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Bird’s Eye View
Mathew G. Radford
Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 112

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!
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18/07/2025#83🇺🇸 USA - naturalSciences
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22/06/2025#98🇨🇦 Canada - naturalSciences
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04/06/2025#59
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S3 E9: The Radford Review. June-August 2024.
Season 3 · Episode 9
mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Duration 49:13
As we occasionally do, Levi and I sat down and chatted about a variety of topics including local summer birding, shared lifers, birding back stories, and current topics! Enjoy and thank you for listening to the latest Radford Review!
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S3 E8: Awareness and Appreciation. Birds, moths, and mothing with Zach DuFran.
Season 3 · Episode 8
mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 01:15:34
My guest on this episode is Zach DuFran. Zach’s lifelong love for birds and nature led to an interest in moths and mothing. He has become a real expert and an advocate for moths. He has helped many, like me, to be more aware of and appreciate them much more. We had a great chat! Thank you, Zach!
Please follow these links to learn more about Zach, birds, and mothing...
The unique hunting behavior of a Black Heron
Video showing Zach's moth setups
Moths of Oklahoma iNaturalist project
Zach’s Instagram account
Zach’s eBird profile
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E26: My Birding Brother. A few memories of time spent with my brother Steven.
Season 2 · Episode 26
mercredi 26 juin 2024 • Duration 33:14
I have many great memories of birding with my brother Steven and chatting about life and birds. He passed away in 2021.
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E25: A Spectacle of Birds. Utah birding and The Great Salt Lake with Tim Avery.
Season 2 · Episode 25
mercredi 19 juin 2024 • Duration 01:09:07
In this episode I chatted with Utah native Tim Avery. He shared stories and educated me on Utah's ecoregions, birds, and hotspots. Utah is particularly important for Shorebirds migrating through the vast Great Salt Lake ecosystems. Please enjoy listening and click on the following links to get to know more about Tim!
Pitta Nature Tours - We Find Birds
Pitta Nature Tours on Facebook
Pitta Nature Tours on Instagram
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E24: From Pine Barrens to Exit Zero. New Jersey birds and birding with Joshua Gant.
Season 2 · Episode 24
mercredi 12 juin 2024 • Duration 01:08:41
Joshua Gant is a New Jersey private tour leader, professional environmental educator, avid naturalist, and bird enthusiast. We had a great chat about birds and birding in The Garden State!
Local NJ links:
CAPE MAY BIRDING FESTIVAL
Josh's contact info:
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E23: The Radford Review. March-May 2024.
Season 2 · Episode 23
mercredi 5 juin 2024 • Duration 01:08:29
As we occasionally do, Levi and I sat down and chatted about a variety of topics including local spring migration, itinerant breeding, facultative brood parasitism, Magee Marsh, and Merlin! Enjoy and thank you for listening to the latest Radford Review!
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E22: Birding with Balance. US and Iowa birding adventures with Brandon Caswell.
Season 2 · Episode 22
mercredi 29 mai 2024 • Duration 01:27:07
In this episode, I had a great chat with Brandon Caswell about his birding in the US and Iowa. We chat about chasing rarities, Iowa Warblers, edible fungus, close calls with armed men, and much more! Thank you, Brandon!
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E21: A Big Sky Big Year. Montana birding with Dalton Spencer.
Season 2 · Episode 21
mercredi 22 mai 2024 • Duration 01:46:15
In this episode I had a great chat with Dalton about his 2022 Montana big year when he saw way over 300 species of birds in the Big Sky State. He shared many great stories! Thank you, Dalton!
Follow these links to explore birding in Montana...
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Birding Hotspots | Montana Audubon
Montana Bird Advocacy
Wings Across the Big Sky | Montana Audubon
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E20: See the Invisible. Birds and the big black hole of mothing with Carl Barrentine.
Season 2 · Episode 20
mercredi 15 mai 2024 • Duration 01:35:12
I had a great conversation with Carl Barrentine about winter roost site fidelity in White-crowned Sparrows, coloniality in Barn Swallows, California western toads, family lepidoptera, and the big black hole of mothing! Carl has inspired me to see things I've never seen before! This podcast will get you excited about moths and mothing!
Follow these links for moth information...
National Moth Week – Exploring Nighttime Nature
Mothing and Moth-watching page on Facebook
Thank you!!!
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford
S2 E19: Live From Sky Islands. Birding NM and AZ with Jim Kettlekamp and me.
Season 2 · Episode 19
mercredi 8 mai 2024 • Duration 40:51
Listen to us live in the field, as we encountered many great 2024 southwest birds across New Mexico and Arizona. My sky island lifers were...
1. Cassin’s Vireo
2. Red-faced Warbler
3. Whiskered Screech-Owl
4. White-eared Hummingbird
5. Buff-breasted Flycatcher
6. Spotted Owl
7. Greater Pewee
8. Mexican Chickadee
9. Hermit Warbler
10. Brown-crested Flycatcher
11. Hooded Oriole
12. Berylline Hummingbird
13. Costa’s Hummingbird
14. Five-striped Sparrow
15. Northern Beardless-T
16. Gilded Flicker
17. Olive Warbler
18. Bendire’s Thrasher
19. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
20. LeConte's Thrasher
21. Ridgway’s Rail
22. Gray Vireo
To contact me, email radfordbirds@gmail.com.
All intro and exit avian audio by Levi M. Radford and Mathew G. Radford.
THANK YOU!!!
- Mathew G. Radford