QuACK

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 tran...

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 D...

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

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! 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” b...

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! Check out SoWBA’s free lessons, games, and activities!⁠ ⁠Get out and explore nature with us! ⁠ ⁠Make...

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! Check out SoWBA’s free lesson...

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. 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...

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! 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 K...

Get ready for Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance's brand new podcast, Questions Asked by Curious Kids, or QuACK! Check out SoWBA’s free lessons, games, and activities!⁠ ⁠Get out and explore nature with us!  Make a donation to Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Transcription with helpful images available on our website! Audio Editing and Transcription by Mickenzee Okon Logo design by Carolyn Byers...