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Dave Magpiong and J. Drew Lanham at Laguna Atascosa NWR

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.

Click here for the bonus audio. bcr 9-17 Magpiong & Lanham BONUS

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SkyDawgs in the glow of Aplomado Falcon in Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX: J. Drew Lanham, Dave Magpiong, Roy Rodriguez, Douglas Gray, Jeremiah Alexander, and Dudley Edmondson. All Rights Reserved.

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 messages.

Magpiong and Lanham talk frankly and directly about the importance of the birding community becoming more diverse. The future of conservation may very well depend on it. Listen to this show to hear Magpiong’s and Lanham’s thoughts on the matter.

Lanham, PhD, is a professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. His book, “The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature,” which is soon to be released, takes a personal look at the issue of diversity in the American outdoors.

Magpiong, the founder of Fledging Birders Institute, is a special education teacher in New Jersey and has introduced birding to countless children.

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Betty Petersen, right, stands with Patricia Gonzalez, a biologist from Argentina.

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 Neotropics to distribute the equipment and has plenty of fascinating stories to tell about the people who receive the materials and the conservation work they do.

Betty also talks about the translation into Spanish in 2006 of  “A Neotropical Companion, An Introduction to the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics”, by John Kricher (Princeton Press, 1997).       

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Sean Murtha birding at Hammonasset @Brendan Murtha. All rights reserved

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.

Brendan Murtha at Cape May State Park @Sean Murtha all rights reserved.

In 2011 Sean was honored with an “Award of Excellence” by both the Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists.

Brendan grew up visiting his father at the American Museum of Natural History where his father worked.  Nature walks and travel were also a big part of his upbringing.

Brendan, inspired by his father and other naturalists, has focused on birds since age 7. In 2010, he joined up with other young birders in the area to form the “Connecticut Young Birder’s Club”, of which he is currently vice president.

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Joe Schnierlein of Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk shows a green crab to youngsters at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, Ct.

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.

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Debi Shearwater All Rights Reserved.

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 to your yard. Host Chris Bosak reads from an old book whereby Roger Tory Peterson wrote the first chapter. Chris and co-host Mardi Dickinson also discuss what birds have been seen in the area recently and their experience with pelagic trips.

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Michelle Mohilef

Danielle Mohilef

Dave Magpiong All Rights Reserved

Here is the archive of the Aug. 12, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show featuring three of the co-founders of Pledge to Fledge: Dave Magpiong and sisters Michelle and Danielle Mohilef.

Listen as they describe the P2F movement and first weekend of the Pledge, coming up later this month (Aug. 2012).

It’s important that birders introduce the hobby to other people — young and old — so that our legions grow. That is important as we try to protect birds and conserve land for the birds (and other animals, of course.

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Book Cover “Life Along The Delaware Bay.” @ Jan Van de Kam All Rights Reserved.

Here is the archive of the Aug. 5, 2012, BirdCallsRadio show with Dr. Lawrence Niles, Dr. Joanna Burger and Dr. Amanda Dey, authors of “Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds.”

Dr. Joanna Burger, holding an adult Great Egret in Barnegat Bay, ©Michael Gochfeld All Rights Reserved.

Take a listen as the authors discuss the inner workings of the book that features several chapters about different aspects of life at the Delaware Bay. Of special interest in this show are shorebirds and, in particular, the relationship between Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots.

Dr. Amanda Dey holding an american oystercatcher caught with a cannon net at Brigantine NJ. © Lawrence Niles. All Rights Reserved.

Dr. Lawrence Niles banding a red knot, caught on the Delaware Bay shorebird stopover in spring of 2011. ©Jan Van De Kam. All Rights Reserved.

Of course the conversation veers in different, and interesting, directions so give it a listen and, as always, thanks for supporting BirdCallsRadio. Listen to the show here.  bcr 8-5-12 Niles,Burger,Dey

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