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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.