In this episode, we answer questions like "why do baby birds sometimes look different from their parents" and learn about "brood parasites" and their fascinating approach to parenthood with our Baby Bird expert Dr. Matt Reetz, the Executive Director at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance!

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

In this episode, we answer questions like "how does a bird breathe in the egg?" and learn about "brood patches" and how important they are to keep baby birds warm with our Baby Bird expert Dr. Matt Reetz, the Executive Director at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance! Be sure to come back and check out part 2.

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Episode transcription with pictures and links available on our website!

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

In this episode, we answer questions like "why do robins lay blue eggs?" and learn about precocial and altricial young with our egg expert (egg-spert if you will) Carolyn Byers the Education Director at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.

See Carolyn's nest research on our Into the Nest page!

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

In this episode, we answer questions like "do bird calls adapt to their habitats?" and learn about how large cities can impact bird calls and songs with our bird voices expert Dr. Anna Pidgeon!

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Episode Transcription

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

In this episode, we answer questions like "how and why do birds sing?" and learn about the differences and similarities between bird bodies and our own with our Bird Voices expert Dr. Anna Pidgeon, a professor and researcher at UW-Madison. Be sure to come back and check out part 2!

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Episode transcription with pictures and links available on our website!

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

In this episode, we answer questions like "how do mushrooms grow?" and "how can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous or not?" with our fungi expert Megan Dudenhoeffer, a science technician at the US Forest Service in the Center for Forest Mycology Research.

Visit Megan's website and see her research and publications!

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Episode Transcription with pictures and links available on our website!

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

In this episode, we answer questions like “How do birds stay warm in cold weather?” and “How do birds get their colors?” and learn about how black eye markings on birds help reduce the glare of the sun with our feather expert Laurie Solchenberger, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.

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Episode Transcription with pictures and links available on our website!

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

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.

Check out SoWBA’s free lessons, games, and activities!⁠

⁠Get out and explore nature with us! ⁠

⁠Make a donation to SoWBA⁠

Episode transcription with pictures and links available on our website!

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