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Bird Calls with Cliff Shackelford for July 18, 2017

Cliff Shackelford
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Cliff Shackelford

Airs Tuesday, July 18, 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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Brown-headed Nuthatch by Paul Marvin - 071817

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The following video is a sample of a Red Fox which one caller asked about.

A Listener during Bird Calls tonight videoed their dogs reaction as we play sounds of a Red Fox barking. It's bark, heard in the dead of night, is often mistaken for some strange or perhaps injured bird. The Dogs name is Theodore (AKA Teddy).

Bird Calls: Even Dogs Find It Fascinating.

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.