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 180 - March 5, 2025
A report on Tucson Audubon Society's ongoing 'green infrastructure' habitat restoration project. A description of how seed dispersal by birds and other wildlife is critical to range expansion of many plant species helping them fend off disease and effects of global warming. A report on the impact of rodenticides on birds and other wildlife. A report on birds' senses by bird illustrator and naturalist David Allen Sibley. Bird of the episode: Black-throated sparrow. Birding hotspot: Sedona Wetlands Preserve. Friends of wildlife: Sky Island Alliance.