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Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman next guests on BirdCallsRadio

Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, authors of the newly released “Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England, will join hosts Chris Bosak and Mardi Dickinson live in studio together. “The Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England provides endless potential to make personal discoveries about nature.”

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A fun BirdCallsRadio show coming up; be a part of it

I’m looking forward to Sunday’s BirdCallsRadio show with naturalist/journalist Greg Hanisek. Like me, Greg works for a daily newspaper and knows the grind of getting out a paper every day and trying to mix in a little birdwatching time, too. It’s a tough, but rewarding, chore. Greg also writes a regular nature column for his…

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Greg Hanisek will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio

Connecticut naturalist and journalist Greg Hanisek will be the guest on this Sunday’s BirdCallsRadio show, which airs 1 to 2 p.m. on Sundays on 1490AM WGCH and Listen Live here. Hanisek is a news editor at the Republican-American newspaper in Waterbury, Connecticut. He also writes nature columns and blogs for that paper, “Talking Nature with…

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BirdCallsRadio: Michael Moccio, Patrick Dugan

Michael Moccio and Patrick Dugan, folks who were instrumental in protecting a piece of property and developing a wildlife sanctuary in Stamford, Conn., discuss the process of protecting land, from getting politicians on board to developing a plan for the land. They also discuss the birds that may be found at Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary. Dugan also shows off his amazing ability to replicate bird songs. Kim and Kenn Kaufman check in from the Biggest Week in American Birding. Host Chris Bosak discusses successful and unsuccessful bird walks.

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Butterfly ID'd

Thanks to  David Mozzoni of Warwick, R.I., my butterfly from a previous posting was identified. Below is what David sent me. Thanks David for the help. Feel free to use the “contact me” button at the top of the page to send comments or questions. Thanks. Here’s what David wrote: Hi , In your post…

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More on butterfly tagging program

Here is some more (lots more) information about the butterfly tagging program from Monarch Watch. I sent in a photo of a monarch I saw at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven, Conn., and received this as a response from the folks at Monarch Watch. Fascinating stuff: What’s involved in the tagging program? Tag selection…

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Sights from Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival

Here are a few shots from last weekend’s Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival held in New Haven. My son Will, 5, and I visited the beautiful park and got there just in time to see master falconer Brian Bradley show off some of his birds of prey. The Harris’s hawk flew low right our heads…

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BirdCallsRadio: Ted Gilman

Ted Gilman, well-known naturalist at Audubon Greenwich, talks to BirdCallsRadio about the importance of protecting birds, traveling to see birds and getting to know well a specific park for birding.

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BirdCallsRadio: Jeannie Mortensen

Jeannie Mortensen, garden specialist with Stew Leonard’s. Jeannie talks about how to attract birds and butterflies to your garden using native plants and flowers. Archive here is from June 11, 2012.

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