Hiking through the rocky alvar reveals talkative Red-eyed Vireos, riled up American Redstarts, and boastful Common Yellowthroats.

Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S60624510

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley. With additional Creative Commons sounds by Jordan Powell.

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Edge habitats and fields yield songful Indigo Buntings, peeved Red-winged Blackbirds and Bobolinks.

Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S60624510

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley. With additional Creative Commons sounds by Jordan Powell.

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Trail turns to road, an enthusiastic Black-throated Green Warbler cooperates loudly while Northern Waterthrush tease in silence.

Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S60624510

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley. With additional Creative Commons sounds by Jordan Powell.

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The search for an elusive Black-throated Blue Warbler, discovery a surprise warbler in the parking lot.

Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Lion's Head, Ontario, Canada. To see the eBird checklist, visit: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S60656299

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley.

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Warblers abound on the journey to the Juniper Flats of Dyer's Bay.

Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Dyer's Bay, Ontario, Canada. eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S60656594

Credits

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An autumnal owling adventure in the twilight hour.

Common Raven recorded on January 21, 2018 in Cootes Paradise Sanctuary, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Owling session recorded on October 9, 2019 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

Referenced article on audio playback (or whistling!) in birding: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/the-proper-use-of-playback-in-birding/

Credits

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A sunbathing surprise, and an Eastern Towhee with a curious accent.

Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Dyer's Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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Ovenbirds, microclimates, and birding on the escarpment edge.

Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Dyer's Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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How do you go birding in bad weather? A short discussion on the topic, plus a bit of news about the Songbirding podcast.

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Dusty country road birding, Savannah Sparrows, and the search for singing Bobolinks resumes.

Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Ferndale, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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A new birding spot nets vireos, warblers, thrushes, and finches. (Part 1 of 4)

Recorded on July 19, 2019 near Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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(Bonus) This features the episode 'The "Sore-throated" Vireo' from season 1 of the podcast "Songscapes". The episode is a soundscape of birdsongs recorded in Cootes Paradise in Hamilton, Ontario on June 30, 2019, comprised predominantly of Yellow-throated Vireo song.

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Includes Creative Commons soundscape from the Hamilton Naturalists' Club.

The original episode notes from Songscapes follows:

The Yellow-throated Vireo shares much in common with its red-eyed cousins. Their song is only different in its harsh intonation, making it sound like a "sore-throated" rendition of the Red-eyed Vireo song. Found in wet forest habitats, it sometimes overlaps with Red-eyed Vireos, making them difficult to separate to the untrained ear.

This soundscape features two different Yellow-throated Vireos, both on breeding territory on the south share of Cootes Paradise along the Ravine Road Trail, bordering McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

In the final minutes of the soundscape, after 14m 30s, both Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos are heard in contrast to one another.

Also heard: Carolina Wren, American Redstart, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow Warbler, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Red-tailed Hawk, and more!

Recorded on June 30, 2019.

Audio recording editing by Rob Porter. Recorded on an iPhone 6S with an Edutige EIM-001 mic.

For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

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Deeper into the park trails, songful Winter Wrens and Blackburnian Warblers are heard.

Recorded on July 19, 2019 near Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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Two mystery species prompt a discussion on good documentation for bird identification. (Part 3 of 4)

Recorded on July 19, 2019 near Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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Creative Commons by Scott Buckley – https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Creative Commons Sounds provided by Erokia/Jordan Powell from https://freesound.org/

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On the way out, a patch of Brown Creepers and Black-and-white Warblers is discovered. (Part 4 of 4)

Recorded on July 19, 2019 near Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

Credits

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A long winding gravel road through forest and swamp.

Recorded near Lion's Head, Ontario, Canada on July 19, 2019.

Credits

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Black-capped Chickadees and Snow Buntings abound in the Hanover-Walkerton Christmas Bird Count (part 1 of 2).

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley – https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Creative Commons music provided by Kat Claire – https://freesound.org/people/googlekatclaire/

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Winter songbirds are featured both on the Bruce Peninsula, and around Hamilton, Ontario.

