Nature Almanacs from KGNU Radio, 88.5 FM, 1390 AM
January Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2026 Warm winter gulls and goldeneyes
- 2025 Early signs of Spring
- 2024 Missing jack rabbits
- 2023 Hike with Bold County Audubon teen naturalists
- 2022 Solstice hike, poems, and songs
- 2021 Snow geese
- 2020 Scott Severs and others welcome solstice
- 2019 Listen to Steve Jones and others welcome solstice
- 2018 A rare brown thrasher in Boulder in January
- 2017 Snow geese and other geese at Dodd Reservoir
- 2016 Missing Jackrabbits
- 2015 January Winter Solstice Sunrise Hike
- 2014 Golden Crowned Sparrows
- 2013 Cardinals
- 2012 Wintering birds
- 2011 Rare CBC find
- 2010 Christmas Bird Count
- 2009 Signs of Spring
- 2008 Waterfowl Sauna
- 2007 Boulder Snow
- 2005 Cackling Geese
- 2004 Christmas Bird Count
- 2003 December Solstice Hike
- 2002 Post-9/11 Solstice Hike
- 2001 Winter Wind Storms
February Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Wil turkey roosts
- 2024 Teen Naturalists at Prospect Park
- 2023 Bohemian waxwing sightings
- 2022 The Walter Orr Roberts weather trail at NCAR
- 2021 Mergansers at Sawhill Lake
- 2020 Mergansers in Wheatridge.
- 2019 For the first time, a pink-footed goose is in Colorado
- 2018 Looking for crossbills and ponderosa pine cones at Betasso Preserve
- 2017 Ferruginous hawk hunt
- 2016 Winter constellations
- 2015 Wildlife at Prospect Park, Wheatridge
- 2014 Intersection Ravens
- 2013 Redpolls
- 2012 Snowy Owls
- 2011 Valmont birding
- 2010 Wood Ducks
- 2009 Bald Eagles
- 2008 Red Foxes
- 2007 Rabbits in the Snow
- 2006 Pygmy Owls
- 2005 Valmont Res. Ducks
- 2004 Trumpeter Swans
- 2002 Bear Canyon
March Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 A visit to Golden Ponds
- 2024 Nesting bald eagles
- 2023 Walking along Heatherwood Trail and Boulder Creek
- 2022 Nesting great horned owls
- 2021 Nesting bald eagles
- 2020 Observing eagles eating “frozen dinners” at Union Reservoir.
- 2019 Listen as Scott Severs and Ruth Carol Cushman watch a mink capture a northern shoveler.
- 2018 Eagle nest near Stearns Lake, with nearby development
- 2017 Calling small owls — a repeat to the 2011 story
- 2016 Aberts squirrels
- 2015 Wild elk herd near Coal Creek Canyon
- 2014 Wood Ducks
- 2013 Harriers
- 2012 Signs of Spring
- 2011 Calling small owls
- 2010 St. Vrain Greenway
- 2009 Bald Eagle Nests
- 2008 Golden Eagle Nests
- 2007 Valmont Duck Sauna
- 2006 Dinosaur Ridge
- 2005 Sandstone Ranch
- 2004 March Flowers & Birds
- 2003 Butterflies & Flowers
- 2002 Mesa Tr. Golden Eagles
- 2001 Dinosaur Ridge
April Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Golden Ponds and spring ducks and other birds
- 2024 Spring birds in Skunk Canyon
- 2023 Easter Daisies at Six-Mile Fold
- 2022 Heron rookeries
- 2021 Searching for red-necked grebes on Erie Reservor
- 2020 Share observations of “”small things” during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 2019 Find out more about red-winged blackbirds at Coot Lake
- 2018 Join Boulder Audubon welcoming spring at Sawhill Ponds
- 2017 Sawhill Ponds migratory returns
- 2016Phenology along the McClintock Trail
- 2015 April Heronry
- 2014 Sandhill Cranes at Midnight
- 2013 G-T Grackles
- 2012 American Dippers
- 2011 Boulder County butterflies
- 2010 Pasque Flowers
- 2009 Olde Stage Recovery
- 2008 Plants at 6-mile fold
- 2007 Nesting Falcons
- 2006 Teller Farms
- 2005 April Fool’s Day
- 2004 Bear Peak Raptors
- 2003 Boulder Creek Prairie
- 2002 Sawhill Ponds
May Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Bull snakes and hibernacula
- 2024 Sounds at Cattail Marsh
- 2023 Tiny teal ducks
- 2022 Chorus frogs at Sawhill Ponds
- 2021 Beavers and beaver deceivers in Longmont
- 2020 Osprey nest at Sawhill Ponds
- 2019 Operatic song sparrows
- 2018 The vanishing house sparrow
- 2017 Birds found in the mud flats along Boulder Reservoir
- 2016Early birds in a snowy Skunk Canyon
- 2015Ospreys and Canada geese
- 2014Painted Turtles and Snappers Too!
