BCR 085: Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle
Tom Stephenson & Scott Whittle Co-Authors of The Warbler Guide Book & App are flying by to talk about Warblers, new techniques and a special announcement.
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BirdCallsRadio
BirdCallsRadio™worldwide is a weekly radio show about the wonderful world of wild birds and nature. Worldwide topics range from bird sightings, birding tips, conservation, wildlife, and getting children involved with nature outdoors. Forward thinking guests join the show to add expertise on topics involving nature and conservation topics worldwide.
Episodes
BCR 084: Patrick Comins
Patrick Comins, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Connecticut stops by to talks about Straford Point CT and many other topics.
BCR 083: Chandler S Robbins
Chandler S. Robbins summarized the highlights of his 60 year career, but without doubt there are accomplishments that have had a profound impact on world wide conservation and modern ornithology.
BCR 082: Katie Fallon
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 essays have appeared in a variety of literary journals and magazines, and h er essay “Rebirth” (published in River Teeth , Fall 2013) was listed as a “Notable” in Best American Science & Nature Writing 2014....
BCR 081: Judy Davis
A Conversation with our next guest Judith "Judy" Davis who was the first person to identified the Great White Pelican that landed on Sanibel Island, Florida from Sunday, February 28, 2016 till Monday March 1, 2016. Judy is a retired educator of New York State and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Judy has been a birder since Jr Audubon in 1947. She has been Volunteer at .J N. Ding Darling for 18 years that includes roving or guiding along Wildlife Drive, helping with biological surveys and helping new volun...
BCR 080: Bonnie Paton Moon and Larry Morgan
Bonnie Paton Moon, Daughter of the Late Wally and Marion Paton and Larry Morgan “Ambassador For The Birds,” Stewart & Caretaker for the property of Paton’s Birder Haven; are the next special guests on BirdCallsRadio WORLDWIDE, Internet Streaming & BCR iTunes. Come join us for Part 1 of this extraordinary interview. In 1974, Wally and Marion Paton, life-long gardeners, naturalists bird-lovers began to plant flowers and install water features on their property in Patagonia Arizona. They put up hum...
BCR 079: Dorian Anderson
Dorian Anderson Biking For Birds joins host Mardi Dickinson on location in southern Connecticut in a impromtu interview together as he takes a short break to refuel and rest from biking and birding fundrasier. This is the first leg of Dorian’s Journey across the county. We will get into the birds Dorian has seen, type of equipment and gear he has onboard to situations Dorian has encountered plus much more. Biking for Birds is a year-long environmental odyssey aimed at protecting wild birds and t...
BCR 078: Gail McNab and Betty Petersen
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 knowledge of the subject from two different views. McNab describes herself as an “Outgoing, friendly, hardworking, Creole w...
BCR 077: Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson III, co-publisher and editor of “Bird Watchers Digest,” discusses his magazine and also his new book “The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America” in this episode of BirdCallsRadio that originally aired on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. A prolific writer of birds and nature, he also wrote “Bird Watching for Dummies” and several other books. He also spreads the word about birding through his blog — Bill of the Birds — and a podcast entitled “This Birding Life.”
BCR 076: Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman
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 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? Are there more books coming? All this and more is included in the interview....
BCR 075: Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue discusses his Purple Martin colony and accompanying website www.gazebophil.com 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.
BCR 074: Pete Dunne
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.
BCR 073: Julie Brown
Julie Brown, monitoring site coordinator for Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) , talks hawk watching on BirdCallsRadio in this archive that originally aired Sept. 30, 2012. Brown discusses hawk watching basics, raptor biology, the work of HMANA, and the upcoming HMANA annual conference at Audubon Greenwich.
BCR 072: Joy Kiser and Amy Montague
Joy M. Kiser and Amy T. Montague discuss Kiser’s book “America’s Other Audubon” and the artwork of Genevieve Jones on this BirdCallsRadio archive, which originally aired Sunday, Sept. 23. “America’s Other Audubon” is about the life of artist Genevieve Jones, an amateur artist who did the artwork for “Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio.”Jones was inspired by the works of John James Audubon and died of typhoid fever before completing the project. Her family completed the work in ...
