North Woods Naturalist

They’re one of our most recognizable ducks, but they tend to show up early in the season and then leave they’re ducklings soon after they’re ready for the water WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about goldeneyes.

A lot of people have commented on the large numbers of Canada geese this year. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about a recovery success story.

It’s a plant easily overlooked because it’s small and doesn’t bloom very long. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Anderson
about goldthread.

They’re the heaviest bird in North America and they’re making a Minnesota come-back. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about trumpeter swans.

A shore bird that’s often hard to spot as it makes it way through our part of the world. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about solitary sandpipers .

The northern shrike spends most of its time farther north, but it drops in during winter and early spring. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Anderson about this hunting anomaly.

One of our most interesting and adaptable birds is also one of the most commonly found here in the Northland. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about ravens.

Spring so far this year has been elusive to say the least. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel about where this year stacks up with previous springtimes.

This has been a particularly notable winter for hoar frost. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Anderson about these feathery phenomena.

The North Shore has plenty of lichens, but you may not recognize them as such and you may not know a very interesting fact about them. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel about the combination plant: lichens.