- 2013 Twin Lakes birds
- 2012 Early Spring
- 2011 White Pelicans
- 2010 Walden Ponds Rails
- 2009 White Pelicans
- 2008 Cottonwoods – migrants
- 2007 Early cactus
- 2006 Migrant songs
- 2005 Painted Ladies
- 2004 Skunk Canyon
- 2003 Gregory Canyon
- 2002 Boulder Creek
- 2001 Walden Pond
June Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Snapping turtles at Sawhill Ponds
- 2024 Western tanagers and summer birding in Lyons
- 2023 American white pelicans
- 2022 Greening and bird nesting after the March NCAR burn
- 2021 Hiking Skunk Canyon to see spring birds such as the chat and catbird
- 2020 Winnowing snipes at East Boulder Community Center Park
- 2019 Western tanagers at Waneka Lake
- 2018 Discussion of vanishing insect populations and a walk along the White Rocks
- 2017 Tiger beetles and other beetles at White Rocks
- 2016 Bullocks Oriole at Sawhill Ponds
- 2015 Spring migrants and shrub nesters
- 2014 About Nesting Birds
- 2013 Arnica
- 2012 Boulder County Mink
- 2011 Barn Owls
- 2010 Nesting Birds
- 2009 Chats & Cold Creek
- 2008 Heronries
- 2007 Bluebirds
- 2006 Boulder Hiking
- 2005 Swainson’s Hawks
- 2004 Shanahan Ridge
- 2003 Baby Prairie Dogs
- 2002 Baird Park & Flagstaff
July Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Sitting at Walker Ranch
- 2024 Fireflies
- 2023 Dragonflies and baby red-winged blackbirds
- 2022 Snipes and fireflies
- 2021 Ebony Jewelwing damselflies
- 2020 Red-winged blackbirds during mating season
- 2019 Cliff swallows along the Saint Vrain at Sandstone Ranch
- 2018 Bank swallows along the Saint Vrain
- 2017 Tiger beetles
- 2016 Black Phoebes nesting
- 2015 Warblers
- 2014 Fireflies
- 2013 Bobolinks
- 2012 Orchids
- 2011 Marsh Wrens
- 2010 Wet spring effects
- 2009 Locoweed
- 2008 Putnam Cicadas
- 2007 Hermit Thrush
- 2006 Drought & Dickcissels
- 2005 Indian Paintbrush
- 2004 Alpine Butterflies
- 2003 Baseline Reservoir
- 2002 Gregory Canyon
August Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Birds in the Ponderosa woodlands
- 2024 Photographing skippers
- 2023 Butterflies in Long Canyon
- 2022 Hummingbirds migrating through Lyons
- 2021 Nesting birds at Bear Creek Trail
- 2020 Hummingbirds
- 2019 Jim Hamm Park
- 2018 Nighthawks
- 2017 Chickarees or pine squirrels and their middens at Realization Point
- 2016 Dragonflies and damselflies at Walden Ponds
- 2015 Nests and young birds
- 2014 Bumblebees
- 2013 Dragonflies, even on a foggy day!
