<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f36d23d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/704x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F5e%2Faf224a34449f84f961b23d9edd17%2Fbaltz-trail-of-tears.jpg" alt="Mike Baltz"><figcaption>(Provided by Mike Baltz / Mike Baltz)</figcaption></figure>Southern Illinois ornithologist and ecologist Mike Baltz is back with the January edition of Nature Notebook, his regular monthly essay on the natural history of our region.

(Provided by Mike Baltz / Mike Baltz)Southern Illinois ornithologist and ecologist Mike Baltz is back with the January edition of Nature Notebook, his regular monthly essay on the natural history of our region.

(Provided by Mike Baltz / Mike Baltz)Southern Illinois ornithologist and ecologist Mike Baltz is back with the January edition of Nature Notebook, his regular monthly essay on the natural history of our region.

Commentary: Mike Baltz Nature Notebook - January

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Commentary: Mike Baltz Nature Notebook - January

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