Episode 17. The Northern Mockingbird

The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 17.  The Northern Mockingbird Discussion of the Northern Mockingbird and the journey of two parents nesting and raising three chicks in my backyard Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/10/09/shownotes-ep17/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com

Episode 17: Shownotes & Transcript

Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast.  I am your host, Jarl Cody. Mid-June of 2021, noticed a bird building nest in my trumpet flower plant Identified as a Northern MockingbirdCarrying sticks and grass into the trumpet flower, then fly out and repeatI could watch nest increase in size over time by looking from below Heard … Continue reading Episode 17: Shownotes & Transcript

Episode 16. Agents of Discovery at Willow Springs Park

The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 16.  Agents of Discovery at Willow Springs Park Field recordings from and discussion of my afternoon completing a question in the Agents of Discovery app. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/09/18/shownotes-ep16/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com

Epsiode 14. Backyard Ecology – The Alligator Lizard

The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 14.  Backyard Ecology: The Alligator Lizard Discussion of alligator lizard taxonomy. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/06/27/shownotes-ep14/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com

Episode 14. Shownotes & Transcript

Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast.  I am your host, Jarl Cody.  A couple of years ago, while working in my backyard, my peripheral vision caught something out of place on the sliding screen door.  It was a lizard, approximately the length of a sharpie, with brown, yellow, and copper banded scales.  I run across … Continue reading Episode 14. Shownotes & Transcript

Episode 13. The Trouble With Monarchs

The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 13. The Trouble With Monarchs Discussion of the mortality rate of monarch butterfly caterpillars. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/05/30/shownotes-ep13/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com

Episode 13. Shownotes & Transcript

Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast.  I am your host, Jarl Cody.  This year's quest to raise monarch butterflies has gotten off to a slow start compared to the data I had collected by this time last year.  Though in the last week or two, we’ve had a sharp increase in visits from adult monarchs, … Continue reading Episode 13. Shownotes & Transcript

Episode 5. Not All Milkweed is Created Equal

The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 5. Not all Milkweed is Created Equal Discussion of tropical milkweed, its probable negative impacts on monarch butterfly populations, and what we can do to help. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/02/17/shownotes-ep5/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com

Episode 5. Shownotes & Transcript

Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast.  I am Jarl Cody, your host and narrator.  Four or five years ago, I noticed a monarch butterfly feeding on flowers in my yard.  Wanting to encourage more, I researched the specific plants that would attract them.  Every article said adult monarchs can drink nectar from many different flowers, … Continue reading Episode 5. Shownotes & Transcript