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Short Walks, Part 2

Short Walks, Part 2

S4E23 · · 25:37

Baltimore Orioles and Northern Flickers around Fifty Point Conservation area in Grimsby, Ontario, and Hooded Warblers and Acadian Flycatchers at the Fischer Tract in Norfolk County, ...

Short Walks, Part 3

Short Walks, Part 3

S4E24 · · 30:59

(conclusion) Three short walks that explore Vinemount Swamp & Vinemount Meadows in Saltfleet Twp east of Hamilton, and Crane Lake in the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Listener surve...

In the Barn

In the Barn

S4E25 · · 39:37

Barn Swallows, House Sparrows, and domestic fowl have some very different sounding territories. This unique episode is a soundscape of a barn in Carluke, Ontario. Listener survey: ht...

A Flurry of Snow Buntings

A Flurry of Snow Buntings

S4E26 · · 38:00

From late October through March, Snow Buntings follow the snowfall south. In this recording, a flock of a few hundred in Haldimand County, Ontario is featured. Listener survey: https...

A Loudness of Trumpeter Swans

A Loudness of Trumpeter Swans

S4E27 · · 31:13

Every winter, the Trumpeter Swans return to their "territory" at LaSalle Park in Burlington, Ontario. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, na...

Early Spring Songs

Early Spring Songs

S4E28 · · 44:51

Today we visit Cootes Paradise in mid-March, and hear Red-winged Blackbirds, in addition to a number of other species. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorde...

Birding in Chest Waders

Birding in Chest Waders

S4E29 · · 29:47

Some songbird territories are a bit more difficult to access... Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Song...

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

S4E30 · · 23:37

A return back to Hayesland Sanctuary, where a couple Song Sparrows are vying for territory. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and...

White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

S4E31 · · 23:09

A summer's day at Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve in Flamborough, Ontario. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Ro...

Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

S4E32 · · 34:19

Today I’m in the Dundas Valley, just below the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton Ontario, one of the largest remaining Carolinian Forests in the region. In addition to the Cerulean Warb...

An Evening With Chorus Frogs

An Evening With Chorus Frogs

S4E33 · · 43:13

Frogs are also known to establish territory using calls and songs. Tonight we'll be taking dusk spring walk through the Vinemount Swamp, and will hear thousands, maybe tens of thousa...

Spring Awakenings

Spring Awakenings

S4E34 · · 33:25

Frogs are also known to establish territory using calls and songs. This morning we'll be taking a walk through the Beverly Swamp, listening for spring arrivals, and emerged frog spec...

Rain Chorus at Valens Lake

Rain Chorus at Valens Lake

S4E35 · · 34:38

After a heavy rain, many bird species will sing to re-establish territory as if it's a new day. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated...

Valens Lake in June

Valens Lake in June

S4E36 · · 43:50

In June of 2021 I returned to Valens Lake, during the height of breeding season. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by...

Dawn Chorus in Cootes Paradise

Dawn Chorus in Cootes Paradise

S4E37 · · 48:20

At sunrise in Cootes Paradise, the dawn chorus can overwhelm all the sounds of the city. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and cr...

Evensong

Evensong

S4E38 · · 40:12

At sunset in some locations, an auditory compliment to the dawn chorus occurs. Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by ...

Merlin App Sound ID Special

Merlin App Sound ID Special

SE46 · · 22:26

For this episode we'll be testing out the Merlin app to see how it fares against birding by ear. More about Merlin: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ Listener survey: https://songbir...

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1

S5E1 · · 31:24

It's late afternoon during the summer solstice of 2021, a time of the day when the birds are singing at a slower, more relaxed pace in the quiet soundscape of the Bruce Peninsula Nat...

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 2

Solstice in the Quietude, Part 2

S5E2 · · 27:36

At the end of the day, we listen to the last songs of the summer solstice of 2021 in Johnston Harbour, Ontario. Additional recommended listening: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/s...

The Wind & the Warblers

The Wind & the Warblers

S5E3 · · 26:47

It’s one day later, and after a big wind storm in the morning, I’m out visiting a rarely visited nature sanctuary adjacent to the National Park. We’ll be listening to the Blackburnia...