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"Nature in the City"
airs quarterly on
The Walt Bodine Show



Our Nature Specialists:

Carla Bascom
formerly a Biologist at
Lakeside Nature Center

Joe Werner
Biologist
KCPL




(Up to Date, 2-11-10)
Learn how to attract birds in the winter, plus information about the Great Backyard Bird Count.

Download the podcast or listen to the audio archive.


Nature Links

Missouri Department of Conservation

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Lakeside Nature Center  

Operation Wildlife  

Kansas City WildLands 
 

Burroughs Audubon Society  

Audubon of Kansas   

Kansas City Herpetological Society

The Nature Conservancy - Missouri

The Nature Conservancy - Kansas

Missouri Prairie Foundation

Monarch Watch

Powell Gardens

KC Nature Calendar





Nature in the City Audio
 squirrelNature in the City
Winter Edition, 1/18/10

extreme cold and its effects on area animals and birds, how to care for bird feeders,
 Nature in the City  
Fall Edition, 9/28/09

woodchucks, ground squirrels, cougar sightings, pelicans, herons, egrets migrating, armadillos, spider webs, honeybees, praying mantis, hummingbirds
box turtle Nature in the City
Summer Edition, 6/4/09

humming birds, catbirds, warblers, frogs, turtles laying eggs, wetlands and prairies, berry bushes, possums, ticks, hawks,
and much more
eagle Nature in the City
Spring Edition, 3/16/09

snakes mating, zebra mussels in mo river, sandhill cranes dancing, bald eagles, foxes, deer overpopulation, bears, red tail hawks, frogs singing
Snowy Owl Nature in the City 
Winter Edition, 1/12/09
foxes, snowy owls, christmas bird count, mating squirrels, waterfowl migratory patterns, eagles, coyotes, hibernators, great horned owls
 Nature in the City 
Fall Edition, 10/06/08

snakes in basements, deer mating season, car-deer crashes, bird migrations, monarch migration and tagging, eagles in KS and MO, fall leaf colo
r
 Nature in the City 
Spring Edition, 3/10/08
eagles in the city, red wing blackbirds, woodcock mating display, West Nile disease affect on local birds, armadillos, mountain lions, how to help baby birds out of nest
 Nature in the City
Winter Edition, 1/21/08

swans making a comeback, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, cormorants, red-tailed hawks, cooper's hawks, extra hungry animals, deer in the city, pluvers at Cheyenne Bottoms, migrating water birds, large buck near Nelson Art Gallery
  Asian Lady Beetle
Nature in the City 
Fall Edition, 11/1/2007
zebra mussels, bird migrations, snakes in basements, red-breasted nut hatches, double-breasted cormorants, snow geese, eagles, short-eared owls, peregrine falcons, asian lady beetles, invasive honeysuckle and more

 Nature in the City 
Summer Edition 6/4/2007
height of the baby season, handling injured wildlife, Operation Wildlife, Lakeside Nature Center, clearing out snake habitats, regional endangered species, prairie dog eradication, keystone animals, bald eagles, prairie chickens and more


Nature in the City  
Spring Edition, 4 /2/2007
diving peregrine falcons, Kansas City Wildlands, where to see migratory waterfowl, blooming trees and wildflowers, native flowering trees, porcupines north of the city, mountain lions moving into area, bobcats jumping into golf carts and more

 
Nature in the City  
Winter Edition, 2/6/2007
identifying animal tracks in snow, marsh hawks, snowy owls,
junko birds, purple finches, cedar waxwing, neo-tropical insect eaters going south, cold armadillos and more

 
Listen to more "Nature in the City" archived programs by visiting The Walt Bodine Show ProgramArchives and search for "nature in the city".




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