KAXE's Tuesday Morning Show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to Northern Minnesota. Producer Mark Jacobs and hosts Heidi Holtan and John Latimer discuss the problems and highlight some creative solutions.
In a continuation of the "Bird Decline" series, Dr. Ryan Norris, a professor in the department of integrative biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, joined the KAXE Morning Show.
This discussion centers on the charismatic and sociable Canada Jay, also known as the Gray Jay, Camp Robber Jay or Whisky Jack. The conversation includes topics as diverse as the role of adoption in juvenile Canada Jays' survival, their specialized saliva for sticking food to trees, and the factors influencing the decline of the Canada Jay population.
Listen to the full interview above, and check out the Bird Decline series here.
Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
