We actually got a peek at the sun this week! And also talk about the ice storm and your birdfeeding, and new info on oysters. The interview, in honor of Darwin Day, is with Dr. Mark Wilson, Professor of Paleontology.

Joann talks about Barred Owls; Gary discusses a newly discovered type of algae; Gordon explains Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Part 2 of Ivory-billed Woodpecker interview with Ron Rohrbaugh from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

Snow Flakes part 2, Darters, Importance of Tree Cavities, Part 1 of interview with Ron Rohrbaugh about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

It's snowflakes, silver carp, and grackles this week—what a variety! We discuss the birds you love to hate.

Canada Goose, Skunks, and Witch Hazel blooming during winter. This leads to a discussion of medicinal plants.

We look up this week to talk about Bald Eagles and interesting stuff in the constellation Orion. Interview is with Dave Richards of Hoover-Price Planetarium about meteors.

Brown Creepers and Nuthatches, Cooper’s Hawks and microclimates are Gary, Gordon and Joann’s topics. The interview is with Robert Thomas of Loyola University about the connections between nature, economies and culture.

Skunk Cabbage, predicting future forests, and adaptations to cold. We dust off our physics to talk about cold.

Gordon talks about Pileated Woodpeckers; Gary explains Biological Guilds; Joann anticipates a Lunar Eclipse. A new discovery about bacteria able to use arsenic in place of phosphorus is discussed.

Gordon talks about Broomsedge Bluestem grass and Gary answers a listener about phylum in the classification of animal life. This topic leads to a discussion of the Cambrian explosion of life.