I have been interested in nature and birding most of my life. I grew up in Southern California where I started birding at the age of 8. I completed Cornell Laboratory's Seminars in Ornithology at age 15 and went on my first Christmas Bird count at 16. I have lived and participated in Audubon bird counts in Oregon, Washington State and Florida. I met Cindy my wife in 1992 when I was teaching Ornithology at the University of La Verne in California and we have shared a lasting passion for each other and for birding. We have traveled extensively and have led bird tours to several areas in the U.S., Mexico and Central America. Before moving to Arizona we lived in Florida where we compiled the Zellwood Christmas Bird Count . The claim to fame of the Zellwood Count, is a record high species total in the U.S. for a count that is completely land-locked (198). We moved to Arizona in 2001and in 2002 took over as compilers for the Salt Verde Count. We hope you will join us on the count and share our enthusiam for birds and birding.
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The Complete Guide to North American Birds. National Geographic Society 2006. Species accounts for Bitterns, Herons and allies, and Ibises and Spoonbills.
Gary H. Rosenberg, Kurt Radamaker, and Mark M. Stevenson, Arizona Bird Committee Report, 2000–2004 Records. Western Birds Vol. 38, No. 2, 2007
K. Radamaker and C. Radamaker 2007. Arizona and New Mexico Birds. Lone Pine Press. Edmonton, Canada.
B. Pranty, K. Radamaker, H. Weatherman, and H. Robinson 2006. First Verifiable Records of the Rough-legged Hawk in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist.
Co-author Field Guide to the Birds of Florida 2006. Lone Pine Press. Edmonton, Canada.
K. Radamaker and G. McCaskie. First Verifiable Record of Flesh-footed Shearwater in Mexico. Western Birds vol. 37, no. 1, 2006
K.Radamaker and C. Radamaker 2005. First Confirmed Breeding of the West Indian Whistling-Duck at Abaco, Bahamas. J. Carib. Ornithol. 18:44, 2005
Associate Author of Birds of Baja California: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy. ABA Monographs
Corman T. and K. Radamaker 2005. Breeding Status of Lawrence’s Goldfinch in Arizona. Arizona Birds.
Pranty B., J. Boyd and K. Radamaker 2004. Recent Verifiable records of Black-throated Blue Warblers wintering in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist.
Hamilton R.A., K.Radamaker, and T.E. Wurster. First Record of Olive-backed Pipit in Mexico. Western Birds.
Radamaker, K., and C. Radamaker 2002. First Photographic Record of Kirtlands Warbler in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist
Radamaker, K. and C.L. Ludden 1993. A record of Bar-tailed Godwit for Mexico. The Euphonia 2:58-63
Radamaker, K. and M.A. Patten. 1990. Pronounced Bûrd. Birding 22:74-78.
Patten, M. A. and K. Radamaker. 1991. A fall record of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow in interior California. Western Birds 22:37-38.
Patten, M. A., K. Radamaker and T. Wurster. 1993. Some Noteworthy observations from Northeastern Baja California. 1993. Western Birds
Wurster T. and K. Radamaker. 1993. Semipalmated Sandpiper Records for Baja California. The Euphonia 1:37-38
Publisher and Editor of The Euphonia a scientific journal of Mexican Birds.
Dedicated professional with several years of general and professional interest in ornithology.
Conducted Directed Species surveys of Least Bell's Vireo and general biological surveys in Prado Basin for The United States Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Conducted bird and reptile surveys in several areas throughout southern California in threatened Coastal Sage Scrub, and Riparian habitats, and wrote general habitat assessments as a consultant for Michael Brandman and Associates.
Conducted California Gnatcatcher surveys for the Planning Center of Newport Beach, along
Conducted general bird, reptile and habitat surveys for Biological Assessment Inc. at
Taught Ornithology for 4 years at the
Currently writing a book on finding birds in
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