Energy and Environment 2018 The Year Of The Bird: Dr. Mike Baltz WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher Published July 2, 2018 at 7:44 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:30 WSIU/Kevin Boucher Prothonotary Warbler At LaRue/Snake Road. Photograph Taken May 15th, 2016. With 2018 being designated as The Year Of The Bird, Ornithologist Dr. Mike Baltz comments on the birds that make southern Illinois their summer home.