In 2002, Calvin M. Lester II created "Bird Call". The characters came to be through an odd array of various decorations in his grandmother's kitchen. Calvin explains, "My brother Cory and I were visiting my grandparents. It was raining and we were bored sitting indoors. I loved drawing so I got out my sketchbook and sat at the kitchen counter with Cory. I looked around the room for things to draw. One decoration hanging on the wall was a decorative saucer with two owls made of copper with black plastic outlining the eyes and divots where the feathers would be. I took various features of the owls and drew one wearing a suit with a snarled look on his face. Another piece of decor was a cookie-jar that was completely white with a chicken as the topper. So, I drew the chicken to be perceived as a male chicken sitting at a desk wearing a dress shirt, tie, and smoking a cigar."

    Calvin continues,  "I decided to keep drawing more birds and just have fun with it. Each new character I drew seemed to have something unique about them. Francise was a dressed to be a workout coach (for some reason). Koo Foo was a happy go-lucky kind of bird. Then there was Luckl-Duckl Bird, the crazy squawking bird that was just "there". My brother helped name them and give them jobs. At that point I knew they needed somewhere to go, a place to live. Of course, their setting would be a bird house. But I didn't want an ordinary bird house, I wanted something that would be unpredictable and off in a way. That's when the bird house became a radio station to the birds. Instead of it being an ordinary bird house, I designed it to look like an old radio that had been gutted from the inside by the birds. Slowly a story came together and I would bounced ideas off my brother. We just looked at it as a fun way to spend time indoors."   

    In 2006, Calvin began working as a puppeteer for The Walt Disney Company as well as other opportunities with The Muppets and Sesame Street. His puppetry and writing skills advanced and incorporated them into “Bird Call”. The thought of the birds living and breathing in the real world made the show more interesting. By 2015 the show was thriving with more entertainment offerings. Kelsey Brady joined the cast and helped shape the show’s future. She teamed up with Calvin as a producer and lead creative consultant. Together they’ve been able to make more progress in getting more on eyes on the show.

     Since 2002, "Bird Call" has grown into a string of performances for charities, live shows, hospital visits to many children, online entertainment, and much more. The cast and crew have dedicated a lot of time in helping develop "Bird Call". In 2014, 2016, and 2018 the cast performed a live two ACT musical titled "Bird Call the Musical". It was a chance to show a wider audience the concept, characters, and music. As for the future, the next move is to get an episodic series for "Bird Call" to television.