<div>In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Mark Mills about all things habitat in the Southwest region of the state, fly away with a discussion about pileated woodpeckers, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about the elusive pine marten.      <br/><br/>Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard<br/>Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard<br/><br/></div><ul><li>All things habitat<ul><li><a href='https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/SGA/Gourdneck_SGA_map.pdf'>Gourdneck State Game Area map</a></li><li><a href='https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/484122-Plebejus-samuelis'>Karner Blue Butterflies</a></li><li><a href='https://www.michigan.gov/wetlandwonders'>Wetland Wonders</a></li></ul></li><li>All things feathers<ul><li><a href='https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/overview'>Pileated woodpecker</a></li><li><a href='https://abcbirds.org/blog21/woodpecker-tongues/'>The Amazing Secrets of Woodpecker Tongues</a></li><li><a href='https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/pileated-woodpecker/?__hstc=75100365.bc3c38f44aae615fff237b8b9273058d.1690839459963.1698872314203.1701450647207.6&amp;__hssc=75100365.1.1701450647207&amp;__hsfp=1999393944&amp;_gl=1*1q6a8k9*_ga*MTkxODgzODA4Ni4xNjkwODM5NDU5*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTcwMTQ1MDY0Ni42LjEuMTcwMTQ1MDk5NC4yMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.29221564.1646248503.1701450647-1918838086.1690839459'>Nest box instructions</a></li><li><a href='https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2022-2023'>Winter Finch Forecast</a></li><li><a href='https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/snowbird-season-an-irruption-of-boreal-songbirds/'>Snowbirds article</a></li></ul></li><li>All things fur<ul><li><a href='https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41798-Martes-americana'>Pine Marten</a></li></ul></li></ul><p>Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email <a href='mailto:dnr-wildlife@michigan.gov'>dnr-wildlife@michigan.gov</a>.</p>

UP habitat work, snowy owls, the bog lemming and a new year

The Wildtalk Podcast is a production of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division. On the Wildtalk Podcast, representatives of the Wildlife Division chew the fat and shoot the scat about all things habitat, feathers, and fur. With insights, interviews, and listener questions answered on the air, you'll come away with a better picture of what's happening in the world of Michigan's wildlife. Thank you for listening.Email questions to: dnr-wildlife@michigan.govor call 517-284-9453

Southwest Michigan habitat, pileated woodpeckers and the pine marten