Beakuency: Interview with Anita Sanchez and George Steele: The insights behind A Sky That Sings, a children’s book where a blind girl invites readers to experience birding through all their senses.: Nov 22, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Anita Sanchez and George Steele, environmental educators based in Amsterdam, NY. They are co-authors of “A Sky That Sings”, a children’s book that invites readers to use all their s...

Beakuency: Interview with Rene Wendell, Hoffmann Bird Club: BioBlitz Brings People and Nature Together: Sep 27, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Rene Wendell, a longtime member and former president of the Hoffmann Bird Club, and a land steward for The Nature Conservancy in Western Massachusetts. In this interview, he shares...

Beakuency: 20250823 Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society (Re-broadcast): Aug 23, 2025

Today’s show is a re-broadcast of my interview with Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. Their 2025 SUMMER EXHIBITION: 'SITES TO CELEBRATE - LOCAL HISTORY REVISITED" i...

Beakuency: 20250823 Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society (Re-broadcast): Aug 23, 2025

Today’s show is a re-broadcast of my interview with Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. Their 2025 SUMMER EXHIBITION: 'SITES TO CELEBRATE - LOCAL HISTORY REVISITED" i...

Beakuency: Interview with Jim Coe, Landscape Painter: Capturing the Magical Moments Shared with Birds (Re-Air of July 26, 2025): Jul 30, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Jim Coe, a landscape painter based in Greene County who is passionate about birds. He is the author of The Golden Guide to Field Identification of North American Species. With his p...

Beakuency: Interview with Jim Coe, Landscape Painter: Capturing the Magical Moments Shared with Birds: Jul 26, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Jim Coe, a landscape painter based in Greene County who is passionate about birds. He is the author of The Golden Guide to Field Identification of North American Species. With his p...

Interview with Laurie Doss & Ashley Wilkins: Generations Join Forces to Protect Purple Martins: Jun 28, 2025

In June 2025, Purple Martins, one of the largest species of swallows, appeared in Stockbridge, MA, marking the first confirmed breeding record for the birds in the Berkshires in 130 years. This is par...

Beakuency: Re-air of May 24, 2025 - Pat Walsh (Swamp Angel Antiques): Jun 13, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Pat Walsh, the owner of Swamp Angel Antiques in downtown Catskill. The store gives us a glimpse into life in the Catskills over the past century. Swamp Angel Antiques is located in...

Beakuency: Pat Walsh (Swamp Angel Antiques): May 24, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Pat Walsh, the owner of Swamp Angel Antiques in downtown Catskill. The store gives us a glimpse into life in the Catskills over the past century. Swamp Angel Antiques is located in...

Beakuency: 20250426: Apr 26, 2025

Hosted by Mayuko Fujino, "Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an inter...

Beakuency: Interview with Bill Mangiardi, Hancock Shaker Village Farmer: Taking a Firm Step Toward the World We Want to Live in: Mar 22, 2025

Beakuency welcomes Bill Mangiardi, Director of Farm and Facilities at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA. Bill's connection to the Shaker philosophy and their farmland goes back to his childhood...

Beakuency: February 22 Re-Air: Interview with Will Yandik, Farmer and Ecologist : Navigating Uncertain Times Guided by Birds and Science: Mar 18, 2025

Re-air of February 22 Beakuency welcomes Will Yandik, a fourth-generation farmer at Green Acres Farm in Livingston, Columbia County, with a background in environmental science. He is exploring pract...

Beakuency: February 22 Re-Air: Interview with Will Yandik, Farmer and Ecologist : Navigating Uncertain Times Guided by Birds and Science: Mar 18, 2025

Re-air of February 22 Beakuency welcomes Will Yandik, a fourth-generation farmer at Green Acres Farm in Livingston, Columbia County, with a background in environmental science. He is exploring pract...

Beakuency: 20250222: Feb 22, 2025

Hosted by Mayuko Fujino, "Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an inter...

Beakuency: Re-air of January 25, 2025: Jan 29, 2025

Hosted by Mayuko Fujino, "Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an inter...

Beakuency: 20250125: Jan 25, 2025

Hosted by Mayuko Fujino, "Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an inter...

Beakuency: Meet Bird People in the Basement: Jan 16, 2025

This episode of Beakuency features bird-inspired music that all sounds like it comes from the basement, stuff I haven't been able to find a spot for in my regular Beakuency time slot. (Although some o...

Beakuency: Bird-inspired Music Special (Re-air of December 28, 2024): Dec 31, 2024

This month's Beakuency takes a holiday break from interviews, and focuses on bird-inspired music. Sparrow Song from Dan Melchior's "Hill Country Piano" (2024), Kate Carr's album "A Field Guide To Phan...

Beakuency: Bird-inspired Music Special: Dec 28, 2024

This month's Beakuency takes a holiday break from interviews, and focuses on bird-inspired music. Sparrow Song from Dan Melchior's "Hill Country Piano" (2024), Kate Carr's album "A Field Guide To Phan...

Beakuency: Bird-inspired Music Special: Dec 28, 2024

This month's Beakuency takes a holiday break from interviews, and focuses on bird-inspired music. Sparrow Song from Dan Melchior's "Hill Country Piano" (2024), Kate Carr's album "A Field Guide To Phan...

Beakuency: Giving Tuesday with Mayuko Fujino - In Love With Your Enemy: Censored Western Songs from Wartime Japan: Dec 03, 2024

In Love With Your Enemy: Censored Western Songs from Wartime Japan is a selection of music I compiled several years ago after finding a list of Western songs banned by the Imperial Japanese government...

