Join us Tuesday July 8th, 2025 at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls. Our guest, Dr. Erik Johnson, is based in Louisiana and works for Audubon Delta, a regional office of the National Audubon Society. He’s an expert on feathers and molt in birds. Cliff will also be profiling the Swallow-tailed Kite.…

Join us Tuesday June 3rd at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls which marks our 12-year anniversary of being on the air. Listeners will be encouraged to call-in at 1-800-552-8502 with their summer questions about birds. Cliff will also be profiling the Hooded Warbler!

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 …

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. Clif…

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!

This week on Bird Calls local ornithologist, Cliff Shackelford chats with Bill Bartush with the American Bird Conservancy. They will be taking your calls at 1-800-552-8502. Tonight's profile will be the Green-Winged Teal.

Join local ornithologist, Cliff Shackelford along with Colorado professor and author, Nathan Pieplow as they discuss your favorite topic, birds! (they'll be discussing...birdsongs too!) This week's profile is the Little Blue Heron and we'll also be taking your calls at 1-800-552-8502!

Join Cliff this week as he profiles the Indigo Bunting. He's eager to take your calls at 1-800-552-8502!

Join Cliff this week as he and entomologist Dr. Beverly Burden collab for their annual joint episode, "The Birds and Bees". They will be taking your phone calls at 1-800-552-8502 so call in with your favorite bird or bug question!

Local ornithologist, Cliff Shackelford takes your calls about your favorite birds at 1-800-552-8502! He will be highlighting the famous House Wren.

Host Cliff Shackelford will be joined this week by previous guest, Alix Matthews, PhD in Molecular Biosciences at Arkansas State University and Visiting Instructor of Biology at Rhodes College.

Join us Tuesday January 9th at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls. Cliff will be profiling the Eastern Towhee plus taking your calls live on the air at 1-800-552-8502.

Join Cliff and guest Dean Demarest with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as they celebrate the 100th Episode of Bird Calls. They will be profiling the Wilson's Snipe and taking your Calls at 1-800-552-8502. Bird Calls, December 12 @ 6 PM on Red River Radio.