Bird’s Eye View

In this episode I chat with Tulsa birder, current Oklahoma Ornithological Society President, and Tulsa Audubon board member Zach Poland. We have a robust conversation about our rare-Gull chase, birding in Oklahoma/Kansas, the Conservation Reserve Program, and Prairie-Chickens. Enjoy!

Here are some links/resources that came up in our conversation...

Count Circle from Stevens Creek Software
Oklahoma Ornithological Society
Tulsa Audubon Society
Conservation Reserve Program

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas
Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve | The Nature Conservancy in Kansas

Greater Prairie-Chicken eBird Checklist - 5 Mar 20233
Lesser Prairie-Chicken eBird Checklist - 16 Apr 2023

___________________________
Intro audio: Swainson's Warblers and American Crows. Smithgall Woods, Georgia.
(Audio by Mathew G. Radford)
Exit audio: Kentucky Warblers. Lake Bixhoma, Oklahoma.
(Audio by Mathew G. Radford)
Please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks for listening! 

Support the show

In this episode, Amy Prentice talks about the steps to take to certify your backyard garden as wildlife habitat and her family's backyard habitat story. They have turned their urban sub-division backyard into a thriving garden habitat for plants and animals! You can do the same!

Amy shares some amazing resources!...

Amy's Toad & Sage Garden Website.
Amy's article on how she created a certified wildlife habitat in her garden.
Spicebush Swallowtail and its host plant.
The NWF Garden for Wildlife Certification Program.
Wildlife friendly water features on the Garden for Wildlife website.
Native Plant Lookup.
Native plants for pollinators in different ecoregions by state.

___________________________
Intro audio: Swainson's Warblers and American Crows. Smithgall Woods, Georgia.
(Audio by Mathew G. Radford)
Exit audio: Kentucky Warblers. Lake Bixhoma, Oklahoma.
(Audio by Mathew G. Radford)

Support the show

In this episode I am joined by the dynamic Emily Ritter. She discusses her recently concluded first field season in Idaho with Cassia Crossbills, Hairy Woodpeckers, and Lodgepole Pines. She also conducted avian point counts during a season that left her battered and bruised. Additionally, we chat about research with many other amazing birds and mammals including Attwater's Prairie-Chicken, Atlantic Puffin, Black-footed Ferret, and Allegany Woodrat.

Here are links to organizations mentioned by and important to Emily...

Intermountain Bird Observatory - Boise State
Finch Research Network
Coastal Raptors
Volunteering - Friends of Hog Island
Traineeships & Internships | Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
APC Conservation - Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

You can contact Mathew G. Radford at [email protected]

Thank you for listening! 

Support the show

I this episode I am joined by Dean Hester. Dean is a great birder, accomplished photographer, and sets a yearly goal of seeing 100 new wild vertebrate animals. He talks about this goal and some of his many adventures while he has chased animals beyond birds!

This book is a great resource for North American mammals. It will help you to identify and find them...

Peterson Field Guide to Finding Mammals in North America

iNaturalist, is a citizen science website where Dean logs all his wildlife sightings. His username is ossifrage94. It's a great site to join and be a citizen scientist...

A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist

Here are some of Dean's great eBird checklists...

Glen Canyon NRA--Navajo Bridge

Kilauea Point NWR

Lory State Park

Camino Plan de las Flores

Please contact me with questions, corrections, or if you would like to be on Bird's Eye View... [email protected]. Thanks! 

Support the show

In this episode, Cecilia Riley talks about her robust background in conservation, the uniqueness of the Nature Conservancy's Davis Mountains Preserve in west Texas, the Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration, and much more!

Please support Trans-Pecos Birds Conservation! Their mission is to provide education, outreach, and funding development for the conservation of regional bird-life while benefiting its communities, landowners, and the public at large.

Here are additional organizations discussed by Cecilia...

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory

Partners in Flight

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

The Nature Conservancy in Texas

Davis Mountains Preserve | The Nature Conservancy

Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration

Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce

Thanks for listening! To support the podcast, you can buymeacoffee. 

Support the show

In this episode, I chat with my good friend Juan Sebastian about The Rio Grande Valley and our trip there in 2017 when he guided Levi and me to some incredible lifers. Here is a list of our checklists from that trip...

eBird Checklist - Salineño Wildlife Preserve
eBird Checklist - Chapeño
eBird Checklist - Estero Llano Grande SP
eBird Checklist - Old Port Isabel Rd
eBird Checklist - Sabal Palm Sanctuary
eBird Checklist - Oliveira Park, Brownsville

Please email me at [email protected] to introduce yourself, comment on the podcast, or suggest a podcast guest!

To contact Juan about his guiding services in the RGV, contact him at...
Instagram @jscnature
Phone (956) 313-2300
email [email protected] 

Thanks for listening! 

Support the show

In this episode Jim Kettelkamp gives his perspective on our May 2023 trip across Texas, including the Davis Mountains, Christmas Mountain's Oasis, the Chisos Basin, and the Wichita Mountains. In particular, we discuss Black-chinned Sparrow, Grace’s Warbler, Chihuahuan Meadowlark, Montezuma Quail, and Black-capped Vireo.

 Visit the Chihuahuan Desert | The Nature Conservancy

Our Black-chinned Sparrow and Grace's Warbler Checklist

Our Chihuahuan Meadowlark Checklist

Our Montezuma Quail Checklist

Our Black-capped Vireo Checklist

Support the show

In this episode I discuss the 37 Wood Warblers I've seen (so far) in 2023 and where I traveled to find them all, including The Davis Mountains, Christmas Mountains Oasis, Chisos Basin, The Ozarks, and local Oklahoma woods. Thanks to Levi, Virginia, and Jim for sharing this year with me.

My Warbler Photos
Here are some of my Warbler 2023 eBird checklists...
Davis Mountains Preserve Checklist
Christmas Mountains Oasis Checklist
Chisos Basin Checklist
Haikey Creek Park Checklist
Haikey Creek Park Checklist #2

Please e-mail me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening! 

Support the show

In this episode, my brother Wes discusses the evolution of his love for birds, his backyard birds in Phoenix, and our trip to Madera Canyon to chase lifers. 

Support the show

In this episode I discuss the Swainson’s Warbler, its unique dual-habitats, and my Swainson’s lifer story as I traveled around Georgia in 2021. Here are some links related to this bird and it's southern habitats ...

My Swainson's Warbler eBird list

My Swainson's Warbler photos

American Bird Conservancy

Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Support the show