Snow Fleas: 400 Million Years Old And Still Springing by Nicholas Littman Broadcast 4.15.2015 Listen: “Oooo…the poor snow fleas,” says my fiancée, Paige, crouching on the ice to see them closer. “It’s a snow flea massacre, a snow...
Moon Dogs by Ellie Duncan Broadcast 12.3 & 12.8.2017 and 12.29.2020 & 1.1.2021 Listen: Moon dogs have many names: lunar halos, moon rings, or winter rings. Their scientific name is “paraselenae” and they are made visible by a combination of specific...
When Wildlife Remain Elusive, Follow The Clues by Jennifer Dolese Broadcast 11.20 & 11.25.2016 and 11.3 & 11.6.2020 Listen: A couple of weekends ago, some friends and I got up early to drive into the Flint Creek Range near Anaconda. We planned to hike...
A Half-Ounce Black-Capped Chickadee Is A Winter Heavyweight by Jennifer Dolese Broadcast 9.27 & 9.30.2020 and 9.29 & 10.2.2020 Listen: This summer, while watching White-crowned Sparrows, Pine Siskins, and Cassin’s Finches feeding on the sunflower...
The Ungulate Mating Calendar Demands Tight Timing by Milo Burcham Broadcast 11.17.2013, 9.20.2016, and 9.22 & 9.25.2020 Listen: I’ve seen white-tailed does and fawns in my yard all spring and summer. But just last week I saw two bucks. Why would bucks...
