
www.bbrr.org Home of Braddock Bay Raptor Research.
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2011-09-0648 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Chris Bosak #3As we get ready to get back on the air next Sunday (Dec. 11), here is a Bird Calls archive that never previously made it up to this site. It originally aired on Saturday, Aug. 27, of this year. In this archive, I talk about several ways we as humans can help our wild birds. From maintaining clean birdbaths and feeders to keeping cats indoors, and several others, listen to this archive to see how to help our birds that give us so much enjoyment.
Click here for the archive. Aug 27 Bird Calls
Think of it as a...
2011-08-2700 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Chris Bosak #2Here is the archive for the Saturday, Aug. 20, show. August 20 Bird Calls
I talk about the whip-pool-will and we hear its crazy song. I also focus at length about the dangers of birding in New England _ not that anyone is in grave peril birding in the region, but there are things to look out for.
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about the trademarked seed named Nyjer.
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2011-08-2200 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Don ReipeDon Reipe with Barn Owl Chick at Jamaica Bay NWR, NY. All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the Saturday, Aug. 13, Bird Calls Radio show. The show features an interview with Don Riepe, guardian of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City. He discusses a variety of topics, such as shorebirds, shorebird identifications, tromping through the woods as a kid and how to get kids involved in the outdoors these days. August 13 Bird Calls
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien and Bedford Hills, N.Y., talks about maintaining a...
2011-08-1549 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Terrie WoodCT State Representative Terrie Wood for Darien and Rowayton., member of the Environmental Commitee.
Here is the archive of the Saturday, Aug. 6, Bird Calls Radio show. Connecticut state Rep. Terrie Wood is the featured speaker. She is on the environmental committee and has a long history of land conservation interests, formerly serving as president of the Darien Land Trust.
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about the importance of open space in communities.
I talk about a nice birding experience I had and my eight-year-old son Andrew helps explain what...
2011-08-1053 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Richard Sofferl to r Chris Bosak Host of BirdCallsRadio with guest Richard Soffer on July 30, 2011 ©Mardi Welch Dickinson/KymryGroup All Rights Reserved
Here is the archive for the Saturday, July 30, Bird Calls Radio show with long-time birder Richard Soffer. He started birdwatching in the 1940s and has an interesting historical perspective on the hobby. He also birded Sherwood Island extensively and talks about those experiences. His collection of more than 1,400 rare bird books has been donated to Amherst, his alma mater. (Google Amherst ornithological collection to see it online).
Joe Warren of Wild Birds U...
2011-08-0147 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Susan SniderThe guest is Susan Snider, president of Friends of Norwalk Islands, a new nonprofit group whose mission it is protect and educate people about the Norwalk Islands. Snider is also the former director of Norwalk Seaport Association. Snider attended the annual conference of National Wildlife Refuge System. July 23 Bird Calls
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien talks about birds dealing with the heat. He also talks about oriole feeders.
Be sure to check out Bird Calls every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WSTC/WNLK AM1400/1350 (in S. CT and nearby NY) or w...
2011-07-2547 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Joseph Zeranskil to r Chris Bosak host of BirdCallsRadio, Joseph Zeranski Co-Author of Connecticut Birds. ©Mardi Welch Dickinson/KymryGroup All Rights Reserved.
Here is the archive of the Saturday, July 16, Bird Calls radio show with special guest Joe Zeranski, co-author of Connecticut Birds. Joe talks about the history of birds in Connecticut and the writing of the book. July 16 Bird Calls
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2011-07-2043 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Wayne RobertsHere is the July 9 archives of the Bird Calls radio show. I speak with Wayne Roberts, regional director of Ducks Unlimited and Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited. Joe talks about feeding birds in the summer and helping baby birds that fall out of the nest. Wayne discusses Ducks Unlimited and ducks in general. July 9 Bird Calls
I speak about ducks and, at the end of the show, snapping turtles. I also talk about a rough start to my day!
Thanks for tuning in. Bird Calls airs live each Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on W...