Credits

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No swans here, the "lake" is really more of a wetland, but the birds are plentiful.

Credits

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A surprise song chorus of Eastern Coyote leads the return walk, including Chipping Sparrows, Indigo Bunting, and some rural Rock Pigeons.

Credits

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Summer songs of Winter Wrens, Swainson's Thrush, American Redstarts and more are found at this Nature Preserve on the northwest end of the peninsula.

Learn more about the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy at https://escarpment.ca/

Credits

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American Redstart, Myrtle Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and more are found in the Alvar Bay proper.

Learn more about the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy at https://escarpment.ca/

Credits

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More warblers, wren, thrushes and some other unexpected creatures on the walk back.

Learn more about the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy at https://escarpment.ca/

Credits

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Some news about Songbirding & trailers and promo reels for a few other independent podcasts you can check out.

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Some tips for starting out when birding. Includes discussion on binoculars, cameras, apps, where to find birds locally, how to learn bird identification effectively, and more.

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A mix of birding locations around the Bruce Peninsula are explored.

Credits

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A soundscape captured at St Jean Point Nature Reserve.

Featured: Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, American Redstart, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Northern Flicker.

A clip of each species identified can be viewed on this eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S64338267

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley – https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Creative Commons sounds by Jordan Powell – https://freesound.org/people/Erokia/

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Hermit Thrush and various warblers are found in this unique rocky forest along the Niagara Escarpment.

Credits

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Dark-eyed Juncos, Black-throated Blue Warblers, and more are found along the edge of the Niagara Escarpment over Barrow Bay.

Credits

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Season Finale.

Credits

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Put your birdsong ID skills to the test, with this selection of clips from Season 1 of Songbirding. Scroll down to the bottom for the answer.

A trailer for the second season is at the end as well!

Credits

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1. Indigo Bunting, Red-eyed Vireo
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler
3. Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, (American Redstart background)
4. Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush
5. Purple Finch (could be louder)
6. Blackburnian Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo
7. Blackburnian Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo (Pine Warbler near end)
8. Common Yellowthroat
9. Black-throated Blue Warbler, Hermit Thrush
10. Red-winged Blackbird
11. Black-throated Green Warbler
12. American Redstart
13. Gray Catbird (Mourning Dove & Common Yellowthroat backdrop)
14. Eastern Wood-Pewee
15. Ovenbird
16. Black-throated Green Warbler, Winter Wren
17. Nashville Warbler
18. Dark-eyed Junco

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A birding hike through the tallgrass prairie of McMaster Forest in Hamilton, Ontario, featuring Field Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, and Wood Thrush.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Slow Burn" and "I Feel You" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Going deeper into the old growth section of McMaster Forest reveals Scarlet Tanagers, more Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireos, and more.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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A birding walk through Johnson Tew Park in Greensville, including Song and Savannah Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, and an elusive Orchard Oriole.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Kevin McLeod.

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Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, American Redstarts, Warbling Vireos, and more are found within Princess Point Park in Hamilton, Ontario.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Desperation" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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At the Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve, Common Yellowthroats, Field Sparrows, and two species of cuckoo are found.

For those with High Frequency Hearing Loss (HFHL), you may alternatively download "Songbirding Under 5kHz".

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Kevin McLeod.

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The sounds of a lazy August afternoon hike: green frogs, Red-winged Blackbirds, House Wren, Barn Swallows, and more.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Jack the Lumberer" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Riparian and urban habitats are explored along the Grand River in Waterloo, Ontario. Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jay, and many more species are featured.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Circuits" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Red-eyed Vireos, Blue Jays, Eastern Wood-Pewees, and a whole lot of cicadas are found along Caleb's Walk and the Ravine Road trails in Cootes Paradise.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music from Scott Buckley. Creative Commons sounds from the Hamilton Naturalists' Club.

