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A Quiet Evening With Birds

A Quiet Evening With Birds

S5E24 · · 22:48

It’s mid-June of 2022, almost a year since I first started recording in this part of the Bruce Peninsula National Park. I’m back at the old hunt camp on a quiet evening, retrieving b...

Overcast Morning, Part 1

Overcast Morning, Part 1

S5E25 · · 24:16

It’s the next morning at the old hunt camp and I’m doing a short walk to see if I can find any new species this time around. It’s overcast, so the morning chorus is less enthusiasti...

Overcast Morning, Part 2

Overcast Morning, Part 2

S5E26 · · 32:48

I’m concluding my morning hike, and continuing to listen for more vocalizing songbird species. The day may have started out quiet, but the vireos and various warblers are about to ge...

A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 1

A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 1

S5E27 · · 27:47

On these hikes I’m always surprised when I come back to the same trail, and find different things. Today is no exception. For the next couple episodes I’ll be hiking the north side o...

A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 2

A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 2

S5E28 · · 37:31

In the second half of this hike I’ll be seeing how far I can get down this trail in the time I have alotted for myself. Partly so I can see some new things, and partly because I do p...

Road Allowance, Part 1

Road Allowance, Part 1

S5E29 · · 27:41

Today I’m trying a new trail - an unopened road allowance that follows the edge of the park property. It starts as a road but quickly gets much more narrow, with small cedars and shr...

Road Allowance, Part 2

Road Allowance, Part 2

S5E30 · · 27:54

We’re continuing along the road allowance that skirts the edge of the national park lands. Along the way we’ll hear some Black-and-white Warblers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jays, a...

Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 1

Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 1

S5E31 · · 32:07

Now that I know how to enter the south side of the Pine Tree Point Nature Reserve, I’m making my way north from the cottage community of Pine Tree Habour. It’s afternoon so the songs...

Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 2

Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 2

S5E32 · · 30:53

During my time in Johnston Harbour and Pine Tree Point, I occaisionally will hear a kinglet sing. But so far I will either only hear the bird briefly, or at a distance. That’s about ...

Henhoeffer Park East, Part 1

Henhoeffer Park East, Part 1

S5E33 · · 26:34

I return to Henhoeffer Park, except this time taking the east trail, about 1km away from the previous recording location. Credits Songbirding was recorded, engineered, narrated and c...

Henhoeffer Park East, Part 2

Henhoeffer Park East, Part 2

S5E34 · · 19:56

I’m continuing my hike through Henhoeffer Park’s East Trail, where a variety of eastern forest species such as Red-eyed Vireo, Ovenbird, and Pine Warbler have active territories. Cre...

Pine Tree Harbour Morning

Pine Tree Harbour Morning

S5E35 · · 30:41

The first part of a morning hike into the southern half of Pine Tree Point Nature Preserve, opening with a songful White-throated Sparrow. Credits Songbirding was recorded, engineere...

Kinglet Junction

Kinglet Junction

S5E36 · · 27:28

I’m continuing my hike from Pine Tree Harbour towards the crossroads of trails I’m calling Kinglet Junction. A couple days ago I encountered both species of kinglet, and I hoping tha...

Exploring Pine Tree Point

Exploring Pine Tree Point

S5E37 · · 29:35

I’m continuing to explore the trails that extend from the Kinglet Junction, to see what new habitats I might find. We’ll be hearing from American Redstarts, Nashville Warblers, Yello...

Return Hike

Return Hike

S5E38 · · 33:30

In this final part of this hike, I’m returning back to the trailhead at Pine Tree Harbour. One might assume that it means we’ll hear the same things, but a Wood Thrush is showing me ...

A June Morning Hike

A June Morning Hike

S5E39 · · 35:16

It’s my last day at Johnston Harbour for 2022, and I’m doing an early morning hike - despite some overcast weather, the songs are both abundant and diverse. Credits Songbirding was r...

The Quiet Before

The Quiet Before

S5E40 · · 30:07

It's mid-May of 2023, and I've returned to Johnston Harbour once again. It's even quieter than I expected, though.. at least, for now. Credits Songbirding was recorded, engineered, n...

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 1

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 1

S5E41 · · 32:10

It’s early morning on the 19th of May 2023, and while the dawn has brought some songs, it’s a relatively quiet day… so far. But as we follow the Crane River to Scuggog Lake, migrant ...

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 2

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 2

S5E42 · · 29:01

It’s been about an hour and I’m still exploring the short stretch between Crane River and Scuggog Lake — it seems the longer I’m here, the more migrant songbirds arrive. Credits Song...

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 3

Migrations in the Quietude, Part 3

S5E43 · · 28:52

It’s been an hour and a half since I started listening and watching the migrant songbirds along Crane River, and the peak of activity has yet to arrive. Credits Songbirding was recor...