Bird’s Eye View

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

Bird’s Eye View episodes

September 11, 2023 S1 E10: Play is the Way. Birds & intentional outdoor play with Virginia Meredith.
In this episode Virginia Meredith discusses the importance of play, outdoor play, and guided intentional play in children. She gives suggestions on how birds and bird watching can be part of this.
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39 min
September 05, 2023 S1 E9: Redemption at 7,000 ft. The Colima Warbler and our quest to find them.
In this episode I discuss the Colima Warbler and our quest to find them after a failed first attempt in The Chisos Basin of BBNP. Included are 2 of our Colima Warbler checklists and a couple other great resources on Colima Warblers.

Colima Warbler Pinnacles Trail Checklist

Colima Warbler Boot Spring Checklist

Colima Warbler - Texas Breeding Bird Atlas

Colima Warbler | Audubon Field Guide
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24 min
September 04, 2023 S1 E8: Birds in Words. A collection of my poetry about Birds.
In this episode I share a collection of my poems about Birds.

My brother Wes and I have a collection of poetry in a book...

Order Our Book Here

Thank you!!!

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21 min
August 30, 2023 S1 E7: Living in Isolation. Finding Kirtland's, Golden-cheeked, and Colima Warblers with Jim Kettelkamp.
In this episode I am joined by Jim Kettelkamp to discuss our trips to find the geographically isolated Kirtland's, Golden-cheeked, and Colima Warblers from 2020-2023. Our checklists for these three great birds are below. Enjoy!

Kirtland's Warbler Checklist

Golden-cheeked Warbler Checklist

Colima Warbler Checklist
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42 min
August 24, 2023 S1 E6: If You Plant it, They Will Come. Suburban ecological gardening with Amy Prentice.
In this episode, Amy Prentice shares her knowledge about cultivating mindful gardens to support backyard birds. She is an expert in ecological gardening. Her family has created a wonderful backyard and garden space for all wildlife, including birds.

Here is a great list of resources from Amy...

National Wildlife Federation - Garden for Wildlife Certification
Homegrown National Park - List of native plant finders.
Pollinator Pathway Certification - this is another certification I like but it refers to pollinators.
Podcast - How to Create a Bird-friendly Yard
Podcast - Bird Population Decline and What Gardeners Can Do to Help
National Audubon Society - bring more birds to your home with native plants
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1 hr 5 min
August 23, 2023 S1 E5: (BONUS episode) - A Navajo Encounter with a Skinwalker with Lindsey Yazzie.
In this bonus episode, Lindsey Yazzie shares her terrorizing encounter with a Skinwalker deep in the Arizona Navajo Reservation. It terrorized her, her father, and her grandfather for an entire night at her Navajo Grandfather's remote hogan.
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47 min
August 14, 2023 S1 E4: Virginia Falls for a Grace's Warbler! Birding west Texas with Virginia Meredith.
In this episode, Virginia Meredith gives her perspectives on an incredible trip we took to find birds in the Texas Davis Mountains, Christmas Mountains Oasis, and Chisos Basin. We took the trip, in May of this year, with our good friend Jim and my son Levi.

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53 min
August 07, 2023 S1 E3: From Mountains to Mexico. A father and son birding story with Levi Radford.
In this episode I am joined by my son Levi Radford. We discuss our 2017 birding year as we chased lifers in several states, connected with many great people, and learned some lessons about birds and life.
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45 min
August 01, 2023 S1 E2: Wood Warbler Road. My goal to see 50 US Wood Warblers.
In this episode, I discuss Parulid Wood Warblers, my journey to find 50 of them in the United States, and a few stories about that journey.
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23 min
July 28, 2023 S1 E1: Growing up Idaho. The beginning of my birding journey.
In this, my introductory episode, I give a brief bit of my birding back-story.
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14 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…