Archive for August 2011

Bird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 8

  The bobolink is the Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 8. One of the more handsome birds in New England, in my opinion anyway. I love the mix of black, white and yellow _ a good bird for Steeler fans _ as is the American goldfinch. Bobolinks are birds of…

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Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Sunday, Aug. 7

The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Sunday, Aug. 7, is the dreaded brown-headed cowbird. Cowbirds, I think anyway, are actually pretty neat looking with their dark black bodies and brown heads _ a rather odd combination. Cowbirds are dreaded in the minds of many (if not most)

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Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Saturday, Aug. 6

The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Saturday, Aug. 6, is the white-throated sprarrow. That makes back-to-back sparrows for the Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day! The white-throated sparrow is my favorite sparrow. They break the mold of the LBJ by being somewhat colorful, at least for a sparrow. White yellow stripes…

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Coming up on Bird Calls Radio this Saturday

Terrie Wood, a state rep. from Connecticut serving Darien and parts of Norwalk and a member of the Environmental Committee, will be the guest during this Saturday’s Bird Calls Radio show. Bird Calls airs every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WSTC/WNLK AM1400/1350 (in S. CT and nearby NY) or www.wstcwnlk.com from anywhere in…

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Bird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Friday, Aug. 5

The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Friday, Aug. 5 is the fox sparrow. The fox sparrow separates itself from other sparrows with its larger bill and pleasant rusty plumage. A naturalist once described the fox sparrow to me as a “sparrow on steriods.” Fox sparrows are often found on the ground. I’ve…

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Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Thursday, Aug. 4

The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Thursday, Aug. 4, is the downy woodpecker. It is our smallest and most common woodpecker in New England. Everybody loves the downy woodpecker and welcomes them to their feeders _ be it seed, suet or nectar feeder. People may not be thrilled when one decides to…

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Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Wednesday, Aug. 3

The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Wednesday, Aug. 3, is the brown thrasher. Beside having a very cool (and intimidating) name, the brown thrasher is a great sighting in New England. Thrashers are mimics and would give a mockingbird a run for its money on the song front any day. I listened…

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Bird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Tuesday, Aug. 2

The mute swan is the Bird Calls Radio’s Bird of the Day for Tuesday, Aug. 2. Mute swans are an introduced species to the New England landscape and therefore are not protected by federal migratory bird laws. They are large and picturesque, but also very territory and often out-compete native birds for prime nesting areas…

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BirdCallsRadio: Richard Soffer

Richard Soffer, Longtime Connecticut birder talks to BirdCallsRadio about birding by ear, Sherwood Island State Park, birding in the 1940s, bird movements, and his collection of more than 1,400 rare bird books, which he donated to Amherst. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about baby birds.

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Bird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 1

The northern mockingbird is the Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 1. It’s hard to believe the northern mockingbird is a relatively new species to New England, having expanded their range northward over the past several decades. To anyone relatively new to birdwatching, the mockingbird seems as if it’s been here…

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