Bird’s Eye View

By Mathew G. RadfordScience Health & Fitness Mental Health Natural Sciences Nature

Bird’s Eye View episodes

August 14, 2024 S3 E6: Birding with Barriers. A life in conservation and Black Birders Week with Alex Troutman.
In this episode I spoke with Alex Troutman. Alex has many years of experience in wildlife conservation.
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1 hr 35 min
August 07, 2024 S3 E5: Sky Islands in Spring. An epic New Mexico and Arizona birding trip with Jim Kettelkamp.
Jim and I had an amazing spring 2024 trip, birding hard across New Mexico and Arizona! In this episode we chat about that trip... the birds, the habitats, and the adventures. Thanks for listening!
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1 hr 22 min
July 31, 2024 S3 E4: The Original Snowbirds. Florida birds and shorebird conservation with Kylie Wilson.
In this episode, my guest is Kylie Wilson. Kylie was born in and has lived her life in Sarasota, Florida where she observes, studies, and works to conserve the birds that call Florida's coastlines home. Thank you for all you do Kylie!

Here are several links for topics that we chatted about in the podcast...

Sarasota Pelagics contact John Groskopf - [email protected]

Sarasota-Manatee Birding Hotspots:

https://www.sarasotaaudubon.org/online-guide-favorite-local-birding-hotspots/

Maine Seabird Tours:

https://www.maineseabirdtours.com

Peru Trip May 2025:

https://www.holbrooktravel.com/where-we-travel/central-and-south-america/peru/peru-spectacles-nature-amazonia-andes-and-desert-sas
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57 min
July 24, 2024 S3 E3: Colima fail, Grace's tumble, and a Gryfalcon - Siberian Accentor double.
Thanks for listening to a few stories!
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32 min
July 17, 2024 S3 E2: I Like Change. Field biology and birding with Alyssa DeRubeis.
In this episode, I had a very fun chat with Alyssa DeRubeis. She has explored and conducted field work in many great places, including work in The Dakotas, Alaska, Iowa, Quebec, and Alberta.

Please follow this link to learn more about Alyssa and her Eagle-Eye Tours...

Alyssa DeRubeis - Eagle-Eye Tours
You will love this video of Alyssa searching for Ovenbird nests...
Ovenbird Nest Searching - YouTube

Thank you for listening!
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1 hr 3 min
July 10, 2024 S3 E1: Sexy Gulls with a Sushi Obsession. Terns of North America with Cameron Cox.
In this episode, I chat with Cameron Cox about his background in birding, birding the northwest and gulf coast, and his book Terns of North America: A Photographic Guide.
Order Cameron's books here...

Terns of North America | Princeton University Press

Also check out Cameron's courses, workshops, and tours here...

Birding workshop | Avocet Birding Courses

Thank you for listening and thank you Cameron!

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57 min
July 03, 2024 S2 E27: The Hybrid Zone. Yellow-rumped Warblers and their subspecies with Hannah Pryor.
In this episode, I chatted with Hannah Pryor. She attends Cornell University and is studying Yellow-rumped Warblers and song recognition in the Myrtle and Audubon subspecies. She talks about the species, the subspecies, the zone of hybridization, her research, and her other ornithological interests. Follow these links to learn more! Thank you for listening!

Hubbard Brook Bird Study
Cornell Outdoor Education
Yellow-rumped Warbler Migration Paper
Yellow-rumped Warbler Hybrid Zone Paper
My Social Media Artist Profiles
Hannah's Twitter (X)
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52 min
June 26, 2024 S2 E26: My Birding Brother. A few memories of time spent with my brother Steven.
I have many great memories of birding with my brother Steven and chatting about life and birds. He passed away in 2021.
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34 min
June 19, 2024 S2 E25: A Spectacle of Birds. Utah birding and The Great Salt Lake with Tim Avery.
In this episode I chatted with Utah native Tim Avery. He shared stories and educated me on Utah's ecoregions, birds, and hotspots. Utah is particularly important for Shorebirds migrating through the vast Great Salt Lake ecosystems. Please enjoy listening and click on the following links to get to know more about Tim!
Tim Avery on Facebook
Tim Avery on Instagram
Pitta Nature Tours - We Find Birds
Pitta Nature Tours on Facebook
Pitta Nature Tours on Instagram

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1 hr 10 min
June 12, 2024 S2 E24: From Pine Barrens to Exit Zero. New Jersey birds and birding with Joshua Gant.
Joshua Gant is a New Jersey private tour leader, professional environmental educator, avid naturalist, and bird enthusiast. We had a great chat about birds and birding in The Garden State!

Local NJ links:
AUDUBON NEW JERSEY NEWS
AUDUBON NEW JERSEY GO BIRDING
CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY
CAPE MAY BIRDING FESTIVAL

Josh's contact info:
HIDDEN BITTERN BIRDING
JOSH'S EMAIL
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1 hr 9 min

About Bird’s Eye View

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Birds, birding, and the natural world! Bird's Eye View is a podcast about the birds of the United States and the world in which they live. We take a bird's-eye-view as we explore topics related to…