QuACK
by Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
Latest episode
Phenology with Penny Shackelford
Phenology with Penny Shackelford
About this podcast
Welcome to Questions Asked by Curious Kids, or QuACK, a podcast from Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (SoWBA). Join our educator Mickenzee as she gathers kids' questions about nature and explores the answers with a local expert in short, classroom-friendly episodes!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- Phenology with Penny Shackelford · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, we answer questions like “what is phenology?” and “why is it important?” with our phenology expert Penny Shackelford, Land Manager at Fair Meadows…
- Squirrels with Jamie Nack · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, we answer questions like "why do some squirrels live in trees when other rodents live underground?" and Mickenzee shares a silly nature story about seeing a…
- Plants with BJ Byers · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, we answer questions like "how do plants breathe?" and learn about the misconceptions around invasive plants with our plant expert BJ Byers the Land Management…
- Insect Behavior with PJ Liesch · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 12In this episode, we answer questions like "why do moths fly in circles around lights?" and talk about which insects migrate with our insect expert, PJ Liesch, the Director of the…
- Miscellaneous Bird Questions with Dr. Matt Reetz · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this episode, we answer questions like “how many species of birds are there?” and learn about birds' neighborhood watch system with our bird expert Dr. Matt Reetz, the…
- Musing with Mickenzee: What is Nature? · 7 minIn this episode we switch things up a bit. Instead of answering kids questions, I'm asking you some questions! Let' s discuss, how do we define nature and how do humans fit into…
- Community Science with Brenna Marsicek · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this episode we talk about Community Science and how anybody, even kids can get involved with our in house Community Science extraordinaire, Brenna Marsicek, the Director of…
- Wildlife Rehabilitation with Jackie Edmunds and Dave Mackler · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode we answer questions like “What should we do when we see sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife?” and learn about all the care and expertise that wildlife…
- Amphibians with Andrew Badje · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode, we answer questions like " why do frogs and salamanders need to lay their eggs in water?" and learn about the benefits of external gills with our amphibian…
- Animal Misconceptions with Carolyn Byers · 11 minIn this episode, we answer questions like “How did Bald Eagles get their name?” and debunk some common animal fun facts with our guest Carolyn Byers, Education Director here at…
- Bird Bones with Dr. Anna Pidgeon · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this episode we answer questions like "why are bird bones hollow?" and learn about how baby birds grow their bones within the egg with our bird bone expert, Dr. Anna Pidgeon…
- Mustelid Mystery with Rowan Koester-Jess · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 4In this episode we hear the tale of the Great Mustelid Mystery that started at Aldo Leopold Nature Center in spring 2024. Get comfy and put on your nature detective caps as Rowan…
- Tracks with Jamie Nack · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode, we answer questions like "do animals cover their tracks?" and learn about how animals with bare tails handle winter weather with our tracks expert, Extension…
- Bats with Jennifer Redell Part 1 · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode, we talk about White Nose Syndrome and how it affects our Wisconsin bats with our bat expert Jennifer Redell, a conservation biologist at the Wisconsin Department…
- Bats with Jennifer Redell Part 2 · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode, we talk more with DNR Conservation Biologist Jennifer Redell about what scientists are doing to help bats with White Nose Syndrome and how they are working to…
- Monarch Butterflies with Emma Pelton · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode, we answer questions like "How do monarchs know where to go on their migration?" and learn about the Monarch Butterfly mysteries still to be uncovered with our…
- Insect Anatomy with PJ Liesch · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 12In this episode we answer questions like "why do centipedes have so many legs?" and "do insects fart?" and learn about the ways that bugs view our world completely different than…
- Raptors with Jackie Sandberg and Jack Pace · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 11In this episode, we answer questions like “How can we identify hawks when they are flying so high in the sky?“ and learn about hawks use UV vision to their advantage when…
- Baby Birds with Dr. Matt Reetz Part 1 · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this episode, we answer questions like "how does a bird breathe in the egg?" and learn about "brood patches" and how important they are to keep baby birds warm with our Baby…
- Baby Birds with Dr. Matt Reetz Part 2 · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this episode, we answer questions like "why do baby birds sometimes look different from their parents" and learn about "brood parasites" and their fascinating approach to…