- 2012 Burrowing Owls
- 2011 Long Canyon Butterflies
- 2010 Boulder County orchids
- 2009 Pine Beetles
- 2008 Boulder Cnty Moose
- 2007 Pikas
- 2006 Wild Fruits
- 2005 Nesting Barn Owls
- 2004 Milkweed & Fritillaries
September Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Finding an anhinga in Boulder County
- 2024 Aspen and wildflowers
- 2023 Hummingbird migration
- 2022 Chokecherries
- 2021 Fall migrants
- 2020 Echolocation in bats
- 2019 Red nuthatches
- 2018 Crickets in the fall: songs, description, mating
- 2017 Searching for fall migrants along Dowdy Draw
- 2015 Tall Grass and Soldier Beetle Sex
- 2014 Lush Grasses and Lots of Bugs
- 2013 Milkweed Bugs
- 2012 Tallgrass Prairie
- 2011 Bus Birding
- 2010 Turkey Vultures
- 2009 Colors in tundra
- 2008 Beavers
- 2007 Prairie insects
- 2006 Aspen & animals
- 2005 Eveningstar
- 2004 Collecting Mushrooms
- 2003 Pikas & Marmots
- 2002 Bugling Elk
October Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Flickers
- 2024 Stargazing with Dave
- 2023 Rattlesnakes in fall
- 2022 Looking for bears in fall
- 2021 Funnel web spiders
- 2020 Migrating raptors viewed from Green Mountain
- 2019 Ailing aspen syndrome
- 2018 Fall at Jim Hamm Park
- 2017 An eruption of painted lady butterflies
- 2016 Fall color in the tallgrass prairie
- 2015 Rattlesnakes
- 2014 An aspen grove in October
- 2013 Flooding and nature
- 2012 Fall bird flocks
- 2011 Spiders
- 2009 Pikas & Marmots
- 2008 Flickers
- 2007 Fall migrants
- 2006 Caribou Ranch
- 2005 Mapleton Hill Trees
- 2004 Centennial Tallgrass
- 2003 Sandhill Cranes
- 2002 Coot Lake Marsh
November Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 Cottonwoods
- 2024 Lodgepole Pines
- 2023 Steve Jones’ book, Nourishing Waters, Comforting Sky: Thirty-Five Years at a Sandhills Oasis
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2022 Mixed flocks of birds
- 2021 Wild turkeys at Sandstone Ranch
- 2020 Winter Townsend’s solitaire
- 2019 Under the stars with the teen naturalists
- 2018 Irruptive seedeaters
- 2017 Big white birds
- 2016 Rare black squirrels
- 2015 November wildflowers
- 2014 November wildflowers
- 2013 10,000 Grackles
- 2012 Western Grebes
- 2011 Boulder Bears
- 2010 Sawhill Ponds
- 2009 Migrating ducks
- 2008 Turkeys on flagstaff
- 2007 Dawn Chorus CD
- 2006 Raptor surveys
- 2005 Ponderosas & Squirrels
- 2004 Invasive Grasses
- 2002 Coot Lake Prairie Dogs
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December Nature Almanac Shows:
- 2025 First cold snap
- 2024 Nature walk at Waneka Lake
- 2023 Teen naturalists surveying for local raptors
- 2022 Misplaced migrating warblers in Boulder
- 2021 Kingfishers along the East Boulder Trail
- 2020 Mute Swans on Swede Lake
- 2019 Searching for over-wintering creatures
- 2018 Yes, vermillion flycatchers can be found in Boulder County
- 2017 Cedar waxwings in Boulder
- 2016 Cooper’s Hawks
- 2015 Bountiful Winter Ducks
- 2014 December Flood Streambed
- 2013 How birds deal with cold
- 2012 Tundra Swans
- 2011 Wintering raptors
- 2010 Red Rocks birds
- 2009 CBC
- 2008 Elk
- 2007 Wave clouds
- 2006 Wintering birds
- 2005 Mesa Trail Waxwings
- 2002 Flagstaff Mistletoe
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