BirdCallsRadio

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What's BirdCallsRadio about?

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.

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BirdCallsRadio episodes:

06.02.2020
BCR 206: Paul Desjardins, Longtime Birder
Paul Desjardins, the life-long times of a serious Connecticut birder, a meticulous record keeper of the birds seen worldwide joins us for a in-depth conversation of his 60 years.
05.19.2020
BCR 205: Bruce Beehler, Ph.D. and Tim Laman Ph.D., New Guinea
Bruce Beehler, Ph.D., Ornithologist, Author and Tim Laman Ph.D., an Award-winning National Geographic Photographer, on their new book, New Guinea, Nature and Culture of Earth's Grandest Island; sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this publication date interview on things New Guinea.
05.12.2020
BCR 204: Jeffrey Ward, Science Communicator, NYC Birder
Jeffrey Ward, Science Communicator and NYC Birder fly’s by to talk birds, education & kids, birding and their habitats.
05.05.2020
BCR 203: Lynn Barber, BIG YEARS, BIGGEST STATES Birding in Texas and Alaska
Lynn E. Barber, Ph.D., J.D. & Author of her latest book, “BIG YEARS, BIGGEST STATES Birding in Texas and Alaska”, sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication date talk on all things birding in Texas and Alaska.
04.28.2020
BCR 202: Lauren McGough, Ph.D., Falconer
Dr. Lauren McGough, A licensed and practicing falconer of the ancient tradition since age 14 and is one of the very few American women to do so. Her love of falconry has taken her all the way to Mongolia, where...
04.21.2020
BCR: 201: Eleanor Jones Harvey, Alexander von Humboldt and the United States
Dr. Eleanor Jones Harvey, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the author of the newly anticipated book “Alexander von Humboldt and the United States Art, Nature, and Culture”, sits down with Mardi Dickinson for an in-deth conversation.
04.14.2020
BCR 200: John W. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Executive Director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and our 10th guest in our featured series called “For The Record, Legacy Interviews” and BCR’s 200th Show joins us today.
04.07.2020
BCR 199: Christopher Leahy, Birds of Mongolia
Christopher Leahy, Naturalist, conservationist and author stops by to talk about his latest book Birds of Mongolia.
03.31.2020
BCR 198: Bruce Beehler, Ph.D., Natural Encounters
Bruce Beehler, Ph.D., Ornithologist, ecologist, conservationist and author of Natural Encounters; stops by to talk with Mardi Dickinson on biking, hiking and birding through the Seasons.
03.24.2020
BCR 197: Wenfei Tong, Ph.D., Bird Love
Wenfei Tong, Ph.D., Biologist and Author of Bird Love, The Family Life Of Birds; flies by to talk with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication date talk on all things Bird Love.
03.17.2020
BCR 196: Richard Allen, Birds of Paradise & Bowerbirds
Richard Allen, Wildlife Artist and Illustrator of the recently published book, Birds Of Paradise and Bowerbirds sits down with Mardi Dickinson for an exclusive talk about this book and his illustrations.
03.10.2020
BCR 195: Don Kroodsma, Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist
Don Kroodsma, Author of his latest book Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist, sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication date talk on all things Birdsongs.
03.03.2020
BCR 194: Phil Gregory, Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds
Phil Gregory, Author of the recently published book, Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive talk about his book and birding in Australia.
02.25.2020
BCR 193: Marky Multcher, LSU Biology Student
Marky Mutchler, LSU Biology Student and BCR's 3rd guest in our series called Pay It Forward™ swoops and talks with Mardi Dickinson about LSU, Brazillian Expedition and her life and interests.
02.18.2020
BCR 192: Bernd Heinrich, White Feathers
Bernd Heinrich, the author of the newly anticipated book, White Feathers, The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication date talk on all things Tree Swallows.
02.11.2020
BCR 191: Tom Wood, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Saved
Tom Wood, Co-Founder of the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, buzzes by to update us on all things Arizona.
02.04.2020
BCR 190: Ted Gilman, Senior Naturalist
Ted Gilman, Senior Naturalist and Education Specialist for Greenwich Audubon and BCR's 9th guest in our featured series called “For The Record, Legacy Interviews."
01.28.2020
BCR 189: Tricia Miller Ph.D., Golden Eagles
Tricia Miller, Ph.D, Executive Director, Senior Research Wildlife Biologist for Conservation Science Global, soars by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about tracking and studying Golden Eagles for over a decade!
01.21.2020
BCR 188: Mark Stackhouse, Tropical Birder
fly’s by to talk exclusively with Mardi Dickinson about San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico and it’s spectacular birding areas.
01.14.2020
BCR 187: Richard Crossley, The ID Boot Camp
An Internationally acclaimed birder, photographer and author fly’s by to talk exclusively with Mardi Dickinson about his past projects and his NEW venture, The ID Boot Camp.
01.07.2020
BCR 186: BirdCallsRadio NEWS REEL
BirdCallsRadio NEWS REEL reflects on our endeavors for 2019 and looks at what’s ahead for an exciting 2020 year!
12.24.2019
BCR 185: Holly Merker, Environmental Educator
Holly Merker, Environmental Educator sits down with Mardi Dickinson and talks about birds and nature with kids; Frontiers in Ornithology; her roll with eBird and a new venture called ID Boot Camp.
12.18.2019
BCR 184: Geoff LeBaron, Director, Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Geoff LeBaron, Director of National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, a position Geoff has held since 1987; fly’s by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about the Christmas Bird Count.
11.06.2019
BCR 183: Roger Pasquier, Author of Birds In Winter
Roger F. Pasquier, a lifelong birder and author stops by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about his latest book, “Birds In Winter, Surviving the Most Challenging Season” with the inter-connection to art and conservation.
10.15.2019
BCR 182: Keith Mueller, Bird Artist and Sculptor
Keith Mueller, Avian Artist and Bird Sculptor for forty years and author of his latest book just published called, "Half-Sized Great Horned Owl", sits down with Mardi Dickinson to talk about his love of both the art and the carving...
