Investigating Gizzard Grit by Kathleen Ort Broadcast 11.2015, 12.2018, 10.2021, and 11.8 & 11.11.2023 Listen: Afternoon sunshine was softening into twilight on a recent fall day as I drove with my family down a forest road in the mountains north of...
Dermestids, Death, and Pandemic Ponderings By Kara Cromwell Broadcast 11.1 & 11.4.2023 Listen: Strictly speaking, this isn’t a Field Note. It’s about the living world, but a piece enclosed in a plexiglass box. And it comes from the end of 2020—a time...
“Spooky” Turkey Vultures Deserve Respect By Mark Armstrong Broadcast 10.25 & 10.28.2023 Listen: It’s Halloween season, and it’s making me think about creepy creatures. Turkey Vultures, for instance. Why are they so feared and misunderstood? If a bird...
The Wasps Came In To Die By Alyssa Roggow Broadcast 10.18 & 10.21.2023 Listen: The wasps came in to die. First one, buzzing and bumping into the living room window, who was soon joined by a few sisters. Within an hour, there were more than 40...
Banding Together By Kate Wasem Broadcast 10.11 & 10.14.2023 Listen: Harriet the Osprey knew what was coming. As soon as the boom lift arrived at the base of her nest, which overlooks the hay barn and riding arena at Dunrovin Ranch in Lolo, Montana,...
