Earth and Beyond volunteer contributor Robin Song tells about the natural history of our most colorful corvid, the black-billed magpie.

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Volunteer contributor Robin Song tells about her day birding at the Hayflats in late April.

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Sandhill cranes at Saunders' Field

Volunteer contributor Robin Song recounts a day in late April, complete with  a couple of our early-returning nesting birds, swans and sandhill cranes.

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KTNA volunteer host Robin Song tells of her experience at Anchorage Audubon’s  annual hawkwatch (otherwise known as the Raptor Tailgate Party) on the Glenn Highway.

photo by Robin Song

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Photo by Robin Song: One of the visitors to the remains

After moving some moose remains to a safer location for scavengers, Robin discovers tracks of a seldom-seen wilderness predator. She describes her early morning experiences as she attempts to capture it on film.

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From birds to bugs to the backwoods, we find out what’s going on in early April, whose much-anticipated  warmer temperatures, longer days, and hard snow crust are here for a naturalist’s enjoyment.  Robin Song writes and voices Natural Observations.

Spring Opportunities is about eight minutes long.

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