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Radius highlights Episode 79: Peter Speer Elegy JW in the next program of our ongoing SKETCHPAD Series produced for Wave Farm. The program features a re-broadcast of previous Radius Episodes, and is followed by an audio playlist selected by the featured artist.

Radius SKETCHPAD broadcasts Saturday, September 23, 2017 from 2pm - 3pm EST on WGXC (90.7-FM) in Greene and Columbia counties in New York, USA.

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Beakuency August 2024 Kathryn J. Schneider

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Photo of Kathy by Sandra Harrington.

Beakuency welcomes Kathryn J. Schneider, a Claverack native, who has spent decades studying the behavior, ecology, and distribution of birds. An award-winning author, teacher, and conservationist, she is a past president of the New York State Ornithological Association. We discuss her book Birding the Hudson Valley, a thorough guidebook that provides all the knowledge you need to start birding including where to go, what to bring, and how to join the birders community, and more. Her insights give us a deeper understanding of the natural landscapes that are home to the birds we see, and encourage us to support positive changes in conservation work.

Bird-inspired music of the month: Every Bird by the local artist David Garland, the musical score for the film Larksong by Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright (Folklore Tapes, UK), and The Birds by Guy Richardson (AEMC Records, Netherlands.)

Upcoming bird walk led by Kathy Saturday, September 21, 2024 8 am at Nutten Hook https://www.alandevoebirdclub.org/AboutCalendar.htm

Birding 101 (Alan Devoe Bird Club x Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary) Talk: Thursday, September 5, 2024 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Roe Jan Library

Walk: Sunday, September 8th at 8 am at Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center & Sanctuary

RSVP https://tickets.audubon.org/hudsonvalley/events/9026ac89-f4bd-79d5-027e-a0aefa21707f

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Beakuency July 2024 Christopher Funkhouser

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Beakuency welcomes Christopher Funkhouser, a writer, musician, and multimedia artist based in Staatsburg, Dutchess county. Chris hosts the POET RAY’D YO radio program at WGXC. His latest project “Media Safari” documents his walks in the woods alongside the Hudson River. The natural sounds he captures that feature many birds and his writing on these “safaris” remind us to cherish each unique and ephemeral moment we experience in nature. He shares how curiosity and technology help us become more attentive and expand our perceptions.

Bird-inspired music of the month: Most Serene Congress, the improvisational musical ensemble, of which Chris is a member.

Most Serene Congress

154 year old improvisation trio based in the Hudson Valley

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Beakuency June 2024 Ben Nickley (Berkshire Bird Observatory)

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Beakuency welcomes Ben Nickley, the executive director of Berkshire Bird Observatory, a bird conservation nonprofit in Egremont, MA. In this interview, we hear about BBO’s Kestrel Nest Box Project which provides nest sites to American Kestrels, the smallest falcons in North America whose population is in steep decline. The project spans southern Berkshire County and bordering counties in New York State, and Ben shares how the collaboration with farmers, local non-profits, town and state governments not only bolsters kestrel populations in our region, but also helps the community build relationships with one another.

Bird-inspired music this month: An eagle-tune by Stephan Micus, a brand new release by Canadian field recordist & musician Dalton Alexander, and Kuş Dili: The Language of Birds by DÜNYA ensemble, a musicians’ collective based in Boston, MA.

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Beakuency May 2024 Heidi Bock (Columbia Land Conservancy)

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In this episode, we dive into the heated topic of unleashed dogs in nature areas. When birding, I often run into people who seem nice and friendly, yet  their dogs are unleashed in the fields where it’s prohibited. I want to tell them about grassland birds disturbed by their dog without making them feel hurt or angry, but haven’t figured out how. This has led me to wonder whether we can just have a conversation, not a confrontation.

To tackle this, Beakuency welcomes Heidi Bock, the vice president of conservation at Columbia Land Conservancy. The Columbia Land Conservancy is a non-profit land trust that works with the community to conserve the farmland, forest, and wildlife habitats of Columbia County. Heidi shares examples of wildlife that people can help thrive by leashing their dogs, including ground nesting bird Bobolinks.  She also discussesCLC’s signages and educational programs designed to encourage learning and compassion for wildlife and people we meet on the trails.

Bird-inspired music of this month: Bobolink-tunes by Sara Lula MacClellan, a professional whistler from the 1920s, and Australian guitarist Tim Cunningham. Also Osprey and Bittern by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch.

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Beakuency April 2024 Justin Schmidt

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Beakuency welcomes Justin Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and Red Hook resident. He has been documenting a family of Peregrine Falcon nesting on a local bridge in Dutchess County, and put  numerous photographs of them he took last year into a beautiful book titled Trestle Peregrines. He shares the challenges the falcon chicks faced, his experience of working with local rehabbers, and the joy of taking time to observe all the creatures around us while respecting  boundaries.

Also on the show: bird-inspired music by Bruce Haack, 808 State, CHANGES TO blind, Harold Budd & Brian Eno, and Hifiklub + Jad Fair + kptmichigan.

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Beakuency March 2024 Julie Hart (New York Breeding Bird Atlas)

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Beakuency welcomes Julie Hart, the Project Coordinator for the New York Breeding Bird Atlas, a citizens’ science project that aims to build an inventory of all the birds breeding in New York State. She gives a progress report on the project in the Hudson Valley and shares the actions we can take now. NYBBA is open and accessible to anyone interested in birds. Julie tells us about the apps and tips that help beginners to enjoy birding, and how such technology has changed the way we survey from the time of the first NYBBA in the 1980s to now.

Bird-inspired music of this month is “Bird Nest Bound” by Charlie Patton. Also traditional folk music from Okinawa, Japan: 鷲の鳥節, a song about Crested serpent eagles successfully raise their chick, performed by 大浜安伴、後間儀雄、宮良康正, and 下千鳥 (Plover) a farewell song, performed by 嘉手苅林昌.

https://ebird.org/atlasny

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Beakuency February 2024 Drew Hopkins (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)

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Beakuency welcomes Drew Hopkins, an environmental educator and project coordinator at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He is leading the Alan Devoe Bird Club’s Shrike Search on Sat March 2, and tells us about this cute little bird’s brutal hunting behavior. He also shares the joy of nurturing students’ curiosity in wildlife through programs he facilitates at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Albany, and his unique way of approaching Big Year, a personal challenge among birders to see as many species as possible within a calendar year.

Also on the show: music by English poet and musician Molly Drake, a sparrow-inspired composition by a 10-year-old Hudson Valley based artist Violet Upham-Smith, a swift song by Bristol UK-based folk musician Rachael Dadd, and a sparrow song by Canadian folk quartet Stranger Still. 

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center dec.ny.gov/places/five-rivers-center

Friends of Five Rivers friendsoffiverivers.org

Alan Devoe Bird Club www.alandevoebirdclub.org