2011-07-1151 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Keith Tomlinson
Guest Keith Tomlinson talks about his experiences with birdingpal.org, both as a guide and as a visitor being guided. Here is the archive of the Saturday, July 2, Bird Calls radio show.
I talk about red, white and blue birds, as well as turtles. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien, CT, and Bedford Hills, N.Y. talks about bats and bat boxes. July 2 Bird Calls
As always thanks for listening.
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2011-07-0442 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Dara Reid
The show features a fascinating interview with Dara Reid, founder and director of Wildlife in Crisis, a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Weston. Did you know her facility receives as many as 100 phone calls per day during the early summer regarding injured or abandoned wildlife.
Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited in Darien (CT) and Bedford Hills (NY) talks about a trip to Texas where he saw millions of bats.
At the beginning of show, I talk about the birds I’ve been seeing in my yard, including chickadees, nuthatches and titmice with youngsters. I...
2011-06-2849 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Jeannie MortensenHere is the June 11, 2012, BirdCallsRadio archive featuring Jeannie Mortensen, garden specialist with Stew Leonard’s. Jeannie talks about how to attract birds and butterflies to your garden using native plants and flowers. 06-11-11 Bird Calls Jeannie Mortensen
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2011-06-1147 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Richard Crossley #1Here is the June 4, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show featuring Richard Crossley as guest. Crossley talks about his newly released Crossley Guide and how he got the thousands of photographs needed to accompany the guide. He also talks about getting the next generation involved in birdwatching.
Listen here: 06-04-11 Bird Calls Richard Crossley
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2011-06-0451 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: John MoelingHere is the May 28, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show featuring John Moeling of the Norwalk Land Trust. He discusses the importance of perserving land, getting kids out in nature and the Norwalk Land Trust.
05-28-11 Bird Calls John Moeling
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2011-05-2847 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: David ParkHere is the May 21, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show featuring David Park as guest. Park is a kayaker and author of “Kayaking In and Around the Norwalk Islands.”
05-21-11 Bird Calls David Park
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2011-05-2149 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Tina GreenHere is the May 14, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show with Westport’s Tina Green as guest. Green talks about birding Sherwood Island, volunteering and finding the Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary.
05-14-11 Bird Calls Tina Green
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2011-05-1449 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Frank GalloHere is the May 7, 2011, BirdCallsRadio with Frank Gallo of Connecticut Audubon as the guest. Gallo talks about his team’s Big Day, which set a Connecticut record for most bird species seen in one day.
05-07-11 Bird Calls Frank Gallo
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2011-05-0747 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio:Here is the April 30, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show with Chris Bosak, host of BirdCallsRadio, talking about the warblers that visit New England.
04-30-11 Bird Calls warblers
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2011-04-3000 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Margaret ArdwinHere is the April 23, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show with Margaret Ardwin, naturalist at Earthplace (formerly Westport Nature Center) as guest. Ardwin talks about universal trail design, getting children involved in the outdoors and Earthplace.
04-23-11 Bird Calls Margaret Ardwin
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2011-04-2343 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Frank MantlikHere is the April 2, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show featuring Connecticut birder Frank Mantlik as guest. Frank is one of the top birders in the state and his “state list” tops all others. Listen as Frank describes how to see the various birds in Connecticut.
04-02-11 Bird Calls with Frank Mantlik
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2011-04-0243 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Larry FlynnHere is the archive for the March 26, 2011, BirdCallsRadio program featuring Larry Flynn as the guest. Larry is a master wildlife conservationist in Connecticut and leads bird tours for the Norwalk Seaport Association.
03-26-11 Bird Calls Larry Flynn
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2011-03-2649 minPodcast Episode Archives - BirdCallsRadio™ | Exploring birdlife around the world™BirdCallsRadio: Milan Bull #1Here is the first BirdCallsRadio program ever. It aired on March 19, 2011, on WSTC/WNLK AM radio in Norwalk, Conn. The special guest is Milan Bull, conservation and science director Connecticut Audubon.
Listen here. 03-19-11 Bird Calls Milan Bull
He discusses, among other things, the 2011 Connecticut State of the Birds report.
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