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Commentary: Mike Baltz Nature Notebook - January

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Mike Baltz
Published January 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM CST
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Southern Illinois ornithologist and ecologist Mike Baltz is back with the January edition of Nature Notebook, his regular monthly essay on the natural history of our region.
Mike Baltz
Mike is the former southern Illinois Area Director for the Nature Conservancy and is currently the Let the Sun Shine In program coordinator. He has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Miami University and a PhD from the University of Missouri. His research area of expertise is migrant songbird ecology and conservation.
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