Bird’s Eye View
Birds, birding, and the natural world! Bird's Eye View is a podcast about the birds of the United States and the world in which they live. We take a bird's-eye-view as we explore topics related to birds, birding, and the natural world. Created and hosted by Mathew G. Radford. Please listen, follow, and enjoy!
Episodes
180 episodes
JATB 35: Live From the Southwest. Part TWO.
In these southwest live episodes, we take you along with us live as we bird and explore parts of TX, NM, and AZ. In this PART TWO episode we were in Las Cruces NM, Wilcox AZ, and Patagonia AZ.Thank you to the many who listen and provide ...
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S6 E9: From Badlands to Bog. A conversation with Noah Kuck.
Thank you to all who listen and provide monthly support! To support the show, follow this link: SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated! You will love today's episode. In this episode I ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:11:33
JATB 34: Live From the Southwest. Part ONE.
In these southwest live episodes we take you along with us live as we bird and explore parts of TX, NM, and AZ. In this PART ONE episode we were in Palo Duro, White Sands NP, and Alamogordo.Thank you to the many who listen and provide mo...
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S6 E8: The Feather Wars. A conversation with James H. McCommons.
Thank you to the many who listen and provide monthly support! To support the show, follow this link to... SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated! You will love today's episo...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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1:11:17
S6 E7: Color My Outdoors. A conversation with Simone Adams.
Thank you to the many who listen and provide monthly support! Follow this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!You will love today's episode...In this episode I ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:02:24
S6 E6: Near a Sagebrush Sea. A conversation with Jeff Cooper.
Thank you to the many bird lovers who listen to and provide monthly support to Bird's Eye View Podcast! If you would like, follow this link to... SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:39:07
S6 E5: My Life Changed in That Instant. A conversation with Kimberly Kaufman.
Thank you to the many bird lovers who listen to and provide monthly support to Bird's Eye View Podcast! If you would like, follow this link to... SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:11:08
S6 E4: It's the Adventure Along the Way. A conversation with Kate Goodenough.
In this episode I had a great conversation with Kate Goodenough. We chatted about her Alabama roots, background in field work, education from California to Oklahoma, love for Larids, and current research interests. Thank you, Kate!Please...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:00:23
S6 E3: A World of Incredible Diversity. A conversation with Seabrooke Leckie.
In this episode I had a great conversation with Seabrooke Leckie. We chatted about her background and life-long love for nature and birds, field work across the US and Canada, the nature of Ontario, the ecology of moths, and her new book Moths ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:44:44
JATB 33: The Sky Islands of NM & AZ.
Thank you to the many who listen and provide monthly support! Follow this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!Let's chat about the Sky Islands of NM & AZ! My hope ...
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S6 E2: Everybody Loves a Nor'easter. A conversation with Patrick Felker.
In this episode I had a great conversation with Patrick Felker from Rhode Island. We chatted about his background, the great birds of Rhode Island and the surrounding area, his field work across several US states, his travels across the norther...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:25:01
JATB 32: Short-billed Gull. Allen's Hummingbird. White-winged Scoter.
Thank you to the many who listen and provide monthly support! Follow this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated!Let's chat about the Short-billed Gull, Allen's Hummingbi...
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S6 E1: A Quest to Find 900. A conversation with Nicholas Komar.
Nicholas and I had a great conversation about his 2023 big year, when he looked for birds across the US and its territories. We also chatted about his background, birding experiences, and a great book he has authored which talks about his 2023 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:27:22
JATB 31: The Great Variability in Avian Toe Arrangement
Hello and welcome to Just About the Birds, an episode series part of Bird’s Eye View Podcast. During these JATB episodes we explore, discuss, and share information about the incredible avian species found throughout the United States and ...
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S5 E27: Catching Up on Birds and Moths. A conversation with Zach DuFran.
In this episode I have a great conversation with Zach DuFran. We caught on up his 2025 US lifers, our birding outings in Oklahoma and Kansas, and moths. We always catch up on moths and reiterate how important they are. Thank you, Zach! Also, ch...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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1:03:37
JATB 30: Yellow-eyed Junco. Whiskered Screech-Owl. Coppery-tailed Trogon.
Let's chat about the Yellow-eyed Junco, Whiskered Screech-Owl and Coppery-tailed Trogon. My hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian...
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S5 E26: What Are We Chasing Next? A conversation with Quincy and Ken Thayer.
In this episode I had a great conversation with Quincy and Ken Thayer. In 2025 they started the year chasing rarities across the US. They ended the year finding 646 lower 48 species! We chatted about their many adventures and stories from a ver...
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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1:39:33
JATB 29: A Preview of Our TX/NM/AZ trip!
In this episode I give an outline of our upcoming trip to TX/NM/AZ. I chat about where we will stay, what we will see and do, and the expected great lifers we hope to track down! Thanks for listening! Thank you to all who support th...
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S5 E25: Do Red-shouldered Hawks Exist? A big-day conversation with Levi Radford.
Happy New Year! Levi and I had a great Big Day in Tulsa County on 1/3/2026. We ended up seeing/hearing 94 species! In this episode we discuss it. Thanks for listening!
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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1:15:17
JATB 28: Snail Kite. Florida Scrub-Jay. Gray Kingbird.
Let's chat about the Snail Kite, Florida Scrub-Jay, and Gray Kingbird. My hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian species! Thank yo...
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S5 E24: Appreciating and Conserving the Birds. A conversation with Melanie Edwards Furr.
In this episode I had a fun conversation with Melanie Edwards Furr. We chatted about birding Georgia, education, field work, and her endeavors with Feathers with Furr! Follow these links...Feat...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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1:04:45
JATB 27: Avian Epi and Endozoochory.
In this episode I chat a little bit about our winter Sparrows here in Tulsa County and the amazing processes of epi and endozoochory.
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S5 E23: Why Can’t We Find a Titmouse? Tulsa CBC 2025.
Join Levi, Virginia, Deleise, and me live from the field while we conduct our 2025 Tulsa CBC!
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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29:49
JATB 26: Hawaiian Goose. Blue-billed White-Tern. Apapane.
Let's chat about the Hawaiian Goose, Blue-billed White-Tern. and Apapane! My hope is that these Just About The Birds episodes increase understanding, appreciation, and conservation. We can all help to conserve these amazing avian species! What ...
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S5 E22: Blessed to see the West. A conversation with Jim Kettelkamp.
In this episode my guest is longtime friend Jim Kettelkamp. We had a great conversation about some new locations he explored and birded in the US this year; from Texas crosstimbers to coastal California to dry eastern Oregon. Jim and I even bum...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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