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.
Arizona Bird Call
Episode 174 - January 22, 2025
A report on new research indicating songbirds communicate across species during overnight migration. These findings are challenging long held beliefs about bird communication in general. A report on how and why the City of Tucson is using goats to control wetland plant growth in recharge basins at Sweetwater Wetlands. An introduction to Wilson's Warbler, a tiny songbird common to Arizona riparian areas Spring through Fall.
Bird of the episode: Red-tailed Hawk. Birding hotspot: Lower Oak Creek IBA in central Arizona. Friend of wildlife: Nature Conservancy of Arizona.