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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bird Calls radio show featuring Luke Tiller, the official hawk watcher at Audubon Greenwich's Quaker Ridge Hawk Watching area.

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.

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.

Bird Calls Radio show with long-time birder Terry Wood.