North Woods Naturalist
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Chel Anderson
Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist. She lives in the Hovland area and keeps close tabs on daily changes happening in the great outdoors. She shares her insights with WTIP listeners every Tuesday during the AM and PM Community Calendar programs. Subscribe to our North Woods Naturalist podcast.
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Trumpeter swans coming back in Minnesota
-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 northern shore bird visitor: solitary sandpiper
-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 hunting songbird: northern shrike
-The northern shrike spends most of it’s time farther north, but it drops in during winter and early spring. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Andersen about this hunting anomaly .
Ravens...they're with us year 'round
-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.
Have there really been other Springs like this?
-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.
Hoar frost; the feathery ice that covers everything
-This has been a particularly notable winter for hoar frost. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with Chel Anderson about these feathery phenomena.
Lichens are two plants in one
-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.
Fast and relentless: the northern goshawk
-They’re fast, agile and relentless hunters of the forest. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Anderson about northern goshawks.
Changing light changes the natural world
-As we edge ever closer to spring, the light changes in our natural world.
Redpolls returning to your feeders
-Flocks of redpolls usually come down from their northern breeding grounds to visit our feeders every winter.
