Groundhogs, woodchucks, and whistlepigs are all common names for the same critter - Marmota monax. (A WoodChuck's legal name is, of course, TimberCharles.)
Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell enjoy a discussion of critter names, talk about their fall goals, and preview a busy September ahead.
We hear from Stella Mayerhoff, kids visiting Sugar Lake Lodge, and John Latimer.
Attributions
- Blue Jay call by Len Mizutowicz via iNaturalist.
- Stella's voice memo was submitted through KAXE's SpeakPipe site.
- The Sugar Lake Lodge phenology talkbacks and John Latimer's phenology report originally aired on KAXE.
- This episode was produced by Charlie Mitchell and Heidi Holtan.
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