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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 people involved with birdwatching and this is just one way he is helping to do that.  

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.

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 migration and morning flight in migrating birds has earned him a finalist position for the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search award. The winner earns a $100,000 prize.

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.

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 discuss the findings at length.

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.

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.

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.

Twan Leenders, reptile expert and conservation director for Connecticut Audubon. We discuss snakes, turtles, living in a tropical tree house and, of course, birds.

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.

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.

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?

Dennis Varza, age 59, of Fairfield, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013. Born in Bridgeport, son of the late Victor and Marie Broderick Varza. Dennis had been a Fairfield Town resident for most of his life. Dennis graduated from Shippensburg State College in Pa and did his graduate work at LSU where he earned a MS in Zoology and went on to the University of Oklahoma where he studied aquatic ecology. He had worked for many years as a contract biologist for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection setting up programs to protect Piping Plovers and Least Terns plus many other projects.

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 of great information.

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, talks about the annual Christmas Bird Count. I also introduce a few new features to BirdCallsRadio.

Judy Richardson, master bird bander and regional director for CT Audubon. Richardson also owns a property in Costa Rica and bands birds there, too.

BirdCallsRadio show featuring Al Levestin.

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?

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.

John Fitzpatrick, director of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. John is a significant figure in birdwatching and bird conservation in America.