The Greed of Exploration by Ellen Knight Broadcast 5.1 & 5.6.2016 and 6.23 & 6.26.2020 Listen: This is a Field Note about greed. My greed. Recently the dogs and I were out joyfully stretching our legs on a sunny, blue-sky late winter day. The...
Crossbill Evolution by Michael K. Schwartz Broadcast 6.2 & 6.5.2020 Listen: As winter faded into spring and the last remnants of snow remained in shadowy patches atop higher peaks, I wandered into the Rattlesnake Wilderness, outside of Missoula,...
Lazuli Buntings by Ron Scholl Broadcast 5.19 & 5.22.2020 Listen: There are poems on the wing upon the mountainsides – fraught with beauty and peril. A female bunting with grass in her mouth is one such poem. In May, lazuli buntings return to the...
Killdeer by Karen Pogachar Broadcast 4.28 & 5.1.2020 Listen: While glancing out my window the other day, I noticed a killdeer in my neighbor’s unpaved gravel driveway. I was reminded of the first time that I noticed a killdeer when I was a child. As I was...
Birds of a Feather… by Mark Hanson Broadcast 4.7 & 4.10.2020 Listen: Late winter is a time of year when we’re more likely to see birds of the same species in flocks, rather than alone or in pairs. This was most dramatically illustrated for me in...
