About this episode
This episode features Mike Porter discussing thrushes, the melodic summer birds of the Catskill Mountain forest.
On this week's show, we'll be discussing some of the most melodic summer songsters of the Catskill Mountain forest--the thrushes. Mike Porter knows his birds & we'll get some insight about these summer migrants.Mike is a retired teacher from Margaretville Central School. He taught Earth Science, Environmental Science, Science Research in the High School, Driver Education and several elementary and junior high courses over his 33-year career. In 1988 he was selected as the New York State Conservation Teacher of the Year by the New York State Board of Soil and Water Districts. A life-long resident of Delaware County, Mike is an avid birder and has studied the changes in the avian community over the years. As a small woodlot landowner, he has learned to manage his property to better enhance wildlife, timber quality and maple syrup production. Mike has been an active volunteer Fireman for nearly 45 years and was an Executive officer for most of that time. He was a member of the Town of Middletown Zoning Board of Appeals and, later, a Planning Board member and Chair. Besides birding, Mike gardens, makes Maple syrup, cuts his own firewood and does woodworking. Currently, he is…
People in this episode
Guest: Mike Porter
Topics covered
- birding
- thrushes
- Catskill Mountains
- summer songsters
- wildlife management
Keywords
- thrushes
- birds
- Catskill Mountains
- summer songsters
- wildlife
- Mike Porter
- birding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Margaretville Central School, New York State Board of Soil and Water Districts
Places: Catskill Mountain, New York, Delaware County
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