Niles, Burger & Dey. Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds., are the guests on this BirdCallsRadio. Dr. Lawrence Niles, Dr. Joanna Burger, and Dr. Amanda Dey have worked extensively with the birds _ especially shorebirds _ of the Delaware Bay and have written a fascinating and exceedingly informative book about the area and its importance to birds.
LISTEN NOW!Kim Todd, an associate professor at Penn State Behrend and author of “Sparrow,” Kim describes the interesting history of the House Sparrow, its introduction to the United States and its impact on the native wildlife in the United States.
LISTEN NOW!Wayne Petersen, Director, Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Important Bird Area (IBA) program. Wayne discusses the IBA program and what it takes for a property to be considered an IBA. He also talks about seabirds and some of his state’s IBA properties off shore.
LISTEN NOW!Lloyd Spitalnik, nature photographer.discusses his photo book “Visions: Earth’s Elements in Bird & Nature Photography,” as well as nature photography in general, the equipment he uses and how he captures some of his amazing shorebird photos.
LISTEN NOW!Chuck Westfall, technical advisor for Canon USA. Westfall shares knowledge about Canon’s line of cameras for nature photographers, from beginners to advanced. Here is the archive of the Sunday, July 8, 2012.
LISTEN NOW!Kelly Fuller, Wind Campaign Coordinator for American Bird Conservancy, as guest. Wind power is a hot topic among birders and proper placement of the wind mills is crucial for the energy source to be considered bird-friendly. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about summer heat and birds; host Chris Bosak talks about red, white and blue birds in honor of the Fourth of July.
LISTEN NOW!Jen Brumfield, Illustrator and naturalist talk to BIrdCallsRadio about being a bird illustrator, getting children out in nature, birding in northern Ohio, and other topics, such as “extreme birding.” Also discussed during the show are Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, offering fresh water for birds and waders.
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