BCR 071: Dave Magpiong and Drew Lanham (Bonus)
Dave Magpiong and Dr. J. Drew Lahnam were the guests this past Sunday on BirdCallsRadio. The conversation, which centered around diversity in the birding community and the Focus on Diversity conference, was so interesting we needed extra time to finish it. So here is about 13 more minutes of bonus BirdCallsRadio with Magpiong and Lanham. Special thanks to Mardi Dickinson and Jill Camerota for doing the bonus audio.
BCR 071: Dave Magpiong and Drew Lanham
Dave Magpiong and Dr. J. Drew Lanham discuss diversity among birdwatchers and the upcoming Focus on Diversity II conference on this episode of BirdCallsRadio, which aired originally on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Focus on Diversity II, which will take place on Oct. 13, at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota. The objective of the conference is to “promote effective outreach to more diverse audiences with birding opportunities, outdoor recreation, and conservation messa...
BCR 070: Betty Petersen
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 Neotro...
BCR 069: Sean and Brendan Murtha
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. In 2011 Sean was honored with an “Award of Excellence” by both the Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists.
BCR 068: Joe Schnierlein
Joe Schnierlein of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk talks about Long Island Sound, Osprey, seals, whales, white alligators, the ouzel and more during this BirdCallsRadio show, which originally aired on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited discusses southward migration and how to attract the birds to your yard. Host Chris Bosak talks about shorebirds and red-breasted nuthatches.
BCR 067: Debi Shearwater
Debi Love Shearwater, pelagic bird tour leader of Shearwater Journeys inc. and inspiration for a character in the movie The Big Year, was the latest guest on BirdCallsRadio. Debi discusses pelagic birding off the coasts of all 7 continents, with a particular focus on northern California _ where she is based _ and Antarctica. She also talks about The Big Year and what that has meant for birding. Early in the show, Joe Warren talks about southward migration and what to do to attract the migrants t...
BCR 065: Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger and Amanda Dey
The authors of “Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds,” will be the next guests on BirdCallsRadio. Dr. Lawrence Niles, Dr. Joanna Burger, and Dr. Amanda Dey have worked extensively with the birds _ especially shorebirds _ of the Delaware Bay and have written a fascinating and exceedingly informative book about the area and its importance to birds.
BCR 064: Kim Todd
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. Kim previously authored “Tinkering with Eden,” a book about the introduction of exotic species to the U.S. ecology.
BCR 063: Wayne Peterson
BirdCallsRadio archive show featuring Wayne Petersen as guest on July 22, 2012. Petersen is the director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Important Bird Area (IBA) program. He was also the field ornithologist for Mass Audubon for 15 years before taking on his current role. Listen as he discusses the IBA program and what it takes for a property to be considered an IBA. He also talks about seabirds and some of his state’s IBA properties off shore.
BCR 062: Lloyd Spitalnik
BirdCallsRadio archive with nature photographer Lloyd Spitalnik as the guest. Lloyd discusses his photo book “Visions: Earth’s Elements in Bird & Nature Photography,” as well as nature photography in general, the equipment he uses and how he captures some of his amazing shorebird photos. He also discusses Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and its annual shorebird festival.
BCR 061: Chuck Westfall
Show featuring Chuck Westfall, technical advisor for Canon USA. Westfall shares knowledge about Canon’s line of cameras for nature photographers, from beginners to advanced. Point and shoots have come a long way for photographers, some with a reach of more than 800mm. Canon also continues to improve their high-end camera bodies and lenses as well. Listen as Westfall describes what’s new. It’s a must listen for anyone interested in nature photography.
BCR 060: Kelly Fuller
BirdCallsRadio show featuring guest Kelly Fuller, Wind Campaign Coordinator for the American Bird Conservancy. Wind energy is a hot topic among the birding community. No doubt we need to find alternate and renewable sources of energy, but it must be done in a bird- and wildlife-friendly way. Listen as Fuller explains what “bird-friendly” means when it comes to wind power. Proper placement of the wind mills is crucial. Fuller also explains a new lawsuit filed by American Bird Conservancy against ...
BCR 059: Jen Brumfield
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....
BCR 058: Eric Powers
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.
BCR 057: John Marzluff, Tony Angell Gifts of a Crow
BirdCallsRadio show featuring John Marzluff and Tony Angell, authors of “Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans,” which was recently released by Free Press on June 5, 2012. Listen as the authors discuss in detail crows, other corvids, and some of the amazing stories associated with these amazing and interesting birds.
BCR 056: Greg Hanisek
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.