10.01.2019
BCR 181: Wildlife Telemetry
Michael Lanzone, CEO; Casey Halverson COO; and David LaPuma, Ph.D., Director of Global Market Development from Cellular Tracking Technologies sits down with BirdCallsRadio and gives a deep dive into the world of wildlife Telemetry.
09.24.2019
BCR 180: Tom Reed, Visible Migration
Tom Reed is one of few birders who truly calls Cape May County, NJ home. He discovered birds at a young age and was immediately captivated by the spectacle of migration visible from his Reed’s Beach backyard. Tom sits down...
09.17.2019
BCR 179: Nick Bonomo, Shorebirder
Nick Bonomo is a self-taught, and has been since his teens an amateur birder who resides in Connecticut. Your day job is an orthopedic surgery physician assistant, and when you are not working, you spend your free time in outdoor...
09.10.2019
BCR 178: Julie Zickefoose, Saving Jemima
Julie Zickefoose, author of the newly anticipated book, Saving Jemima Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication date talk on all things Blue Jay, and a chance to win a copy of...
09.03.2019
BCR 177: Arthur Singer, American Master
Paul Singer, co-author of the book "Arthur Singer, The Wildlife Art of an American Master" sits down with Mardi Dickinson to talk about his father’s wildlife art.
08.28.2019
BCR 176: Nancy Grant, Binge Birding
Nancy Grant, a working journalist, field naturalist and author of Binge Birding, Twenty Days with Binoculars. A solo road trip from Kentucky through multiple states and then all along the Texas Gulf Coast looking at birds turned into an almost 4,000 miles...
08.06.2019
BCR 175: Jason Guerard, BSBO Outreach Director
Jason Guerard is the Outreach Director for Black Swamp Bird Observatory and Events Coordinator for The Biggest Week in American Birding stops by to talk with Mardi Dickinson about exploring the woods on his family farm to his life in...
07.23.2019
BCR 174: Nate Koszycki, Pay It Forward
Nate Koszycki is BirdCallsRadio’s 2nd guest in a featured series called Pay It Forward™ on this next episode and talks with us about his knowledge and passion for birds since the age of 6, along with bird identification, distribution, and conservation.
07.09.2019
BCR 173: Wayne R. Petersen, Legacy Interview
Wayne R. Petersen, Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas, Massachusetts Audubon Society and our 8th guest in our featured series called “For The Record, Legacy Interviews.”
05.21.2019
BCR 172: Jeffrey Spendelow, PhD on Roseate Terns
Jeffrey Spendelow flys by BirdCallsRadio to talk about his life long study of the fascinating colonial nesting birds called the Roseate Tern.
05.14.2019
BCR 171: Nancy McAllister, Mom's Big Year
Nancy McAllister of Mom's Big Year sits down with Mardi Dickinson to talk about her journey of birding the U.S. Through young children, a husband and two unexpected new jobs and healing after a family tragedy.
04.30.2019
BCR 169: Bill Thompson lll Tribute
BirdCallsRadio re-mastered episode from October 2012 with Bill Thompson lll.
04.23.2019
BCR 168: BirdGenie App
Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle Co-Developers of BirdGenie App sit down with Mardi Dickinson for an exclusive talk on this new App that helps identify birds by their songs.
04.16.2019
BCR 167: Nancy Langston, Sustaining Lake Superior
Nancy Langston, author of Sustaining Lake Superior, An Extraordinary Lake in a Changing World sits down with Mardi Dickinson on the interconnected histories of the watershed, human, forest and bird health -- all in the context of climate change.
04.09.2019
BCR 166: Nathan Pieplow, Peterson Bird Sounds of Western NA
Nathan Pieplow, author of the new Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive talk on all things Bird Sounds.
04.02.2019
BCR 165: Kenn Kaufman, A Season on the Wind, Inside the world of spring migration
Kenn Kaufman, the author of the newly anticipated book, A Season On The Wind, Inside the world of spring migration, sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive publication talk on all things spring migration.
03.26.2019
BCR 164: Hanna Mounce PhD, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project
Dr. Hanna Mounce, Coordinator for the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project has been implementing a program to recover endangered forest birds and restore ecosystems at remote forest sites on the Island of Maui.
03.19.2019
BCR 163: Rick Wright, Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows
Rick Wright, author of the Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America, sits down with Mardi Dickinson for this exclusive talk on all things Sparrows.
03.12.2019
BCR 162: Dale Dyer, Birds of Central America
Dale Dyer an ornithological illustrator who has been painting birds for twenty five years, sits down with Mardi Dickinson and talks about his book Birds of Central America, painting and his love of birds.
03.05.2019
BCR 161: David & Tammy McQuade, Florida Birding
David and Tammy McQuade chats with Mardi Dickinson about SW Florida Birding, rare and unusual birds, birds in the lower 48 states, big years and pelagic birding in the Gulf of Mexico.
02.26.2019
BCR 160: Stephen Moss, Naturalist & Author
Stephen Moss is a naturalist, broadcaster, television producer and author sits down with Mardi Dickinson talks about his book “Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names", and the historic origins.
02.19.2019
BCR 159: Maresa Pryor-Luzier, Natural History Photographer
Maresa Pryor-Luzier is a Natural History Photographer sits down with host Mardi Dickinson to talk about her involvement in the photographic industry since 1987, a Founding Member of NANPA and more.
02.12.2019
BCR 158: Mike Jacobs, Former Publisher, Grand Forks Herald
Mike Jacobs is a former Publisher of the Grand Forks Herald Newspaper sits down with host Mardi Dickinson about the region’s birdlife of North Dakota since his youth. Life on the western rim of the Red River Valley and continues to write a column called, "Always In Season"....
02.05.2019
BCR 157: David Ringer, Chief Network Officer, National Audubon
David J. Ringer, Chief Network Officer of the National Audubon sits down with host Mardi Dickinson about the health, vitality, capacity, diversity, and strength of Audubon’s vast distributed network. In addition to David's defining influences and what got him into...
01.29.2019
BCR 156: Patricia González, Red Knots
Patricia M. González is a Scientist, field ornithologist, studying migration of Red Knots through the America, flies by to talk with Mardi Dickinson.

