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Steller's Jays
Critter Chat - Episode 12 - The Steller’s JayThe Steller’s Jay, the gregarious azure-feathered bird, is the focus on this episode of Critter Chat. Steller’s Jays are h...

California Mountain Kingsnake
Critter Chat Celebrates the Year of the Snake with the California Mountain KingsnakeStarting the 2025 season having recently won KVMR’s prestigious Award for Excellenc...

Great Gray Owl
Naturalist, Author, Artist John Muir Laws and Biologist Ramiro Aragon Describe the Magnificence of The Great Gray OwlCritter Chat hosts and producers Marney Blair and ...

Grappletail Dragonfly
In Critter Chat episode 8, hosts Marney Blair and Susan Brandt chat with Dr. David Herbst of the Sierra Streams Institute at Little Deer Creek in Pioneer Park in Nevad...

The California State Bat - The Pallid Bat
In 2023 the California legislature voted to make the Pallid bat (antrozous pallidus), the only flying mammal, a symbol of California. Bat biologist Dr. Dave Johnston h...

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
A survivor of six ice ages, the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, with populations documented living 300,000 years ago, is now on the endangered species list. These majesti...

Coyotes
Photo: © Annica Kreuter/Project CoyoteJoin hosts Susan Brandt and Marney Blair as they chat about the incredibly beautiful, adaptable and clever coyotes that live amon...

Western Bumble Bees
Join Marney and Susan as the get to know bumblebees and the Western Bumble Bee. Photo: Western Bumble Bee, Jeremy Gatten, US Fish & WildlifeThanks to our guests on the...

Sierra Newts
The Sierra Newt, a charismatic, long-living amphibian found in the Sierra Nevada forests and streams, is the focus of the experts featured in this show. Learn about th...

Acorn Woodpeckers
Known as the "clown of the forest," the Acorn Woodpecker is an essential species in the Oak and Pine forests of the Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills. In this sho...
