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BirdCallsRadio: John Fitzpatrick #2
Dr. John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, talks to BirdCallsRadio at length about the Great Backyard Bird Count. He also addresses a variety of other bird-related topics. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about attracting birds to your backyard.
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne, well-known birder and author, talks to BirdCallsRadio about his books, birding Cape May, N.J., the World Series of Birding, writing, and the Cape May Bird Observatory. He also talks about the responsibility birders have to spread the word about the hobby.
Read MoreCooper's hawk photos: A good start to 2012
Within five minutes of my first bird walk in 2012 I came across this immature Cooper’s hawk at Cove Island Park in Stamford. Needless to say, the songbirds in the park were pretty scarce and quiet. Let’s hope the rest of the year is as successful. Happy birding everyone. Speaking of birding in 2012, since…
Read MoreSights 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…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: 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.
Read MoreBird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Thursday, Sept. 22
The Bird Calls Radio’s Bird of the Day for Thursday, Sept. 22, is the American kestrel. The kestrel is New England’s smallest falcon. Males are very colorful, especially for birds of prey, which are usually dressed in rather muted colors. Kestrels are usually seen flying over fields, looking for prey, such as grasshoppers and sma
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Jenny Dickson
Jenny Dickson, biologist with Connecticut DEEP, talks to BirdCallsRadio about a variety of wildlife topics such as bats, moose, saving birds, bird populations, and how DEEP tracks certain wildlife.
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Luke Tiller
Luke Tiller, Connecticut birdwatcher, tells BirdCallsRadio about the hawk watch at Quaker Ridge in Greenwich, Ct. He talks about how to ID hawks in flights and a variety of other bird-related topics. Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited talks about hurricanes and how they impact birds.
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