Birding 7/11/23

Published July 11, 2023 at 1:42 PM EDT

A hawk makes an appearance outside a New York State office building

It's fast and furious avian action, as we welcome back Rich Guthrie and Julie Hart. Call in! 800-348-2551. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Rich Guthrie is retired from the New York state DEC and he is the regional reviewer for the premiere birding site, e-bird.

Julie Hart works is the New York breeding bird atlas project coordinator. She coordinates with thousands of volunteers to document bird breeding behaviors and has a focus in bird conservation and citizen science.

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