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June 2023

145: Long-Billed Curlew
Who’s the largest shorebird in North America? If you guessed the Long-Billed Curlew because that’s the subject of today’s newsletter, then you are a…
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144: Miller Moths
A timely entry for the guests in our homes
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May 2023

March 2023

142: Ornate Box Turtle
One of only two turtles native to the Great Plains, the Ornate Box Turtle lives from Louisiana to Colorado, and is the state reptile of both Kansas and…
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141: Hares and Jackrabbits
Today’s newsletter is dedicated to Freya, the pet rabbit of friends of the newsletter, who has been having some health issues lately but is doing…
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140: Black-capped chickadees and Mountain chickadees
I’m sitting here on the fifth day of March watching chubby, adorable little birds flit around my birdfeeder, and most of them are black-capped…
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139: Wolf Spiders
We’re back! I was working on some other projects in January and February, but I’m excited to get back into Colorado wildlife with today’s animal, Wolf…
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December 2022

138: Northern Watersnake
In Colorado, the Northern Watersnake lives on the eastern plains along the paths of the Arkansas and South Platte rivers. They are some of the most…
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137: (Some) Squirrels*
*does not include marmots, chipmunks, or prairie dogs
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136: Gunnison Sage-grouse
Back in #126, we talked about the Greater Sage grouse, so get excited for the LESSER Sage Grouse, which of course, just means smaller. This is of course…
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November 2022

135: Grizzly Bear (North American Brown bear)
Since we just talked about wolves, a large mammal that was hunted out of Colorado in the 20th century, I thought we should talk about another large…
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