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BirdCallsRadio episodes:

BCR 206: Paul Desjardins, Longtime Birder

BCR 205: Bruce Beehler, Ph.D. and Tim Laman Ph.D., New Guinea

BCR 204: Jeffrey Ward, Science Communicator, NYC Birder

BCR 203: Lynn Barber, BIG YEARS, BIGGEST STATES Birding in Texas and Alaska

BCR 202: Lauren McGough, Ph.D., Falconer

BCR: 201: Eleanor Jones Harvey, Alexander von Humboldt and the United States

BCR 200: John W. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

BCR 199: Christopher Leahy, Birds of Mongolia

BCR 198: Bruce Beehler, Ph.D., Natural Encounters

BCR 197: Wenfei Tong, Ph.D., Bird Love

BCR 196: Richard Allen, Birds of Paradise & Bowerbirds

BCR 195: Don Kroodsma, Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist

BCR 194: Phil Gregory, Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds

BCR 193: Marky Multcher, LSU Biology Student

BCR 192: Bernd Heinrich, White Feathers

BCR 191: Tom Wood, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary Saved

BCR 190: Ted Gilman, Senior Naturalist

BCR 189: Tricia Miller Ph.D., Golden Eagles

BCR 188: Mark Stackhouse, Tropical Birder

BCR 187: Richard Crossley, The ID Boot Camp

BCR 186: BirdCallsRadio NEWS REEL

BCR 185: Holly Merker, Environmental Educator

BCR 184: Geoff LeBaron, Director, Audubon Christmas Bird Count

BCR 183: Roger Pasquier, Author of Birds In Winter

BCR 182: Keith Mueller, Bird Artist and Sculptor

BCR 181: Wildlife Telemetry

BCR 180: Tom Reed, Visible Migration

BCR 179: Nick Bonomo, Shorebirder

BCR 178: Julie Zickefoose, Saving Jemima

BCR 177: Arthur Singer, American Master

BCR 176: Nancy Grant, Binge Birding

BCR 175: Jason Guerard, BSBO Outreach Director

BCR 174: Nate Koszycki, Pay It Forward

BCR 173: Wayne R. Petersen, Legacy Interview

BCR 172: Jeffrey Spendelow, PhD on Roseate Terns

BCR 171: Nancy McAllister, Mom's Big Year

BCR 169: Bill Thompson lll Tribute

BCR 168: BirdGenie App

BCR 167: Nancy Langston, Sustaining Lake Superior

BCR 166: Nathan Pieplow, Peterson Bird Sounds of Western NA

BCR 165: Kenn Kaufman, A Season on the Wind, Inside the world of spring migration

BCR 164: Hanna Mounce PhD, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project

BCR 163: Rick Wright, Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows

BCR 162: Dale Dyer, Birds of Central America

BCR 161: David & Tammy McQuade, Florida Birding

BCR 160: Stephen Moss, Naturalist & Author

BCR 159: Maresa Pryor-Luzier, Natural History Photographer

BCR 158: Mike Jacobs, Former Publisher, Grand Forks Herald

BCR 157: David Ringer, Chief Network Officer, National Audubon

BCR 156: Patricia González, Red Knots