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BCR 065: Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger and Amanda Dey Jun 24, 2016

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The authors of "Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds," will be the next guests on 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.

BCR 064: Kim Todd Jun 24, 2016

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Kim Todd, an associate professor at Penn State Behrend and author of "Sparrow," was the latest guest on BirdCallsRadio, which originally aired Sunday, July 29, 2012. Listen as Kim describes the interesting history of the House Sparrow, its introduction to the United States and its impact on the native wildlife in the U.S.

Kim previously authored "Tinkering with Eden," a book about the introduction of exotic species to the U.S. ecology.

BCR 063: Wayne Peterson Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio archive show featuring Wayne Petersen as guest on July 22, 2012. Petersen is the director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Important Bird Area (IBA) program. He was also the field ornithologist for Mass Audubon for 15 years before taking on his current role.

Listen as he 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.

BCR 062: Lloyd Spitalnik Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio archive with nature photographer Lloyd Spitalnik as the guest. Lloyd 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. He also discusses Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and its annual shorebird festival.

BCR 061: Chuck Westfall Jun 24, 2016

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Show featuring Chuck Westfall, technical advisor for Canon USA. Westfall shares knowledge about Canon's line of cameras for nature photographers, from beginners to advanced. Point and shoots have come a long way for photographers, some with a reach of more than 800mm. Canon also continues to improve their high-end camera bodies and lenses as well. Listen as Westfall describes what's new. It's a must listen for anyone interested in nature photography.

BCR 060: Kelly Fuller Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio show featuring guest Kelly Fuller, Wind Campaign Coordinator for the American Bird Conservancy. Wind energy is a hot topic among the birding community. No doubt we need to find alternate and renewable sources of energy, but it must be done in a bird- and wildlife-friendly way. Listen as Fuller explains what "bird-friendly" means when it comes to wind power. Proper placement of the wind mills is crucial. Fuller also explains a new lawsuit filed by American Bird Conservancy against the federal government regarding how information is shared among the government and those in the wind power industry.

BCR 059: Jen Brumfield Jun 24, 2016

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show featuring naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jen Brumfield. Listen as we have a lively discussion with Jen about her illustrations, birding in northern Ohio, getting children involved in nature, "extreme birding," and a host of other topics.

Jen is known for her enthusiasm for birding and that certainly comes through in this interview/discussion.

BCR 058: Eric Powers Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio archive featuring Eric Powers as the guest. Powers is a biologist and founder of Your Connection to Nature (www.yc2n.com). He conducts programs with schools on Long Island Sound whereby teachers hatch Northern Bobwhite eggs and Powers broods them and eventually releases them to control the tick population in local parks.

BCR 057: John Marzluff, Tony Angell Gifts of a Crow Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio show featuring John Marzluff and Tony Angell, authors of "Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans," which was recently released by Free Press on June 5, 2012. Listen as the authors discuss in detail crows, other corvids, and some of the amazing stories associated with these amazing and interesting birds.

BCR 056: Greg Hanisek Jun 24, 2016

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BirdCallsRadio show featuring Greg Hanisek as the guest. Greg is an editor and nature columnist for The Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Waterbury, Connecticut. He has been birdwatching for more than 50 years and is a well-known and active birder in the state. Greg is an active participant in bird surveys in CT, is the editor of the Connecticut Warbler (the newsletters of the Connecticut Ornithological Association) and is a member of the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut.

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