BIRDCALLS STUDIO hotwires old pay phones for ornithological purposes. Pick up the handset, press the dialpad buttons — and hear different local birds. No quarters required!
Media coverage by The Washington Post, NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, Canada's CBC, and — maybe this one is no big surprise — The Wichita Eagle! A particular favorite is this story in UVATODAY, which features an online demo. Just click a virtual dialpad to hear audio from the original phone.
Recent BirdCalls projects include phones for the Willows Community School in LA and the City of McMinnville, Oregon. Out of the blue, this 2025 Instagram post on the original BirdCalls phone in Takoma Park, MD got 16,000 views and hundreds of comments. Phones in North Carolina and Utah coming soon!
Want to host a new BirdCalls phone at your zoo, nature center, downtown train station, jazz club or school? Email schulmancreative at gmail or give a "squawk" using the form below ...
Media coverage by The Washington Post, NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, Canada's CBC, and — maybe this one is no big surprise — The Wichita Eagle! A particular favorite is this story in UVATODAY, which features an online demo. Just click a virtual dialpad to hear audio from the original phone.
Recent BirdCalls projects include phones for the Willows Community School in LA and the City of McMinnville, Oregon. Out of the blue, this 2025 Instagram post on the original BirdCalls phone in Takoma Park, MD got 16,000 views and hundreds of comments. Phones in North Carolina and Utah coming soon!
Want to host a new BirdCalls phone at your zoo, nature center, downtown train station, jazz club or school? Email schulmancreative at gmail or give a "squawk" using the form below ...