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A brief hike in Westover, Ontario where the Eastern Towhee and Field Sparrow are encountered. Also, a brief recording of Eastern Towhee in the Dundas Valley.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Parhelion" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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As August advances, birdsong becomes more sparse. A walk along the Dofasco Trail then to the Vinemount Swamp shows a great diversity of species, just with a bit less acoustic enthusiasm.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Revival" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Season Finale. It may only be the end of August, but what is generally referred to as the fall migration has started in earnest.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Revival" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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(Premiere of Season 3: Spring of Solitude.) Spring is coming, and the Northern Mockingbirds of Bayfront Park in Hamilton, Ontario are getting ready.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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Songs of the Red-winged Blackbird flocks is one of our local signs of spring. Along the Spencer Creek this species, Canada Goose, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, and Carolina Wren are abundant and singing.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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PEENT! The ridiculous territorial calls and displays of the American Woodcock are featured in this evening out in mid-March.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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The meadows are full of melodies -- the songs of the Eastern Meadowlark. At the Vinemount Meadows Nature Sanctuary this species, Common Raven, Song Sparrow, and Red-winged Blackbirds are featured.

Credits

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The meadows are again full of melodies -- this time a mix of Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Tree Swallow, Eastern Towhee, and more.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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An evening walk through captures the sounds of nature winding down. Chorus Frogs, Eastern Meadowlark, American Robin, and flocks of Ring-billed Gulls are featured.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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The backyard in spring can be full of birdsong.

Credits

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Spring migration is the best time to see and listen to Rusty Blackbirds outside of their breeding range.

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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In Hamilton, the best times to see an hear Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers is a brief window of time in both spring an autumn. Their spring visits also overlap with the emergence of chorus frogs...

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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The Fox Sparrow spends only a little while passing through the Great Lakes region during spring migration, so time is of the essence to record this whistling little bird's song.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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(Bonus) In lieu of an in person field event I was scheduled to lead around Hamilton, Ontario in June 2020, here's a short virtual tour of one of the locations.

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Ruby-crowned Kinglets are a tiny, fast bird that is often only captured as a blur on any given birder's camera. Here its song has been captured, while migrating through Burlington, Ontario along the shore of Hamilton Harbour.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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(Bonus) In lieu of an in person field event I was scheduled to lead around Hamilton, Ontario in June 2020, here's a short virtual tour of one of the locations, McMaster Forest on Lower Lion's Club Road.

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It's the first of May, and the first warblers are beginning to pass through for spring migration. The early days of warbler migration are a good chance to do some easier birding-by-ear before the more overwhelming parts of warbler migration arrive...

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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In migration season, a park's bird population can change dramatically overnight.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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House Wren, Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Pine Warblers, Northern Parula, Blue-headed Vireos and more have flooded into the Waterdown Wetlands in this first migration wave of May.

Credits

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A near two-week pause on seasonable weather has lead to a heavily backlogged spring migration. The first day of moderate temperatures brought with it rain, but also Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Veeries, and various warblers.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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Due to some unusual weather events this year, there were a couple occasions for a "fallout" event locally at the Fifty Point Conservation Area.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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Exploring the Fifty Point Conservation Area more thoroughly bring sundry songs of Baltimore Orioles, Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Chipping Sparrows, and more.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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A review of resources for new birders, especially during COVID-19, with a teaser bonus at the end.

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The Killdeer is one of the most vocal bird species in North America. It may not technically be a songbird, but it will not go anywhere unheard.

Credits

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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A hike & conversation with Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton about #Hike4Birds, their cross-Canada journey. Read more about them at http://comewalkwithus.online

Credits

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Special guests: Sonya Richmond, Sean Morton

Creative Commons music by Assai.

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The Cape May Warbler is a species those of us in southern Ontario get to hear singing once a year, during spring migration.

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Creative Commons music by Kai Engel - https://www.kai-engel.com/

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A morning of rich spring birdsong, this time at the Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario. Part 1 of 2.

