Science & Technology 2018: The Year of The Bird, The Comments Of Dr. Mike Baltz WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher Published September 17, 2018 at 7:00 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:59 WSIU/Kevin Boucher Cardinal Eating Berries At SIU-C's Campus Lake. Photograph Taken June 2012. In his latest commentary, Ornithologist Dr. Mike Baltz takes a close look at an ancient survival mechanism that birds use to survive: migration.