Episodes

  • Nests with Carolyn Byers
    Jan 7 2025

    In this episode we answer questions like "Do birds ever nest in the winter?" and "How do birds protect their nests?" and learn about cavity nesters with our nest expert Carolyn Byers the Director of Education at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.

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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    11 mins
  • Research with Jennifer Stenglein
    Dec 3 2024

    In this episode, we answer questions like "why is it important to follow protocol?" and "how do scientists know that their not counting the same animals over again?" and learn about "closure and repeatability" and why it's so important to scientists with our research expert Dr. Jennifer Stenglein who is a Quantitative Wildlife Research Scientist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.


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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod


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    16 mins
  • Trees with Brian Wahl Part 2
    Nov 5 2024

    In the second part of our trees episode we'll learn about "mast" and what animals benefit when it's a "mast year" with our tree expert Brian Wahl!

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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    14 mins
  • Trees with Brian Wahl Part 1
    Nov 5 2024

    This episode was so fun and full of information it's in two parts! In this part, we answer questions like "How many trees are there in the world?" and why that's not such an easy question to answer with our tree expert Brian Wahl, the Urban Forestry Coordinator at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources!


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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod


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    13 mins
  • Bird Collisions with Brenna Marsicek Part 3
    Oct 1 2024

    In this episode, we answer "What are ways people can help stop birds from flying into windows?" with our bird collisions expert Brenna Marsicek the Director of Outreach at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.


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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    7 mins
  • Bird Collisions with Brenna Marsicek Part 2
    Oct 1 2024

    In this episode, we answer questions like “Why do birds chase their reflections in windows?” and “Why do bats sometimes hit windows if they use echolocation?” and learn about what makes a building safe or dangerous for birds with our bird collision expert Brenna Marsicek the Director of Outreach at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance. Be sure to check back in for part 3!

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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    10 mins
  • Bird Collisions with Brenna Marsicek Part 1
    Oct 1 2024

    In this episode, we talk all about the challenge that glass and other reflective surfaces pose to birds and what groups like Bird Collision Corps do to help with our bird collision expert Brenna Marsicek, the Outreach Director at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance. Be sure to check out part 2 and 3!


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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    11 mins
  • Bird Migration with Bob Honig
    Sep 3 2024

    In this episode, we answer questions like “where do birds migrate to?” and "do birds migrate at a certain time of day?" with our bird migration expert Bob Honig!


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    Music: “The Forest and the Trees” by Kevin MacLeod

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    9 mins