Join us May 13, 2025 for the next episode of Bird Calls where our guests, RhoAnn Wallace and Galo Real, own and operate a nature tour company based in Ecuador. Learn what it takes to travel in South America to see an amazing diversity of birds. We’ll take your phone calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502.

Tues., April 8, 2025 6 p.m. This week on Bird Calls with Cliff Shackelford entomologist Dr. Beverly Burden returns for the 8th annual “Birds and the Bees” episode. Dr. Beverly Burden was the longtime host of "What's Bugging You" on Red River Radio. She is recently retired as Assistant Professor of Biology at LSUS. Tune in this Tuesday so Cliff and Beverly can take your questions about birds and insects live on the air at 1-800-552-8502.

Join Cliff Shackelford, your host of Bird Calls, Tuesday March 18th, 2025 at 6PM for the next episode of Bird Calls where our guest will be David Newstead with the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program in Corpus Christi, Texas. He will discuss shorebirds and wading birds plus their conservation challenges along our waterways.

Join us Tuesday February 11th at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls. Listeners will be encouraged to call-in with their winter questions about birds. Cliff will also be profiling the Pine Siskin plus taking your calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502!

Cliff will be profiling the Song Sparrow.

Join us Tuesday December 10th at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls where our guest will be Shelly Plante, Nature Tourism Manager for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin. She will discuss the Great Texas Birding Classic, an annual birdwatching tournament of nearly 3-decades and what it’s meant to both birds and birdwatchers. Cliff will also be profiling the Black-necked Stilt plus taking your calls live on the air.

Join us Tuesday November 12th, 2024 at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls. Listeners are encouraged to call-in with their autumn questions about birds. Cliff will be profiling the Common Loon!

Join Cliff with his guest, Louie Bond, a freelance senior communications specialist!

Join us Tuesday, September 10, 2021 where Cliff will be encouraging listeners to call-in with their hot summertime questions about birds. He'll also be profiling the Osprey plus taking your calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502.

Join Cliff Tuesday, August 13th at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls where he’ll be profiling the Orange-Crowned Warbler plus taking your calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502!