Guest Appearances

Guest Appearances Lineup coming up and past. Starting with the latest and working back since inception of March 19, 2011.

Coming up Guests:

• Katie Fallon, author of Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing
  Songbird. 5/20/12
• Florence McBride, Educator, Birder, Videophotographer. 5/27/12
• John Marzluff , Tony Angell authors of Gifts of The Crow. 6/10/12
• Jen Brumfield, Bird Illustrator, Author, Naturalist 6/24/12

Past Guests:

• Terry Backer, LI SoundKeeper, CT State Rep, Exec Dir, Soundkeeper Inc. 5/13/12
• Patrick Dugan, Mike Moccio, Stewards of Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary. 5/6/12
• Derek Lovitch, Birder, Author of  How To Be A Better Birder.  4/29/12
• Kenn Kaufman, renowned birder, author of The Kaufman Guides. 4/22/12
• Julie Zickefoose, Author, Naturalist, Bird Illustrator.  4/15/12
• Julian Hough, British Isles Birder, illustrator, Graphic Designer. 4/8/12
• Kevin Karlson, Photographer, Birder Co-Author of Shorebird Guide. 4/1/12
• Mary Warren, Naturalist, Magee Marsh Wildlife. 3/26/12
• Richard Crossley, Author of The Crossley ID Guide, Birder. 3/18/12
• James Currie, Host of Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV.  3/11/12
• Benjamin Van Doren, Past President of New York Young Birders Club. 3/4/12
• Jayne Neville, Founder, Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary, Inc. 2/26/12
• Milan Bull, Senior Director, Science & Conservation, CT Audubon. 2/19/12
• John Fitzpatrick, Director, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. 2/12/12
• Pete Dunne, Author of Natural History and Birding. 2/5/12
• Kim Kaufman, Executive Director, Black Swamp Bird Observatory. 1/29/12
• Twan Leenders, Conservation Biologist, Connecticut Audubon Society. Stratford Point projects and his expertise on retiles & anphibians. 1/22/12
• Clay Taylor, Naturalist Market Manager, Swarovski Optik. Talked about Digiscoping, Optics, and Birding in Texas. 1/15/12
• Tom Andersen, book author of This Fine Piece of Water. An Environmental History of the Long Island Sound.” its importance to birds. 1/8/12
• Jeffrey A. Gordon, President, American Birding Association. Past and future of ABA. Birding, Technology relationships in the birding industry. 1/1/12.
• Special Christmas Day Bird Calls show with  Dennis Varza, Connecticut birder who is compiling wh historical account of birds recorded in Connecticut. 12/25/11
• Live Christmas Bird Count (CBC) updates from throughout Connecticut. How are the counters faring on the coastal and inland counts? 12/18/11
• Denise Savageau, Conservation Director for the Town of Greenwich. As we all know, birdwatching and conservation go hand-in-hand. Find out how conservation directors weigh a town’s needs with the needs of birds and other wildlife. 12/11/11
• Judy Richardson, Master bird bander & Chairman of the Regional board of CT Audubon Society.  Judy is in charge of the bird banding station at CT Audubon Birdcraft Museum. 11/5/11
  
• Al Levantin, one of “The Big Year” original birders talks about his magical 1998 run. He also discusses birding in general, birding in Central Park in NYC. 10/29/11
  
• Catherine Hamilton, Artist, traveling across the United States watching and drawing birds and has seen well over 500 bird species seen this year. 10/22/11
• Mark Obmascik, Author of  “The Big Year,” Book.  Mark is a journalist and former reporter for the Denver Post. 10/15/11
  
•  John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Lab is one of the foremost bird organizations in the country — from research, information and conservation standpoints. 10/8/11
• Patrick Comins,  Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Connecticut. Patrick discusses protecting land for birds and the importance of protecting space. 10/1/11
• Ted Gilman, long-time Naturalist and Environmental Educator at Audubon Greenwich. 9/24/11
  
• Floyd Scholz, Master Bird Carver and Author. The Vermont Raptor Academy is where his seminars, classes take place. 9/17/11
• Jenny Dickson, Supervising biologist, from Connecticut DEEP, covered a wide
• range of topics birds of prey, waders, moose, bats and frogs. 9/10/11
• Luke Tiller, the official hawk watcher at Audubon Greenwich’s Quaker Ridge Hawk Watching area. 9/3/11
• Chris Bosak, BCR host, talks about ways to protect birds. Listen and help give back to the birds that give us so much enjoyment throughout the year. 8/27/11
• Chris Bosak, BCR Host, talks about the whip-poor-will and about the dangers of birdwatching. 8/20/11
• Don Riepe, Guardian of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City. Don discusses a variety of topics, such as shorebirds, shorebird identifications. 8/13/11
• Terrie Wood, a State Representative from Connecticut serving Darien and parts of Norwalk and a member of the Environmental Committee. 8/6/11
• Richard Soffer, Birder from the 1940′s, Started Westport CBC, Collector of 1500+ First Edition Bird Books. 7/30/11
• Susan Snider, President, Friends Of The Norwalk Islands. 7/23/11
• Joseph D. Zeranski, Co-author of Connecticut Birds, History of birds in CT. 7/16/11
• Wayne Roberts, Regional Director for Ducks Unlimited. 7/9/11
• Keith Tomlinson, talks about birdingpal.org. 7/2/11
• Dara Reid, Founder & Director of Wildlife in Criris, a wildlife rehab center. 6/25/11
• Jennie Mortonsen, Garden Designer for Stew Leonard’s. 6/11/11
• Richard Crossley, Author of The Crossley ID Guide and acclaimed birdwatcher and bird photographer.  6/4/11
• John Moeling, Vice President of the Norwalk Land Trust. 5/28/11
• David Park, Author of “Kayaking in and Around the Norwalk Islands.” 5/21/11
• Tina Green, Co-Vice President of Friends of Sherwood Island, COA Board Member Workshop Chairperson. 5/14/11
• Frank Gallo, Assistant Director, Connecticut Audubon Society at Milford Pt. 5/7/11
• Chris Bosak, BCR host,  talks about New England’s warblers. 4/30/11
• Margaret Ardwin, Dir of Education, Earthplace, Nature Discovery Center. 4/23/11
• Townsend Dickinson, Founding Member of North American Nature Photography Assoc (NANPA), Past National President of American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), Natural History Photographer, Lecturer & Photo Consultant. 4/16/11
• Bill Wilson, Co-Founder of Birds & Beans Coffee. 4/9/11
• Frank Mantlik, Premier CT birder and a Founding Member and past President of Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA). 4/2/11
• Captain Larry Flynn, Naturalist and Photographer.  3/26/11
• Milan Bull, Senior Director, Science and Conservation, Connecticut Audubon Society. 3/19/11