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Bird Calls with Cliff Shackelford for May 17, 2017

Red River Radio | By Cliff Shackelford
Published May 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM CDT
Cliff Shackelford
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Cliff Shackelford

Airs Tuesday, May 17, 2017, at 6 p.m. Once again ornithologist Cliff Shackelford, from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will be on hand to take your questions about all our feathered friends on "Bird Calls" from Red River Radio. If you have a photo or the recorded sound of a bird that you'd like Cliff to research and identify for the show please send them to wbeckett@lsus.edu. We'll also post your photos and recorded sounds on our website after the show. Join us for Bird Calls and call in a 800-552-8502 with your questions.

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Eastern Meadowlark song - recorded by Mike Nelson

Credit James Childress / James Childress
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James Childress
Eastern Meadowlark

Credit Jill Wright, Marshall Texas, May 7, 2017 / Jill Wright Submission to Red River Radio
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Jill Wright Submission to Red River Radio
Northern Mockingbird, The State Bird of Texas

Credit Bob Richie , Kerrville, Texas. April 28, 2017 / Bob Richie submission to Red River Radio
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Bob Richie submission to Red River Radio
Male Painted Bunting
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Cliff Shackelford
Cliff Shackelford is a 7th generation Texan who began bird watching at the age of nine. He holds both a B.S. and an M.S. degree in biology from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and has three decades of experience as a professional biologist. For over 2 decades Cliff was the statewide Non-game Ornithologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He is the author of over 90 publications on birds and birding and he authored the book Hummingbirds of Texas, published in 2005 by Texas A&M University Press. He has traveled extensively in the Western Hemisphere, having bird watched in 9 different Latin American countries. He and his wife Julie and their 2 young children live in East Texas.
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