Beakuency: 20241123: Nov 23, 2024

Hosted by Mayuko Fujino, "Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an inter...

Beakuency: Re-air of October 26, 2024: Oct 29, 2024

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: 20241026: Oct 26, 2024

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: 20240928 Gillian Duer (Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary): Sep 28, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Gillian Duer, the seasonal outreach coordinator of Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center & Sanctuary in Columbia County.With her background in environmental education and science commu...

Beakuency: 20240928 Gillian Duer (Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary): Sep 28, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Gillian Duer, the seasonal outreach coordinator of Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center & Sanctuary in Columbia County.With her background in environmental education and science commu...

Beakuency: 20240824: Aug 24, 2024

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Christopher Funkhouser: Jul 31, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Christopher Funkhouser, a writer, musician, and multimedia artist based in Staatsburg, Dutchess county. Chris hosts the POET RAY’D YO radio program at WGXC. His latest project “Medi...

Beakuency: Christopher Funkhouser: Jul 29, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Christopher Funkhouser, a writer, musician, and multimedia artist based in Staatsburg, Dutchess county. Chris hosts the POET RAY’D YO radio program at WGXC. His latest project “Medi...

Beakuency: Christopher Funkhouser: Jul 27, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Christopher Funkhouser, a writer, musician, and multimedia artist based in Staatsburg, Dutchess county. Chris hosts the POET RAY’D YO radio program at WGXC. His latest project “Medi...

Beakuency: Ben Nickley (Berkshire Bird Observatory) (re-broadcast): Jul 20, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Ben Nickley, the executive director of Berkshire Bird Observatory, a bird conservation nonprofit in Egremont, MA. In this interview, we hear about BBO’s Kestrel Nest Box Project whi...

Beakuency: Ben Nickley (Berkshire Bird Observatory): Jun 22, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Ben Nickley, the executive director of Berkshire Bird Observatory, a bird conservation nonprofit in Egremont, MA. In this interview, we hear about BBO’s Kestrel Nest Box Project whi...

Beakuency: 20240525: May 25, 2024

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Justin Schmidt: Apr 30, 2024

"Beakuency" welcomes Justin Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and Red Hook resident. He has been documenting a family of Peregrine Falcon nesting on a local bridge in Dutchess County and put numerous p...

Beakuency: Justin Schmidt: Apr 27, 2024

"Beakuency" welcomes Justin Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and Red Hook resident. He has been documenting a family of Peregrine Falcon nesting on a local bridge in Dutchess County and put numerous p...

Beakuency: Julie Hart (New York Breeding Bird Atlas): Mar 23, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Julie Hart, the Project Coordinator for the New York Breeding Bird Atlas (ebird.org/atlasny) a citizens’ science project that aims to build an inventory of all the birds breeding in...

Beakuency: Drew Hopkins (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation): Feb 24, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Drew Hopkins, an environmental educator and project coordinator at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He is leading the Alan Devoe Bird Club’s Shrike Search on...

Beakuency: Bill Cook, Chris Franks: Jan 27, 2024

Beakuency welcomes Bill Cook, Claverack-native, Professor Emeritus of ornithology, and curator of the Columbia-Greene Community College Natural History Museum. Bill is not only an expert birder himsel...

Beakuency: 20231223: Dec 23, 2023

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Lesley Doyel: Nov 29, 2023

In this broadcast, host Mayuko Fujino speaks with Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. Lesley’s kind and loving observations of wildlife in her backyards in busy Manha...

Beakuency: 20231125: Nov 25, 2023

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Lesley Doyel: Nov 25, 2023

In this broadcast, host Mayuko Fujino speaks with Lesley Doyel, the president of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. Lesley’s kind and loving observations of wildlife in her backyards in busy Manha...

Beakuency: Justin Wexler: Oct 28, 2023

Tune in at 11 a.m. Saturday to a sincere, informative, and very fun interview with Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson Valley @wild_hudson_valley tomorrow 11am ET on Mayuko Fujino's @mayukof radio program "B...

Beakuency: 20230923: Sep 23, 2023

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Eric Losh: Aug 26, 2023

On today’s episode, Mayuko speaks with Eric Losh, a Hudson-based freelance illustrator and art director. His love for wildlife as a child led to his commitment to educate and inspire audiences about t...

Beakuency: Larry Federman: Jul 22, 2023

On today’s episode, Mayuko speaks with Larry Federman, a former Audubon Society Education Coordinator and President of the local Audubon Chapter, Northern Catskills Audubon. Larry is also a life-long...

Beakuency: Laura Cannamela: Jun 24, 2023

On today’s episode, Mayuko speaks with Laura Cannamela, a birder and artist based in Columbia County. Her handcrafted paper reliefs are informed by many sources, including Genji Monogatari, a novel fr...

Beakuency: 20230527: May 27, 2023

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird peop...

Beakuency: Anne Bloomfield, Mark Dedea: Apr 22, 2023

On today’s episode, host Mayuko Fukino speaks with Anne Bloomfield, a field biologist at Hudson Valley Farm Hub in Ulster County, about their American Kestrel habitat management project, which develop...

Beakuency: Peter Schoenberger: Mar 25, 2023

On today’s episode, Mayuko speaks with Peter Schoenberger, an experienced birder and bird photographer in Woodstock, Ulster County. We don’t know in which stage of life we get the call. Peter started...