Wood Warblers
Florence McBride next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Florence “Flo” McBride will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio, coming up this Sunday, May 27, from 1 to 2 p.m. on 1490AM WGCH or Listen Live. Flo is a well known long time birder in Connecticut and is particularly adept at getting children involved in nature. She leads several bird walks for children at…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon, author of “Cerulean Blues,” discusses with BirdCallsRadio her book that describes the plight of the Cerulean Warbler and the various dangers it _ and other songbirds _ face during migration, as well as on their summer and winter grounds. Mardi Dickinson talks about the Biggest Week in American Birding. Host Chris Bosak recounts listeners’ “Best Bird” stories.
Read MoreKatie Fallon will be next guest on Bird Calls Radio
Katie Fallon, author of “Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird,” will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio. Cerulean Blues (Ruka Press, 2011) is a personal account by Fallon about the plight of the cerulean warbler, a beautiful, but fast-declining songbird. In fact, there are 80 percent fewer cerulean warblers today than there…
Read MoreMost recent For the Birds column: Migration can be Fickle
Here is my most recent For the Birds column that runs weekly in The Hour (Norwalk, Ct) and The Keene Sentinel (Keene, N.H.). Also, be on the lookout tomorrow for the archive of Sunday’s BirdCallsRadio show with the Soundkeeper, Terry Backer. Thanks. …. Ah, the whims of migration. Last Friday evening I stepped into Selleck’s…
Read MoreInternational Migratory Bird Day is tomorrow. Get out there and bird!
(See below for photos of some common spring migrants!) International Migratory Bird Day 2012 will be held tomorrow (Saturday, May 12)! Straight from its website (www.birdday.org), International Migratory Bird Day is a celebration of migrant birds and was “created in 1993, and the event is now hosted at over 500 sites throughout the Western Hemisphere,…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: 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.
Read MoreMigration continues in full force (listen to this informative archive on migration)
Every day more and more warblers and songbirds are showing up on their annual journey to their breeding sites. Some will continue northward, some will remain with us and raise their families here. No doubt, it’s an exciting time of year for birdwatchers. Many would consider the spring songbird migration to be the most exciting…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Judy Richardson
Judy Richardson Master bander talks to BirdCallsRadio about banding birds, which she does both in Connecticut and at her property in Costa Rica.
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Here is the April 30, 2011, BirdCallsRadio show talking about the warblers that visit New England.
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Margaret Ardwin
Margaret Ardwin, naturalist at Earthplace (formerly Westport Nature Center) talks about universal trail design, getting children involved in the outdoors and Earthplace.
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