Arizona Bird Call
Information for Arizona birders including summaries of research and analysis related to bird conservation and protection. Introductions to common Arizona birds, Arizona birding hotspots, governmental and non-profit agencies charged with bird conservation.
Podcast host Mike Ameigh is a retired professor/academic administrator with the the State University of New York. He holds a PhD in Public Communication from the Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University.
Podcasting since 2021 • 165 episodes
Arizona Bird Call
Latest Episodes
Episode 165 - November 20, 2024
A report by Arizona Game and Fish Department on record-setting success in Bald Eagle nesting and fledging across the state during the 2024 breeding season. A report on efforts in the West to monitor saline lake populations of the Snowy Plover, ...
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Episode 165
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Episode 164 - November 13, 2024
A report on how birds invented the internet. How Canada Geese have expanded their range throughout North America including in Arizona. Bird of the episode: the Cactus Wren, North America's largest wren. Birding hotspot, Whitewater Draw and the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 164
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33:46
Episode 163 - November 6, 2024
Some thoughts about a new book by renowned fiction writer and beginning birder Amy Tan, author of the long-time New York Times bestseller The Joy Luck Club and, more recently, Backyard Bird Chronicles that describers her experiences as a new bi...
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Season 4
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Episode 163
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34:10
Episode 162 - October 30, 2024
An introduction to the Dicksissel, a seed-eating bird that breeds in the vast grasslands of the Great Plains, is sometimes spotted here in Arizona in migration. A report on how rodenticides commonly used to kill rats also kill birds of prey tha...
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Season 4
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Episode 162
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38:38
Episode 161 - October 23, 2024
A commentary on the reliability of eBird and other citizen science data collection tools by White Mountain Audubon Society President Mary Williams. A description of differences between 'Old World' and 'New World' bird species. Bird of the episo...
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Season 4
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Episode 161
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39:08