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BCR 075: Phil Donahue Jun 24, 2016

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Phil Donahue discusses his Purple Martin colony and accompanying websitewww.gazebophil.com in this edition of BirdCallsRadio, with host, Mardi Dickinson, which originally aired on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.

Listen as this iconic TV personality describes his passion for Purple Martins. Donahue, along with his wife Marlo Thomas, has a large Purple Martin colony at their home.

BCR 074: Pete Dunne Jun 24, 2016

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Dunne is the Chief Communications Officer of New Jersey Audubon and Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory. He is also the Founder of the World Series of Birding, held annually in New Jersey.

Listen to this show as he discusses writing, birding, the responsibility birders have in spreading the word about their hobby.

BCR 073: Julie Brown Jun 24, 2016

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Julie Brown, monitoring site coordinator for Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA), talks hawk watching on BirdCallsRadio in this archive that originally aired Sept. 30, 2012.

Brown discusses hawk watching basics, raptor biology, the work of HMANA, and the upcoming HMANA annual conference at Audubon Greenwich.

BCR 072: Joy Kiser and Amy Montague Jun 24, 2016

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Joy M. Kiser and Amy T. Montague discuss Kiser's book "America's Other Audubon" and the artwork of Genevieve Jones on this BirdCallsRadio archive, which originally aired Sunday, Sept. 23. "America's Other Audubon" is about the life of artist Genevieve Jones, an amateur artist who did the artwork for "Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio."Jones was inspired by the works of John James Audubon and died of typhoid fever before completing the project. Her family completed the work in her honor. Montague, the Director of the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, discusses the exhibition "Nests, Eggs, Heartbreak & Beauty," which opens Sept. 30 and runs through Jan. 13. The exhibition features Jones's rare 19th century book.

BCR 071: Dave Magpiong and Drew Lanham (Bonus) Jun 24, 2016

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Dave Magpiong and Dr. J. Drew Lahnam were the guests this past Sunday on BirdCallsRadio. The conversation, which centered around diversity in the birding community and the Focus on Diversity conference, was so interesting we needed extra time to finish it.

So here is about 13 more minutes of bonus BirdCallsRadio with Magpiong and Lanham. Special thanks to Mardi Dickinson and Jill Camerota for doing the bonus audio.

BCR 071: Dave Magpiong and Drew Lanham Jun 24, 2016

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Dave Magpiong and Dr. J. Drew Lanham discuss diversity among birdwatchers and the upcoming Focus on Diversity II conference on this episode of BirdCallsRadio, which aired originally on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.

Focus on Diversity II, which will take place on Oct. 13, at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota. The objective of the conference is to "promote effective outreach to more diverse audiences with birding opportunities, outdoor recreation, and conservation messages.

BCR 070: Betty Petersen Jun 24, 2016

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Betty Petersen, director of the Birders' Exchange, discusses her work and her birding travels on BirdCallsRadio. This episode originally aired on Sept. 9, 2012.

Take a listen to this archive as Betty talks about the Birders' Exchange, a program of the American Birding Association whereby donated new and used equipment is collected and distributed to ABA colleagues working to conserve birds and their habitats throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Betty has traveled extensively in the Neotropics to distribute the equipment and has plenty of fascinating stories to tell about the people who receive the materials and the conservation work they do.

BCR 069: Sean and Brendan Murtha Jun 24, 2016

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Wildlife artist Sean Murtha and his son Brendan talk about art, birding together and conservation on BirdCallsRadio. Sean is a well-known artist and his website — seanmurthaart.com — features several of his works. He has a particular interest in Long Island Sound, along whose shores he was born.

In 2011 Sean was honored with an "Award of Excellence" by both the Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists.

BCR 068: Joe Schnierlein Jun 24, 2016

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Joe Schnierlein of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk talks about Long Island Sound, Osprey, seals, whales, white alligators, the ouzel and more during this BirdCallsRadio show, which originally aired on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.

Joe Warren of Wild Birds Unlimited discusses southward migration and how to attract the birds to your yard. Host Chris Bosak talks about shorebirds and red-breasted nuthatches.

BCR 067: Debi Shearwater Jun 24, 2016

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Debi Love Shearwater, pelagic bird tour leader of Shearwater Journeys inc. and inspiration for a character in the movie The Big Year, was the latest guest on BirdCallsRadio. Debi discusses pelagic birding off the coasts of all 7 continents, with a particular focus on northern California _ where she is based _ and Antarctica. She also talks about The Big Year and what that has meant for birding.

Early in the show, Joe Warren talks about southward migration and what to do to attract the migrants to your yard. Host Chris Bosak reads from an old book whereby Roger Tory Peterson wrote the first chapter. Chris and co-host Mardi Dickinson also discuss what birds have been seen in the area recently and their experience with pelagic trips.

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