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A morning of rich spring birdsong, this time at the Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario. Part 2 of 2.

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There are limitless locations where one can observe songbirds in the Great Lakes region.

Join me as I explore a selection of these natural spaces; you can learn how to identify birds by songs and calls, and you might also find yourself relaxing to the natural soundscapes.

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Huge swarms of insects might send some birders running away, but insects make great food for many warblers, like the Black-and-white Warbler.

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In between the cities of Hamilton and Burlington lies the urban nature sanctuary of Cootes Paradise, a haven for both breeding and migrating bird species.

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There's a short window of a couple weeks per year when one can hear the song of the Tennessee Warbler in Southern Ontario, and on this May morning at Fifty Point Conservation Area there were no shortage of these high-pitched songsters.

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There are a number of migration hotspots along the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario. One of those is Long Point Provincial Park.

In this unprecedented year, nearly all of these locations were closed for the vast majority of migration season.

However, the provincial parks began to open just at the very end of migration, giving one last opportunity to observe hundreds to thousands of migrating birds pass through on their journey north.

Normally, Long Point would be packed with birders, but on this day in this spring of solitude I could count on one hand the number of visitors to this important migration flyway.

Thank you for listening to this third season of Songbirding! A new season of episodes will start soon, in the new year, which will focus on bird species recorded on their breeding territories.

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🎃🦉🦉🎃 A dusk walk amongst some Great Horned Owls.. and some other creatures of the night!

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The autumn migration is not a great time for hearing full birdsongs, but birding-by-ear is still possible, and useful to help you find all kinds of migrant species.

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It's a new year, which means the start of a new "year list".

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It's late May and I'm out looking for birds along the Huron Fringe -- an area on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes of North America.

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The Canada Warbler is a colourful, energetic little bird that spends only a few weeks on its territory. It is one of the last warblers to arrive, and one of the first to leave.

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Its buzz may not seem very songful, but the Clay-coloured Sparrow is a songbird. This prairie species has been expanding its range eastward in recent decades, and currently stands as a rather uncommon breeding bird in Ontario.

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There are very few large, continuous forests in southern Ontario. The Halton Regional Forest is one of those few, over 1700 acres of reserved tracts that provide rich, varied habitats for many songbird species.

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Continuing the walk through the Halton Forest leads to Brown Creepers, Red-eyed Vireos, and more Hooded Warblers.

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In south-western Ontario's Norfolk County lies an incredible natural oasis known as Backus Woods.

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At Allan Park Conservation Area, a curious Black-throated Blue Warbler is found.

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South of the town of Simcoe, Ontario within the Norfolk Sand Plain is the Spooky Hollow Nature Sanctuary; a mature Carolinian hardwood forest acquired by the Hamilton Naturalists' Club in 1961.

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A return to Spooky Hollow demonstrates how different a space can sound on another day, even only a week later.

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This soundscape contains the following species:

Blue Jay, American Robin, European Starling, Carolina Wren, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Bald Eagle (!), Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Swamp Sparrow

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During one last trip through Spooky Hollow, the descending tones of the Veery are heard amongst the diverse species of birds present here.

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Snow in May is fairly rare; several days of it even more so! In spite of it all, the birds still sing...

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The Beverly Swamp is a 57 hundred acre wetland that is home to a rich diversity of plant and animal life, including many that are rare to the region.

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Part two of the 7th Annual Dawn Chorus event, hosted by Toronto’s High Park Nature Centre.

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Continuing along the Lafarge Trail, Veeries, Black-and-white Warblers, and more are found.

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The Bobolink has a unique song...

The Casual Birder Podcast

Congrats to Suzy on 100 episodes of The Casual Birder podcast! You can check out the podcast at https://casualbirder.com/

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Beeeee-buzzzzz. That's what the "respiratory" song of the Blue-winged Warbler sounds like.

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I'd like to congratulate to Suzy on 100 episodes of the Casual Birder Podcast! Visit https://casualbirder.com/ to find out more.

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