Birding By Ear – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we listen to all six species of Towhee that live in the Unite States and Canada. We begin with Spotted Towhee at 01:54, Green-Tailed Towhee at 03:23, Abert's Towhee 06:05 California Towhee at 07:30 Canyon Towhee at 10:41 Eastern Towhee 11:52 Calls 14:12 and a recap starts at 20:12. 

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Happy Spring and Happy Birding. 

A very special episode dedicated to a future birding trip to the Norhtern Great Plains of the United States where my friends and I hope to find Baird's Sparrow (4:04) LeConte's Sparrow (5:36) Nelson's Sparrow (9:19) Henslow's Sparrow (11:05) Sprague's Pipit (12:41) and Yellow Rail (16:00). A review of call notes begins on (17:58). 

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Vesper Sparrows (1:19), Savannah (5:40), Horned Larks (11:50) and Brewer's Sparrow (17:53). 

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More Audio Sounds: https://www.audubon.org/

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Savannah_Sparrow/sounds

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brewers_Sparrow/sounds

Today we talk about three trillers: Chipping Sparrow (4min), Dark Eyed Junco (7:30), and Orange Crowned Warbler (12:03). 

Easter Trillers: https://www.sibleyguides.com/bird-info/the-basics-of-identifying-bird-sounds/trilled-songs-of-eastern-birds/

Intro Episode: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2899k-11c7c06

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More Audio Sounds: https://www.audubon.org/

Today we talk about Sparrows that loosely sound like song sparrows. We start off with Song Sparrows (2m38s), then Fox Sparrow (7m), then White-crowned Sparrow (11m36s), I briefly mention White-throated Sparrow (14m51s), and finally Lincoln's Sparrow (16m30s). Calls begin at 18m26s. 

Other resources https://ebird.org/home https://www.audubon.org/ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/ 

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Happy Birding! 

Are you participating in your local Christmas Bird Count? Today I have a special episode dedicated to the annual CBC. I review three common birds you will likely hear on your own CBC. And then go over three birds most of us will only find in the winter. I discuss Snow Buntings, Common Redpoll, and American Tree Sparrow. 

For more information about the CBC and how you can join in check out https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count

I thought it would be fun to put together a special Thanksgiving theme episode including of course wild turkey but also a few local game birds.  Today we talk about Ring-Necked Pheasant (1:30), Ruffed Grouse (3:50), Dusky Grouse (8:10), and of course Wild Turkeys (12:10). I recommend headphone for this episode due to the lower pitch sounds. 

I had a lot of fun putting this together and I hope you have fun listening to it. Regardless of how or if you celebrate thanksgiving I’m thankful you took some time to listen. 

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Other useful sites:

 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/ 

https://www.audubon.org/

 https://ebird.org/home

Thanks for listening. 

I'm taking a little break from creating new episodes but I will be back in the fall/winter.  I know I said I was working on an episode for iterides but my son got sick for a few days so I was stuck home and thought oh I can finish that up real quick.  Boy was I wrong.  I took forever.  But I got it done anyway and now I really am going to take a break for a while.  Hope you have enjoy listening as much as I enjoy making these episodes.  Don't forget to follow if you want to be notified when new episodes publish.  Let me know what birds you want to learn and I will see you when it gets cold again.  Happy Birding.

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Other useful sites: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/ https://www.audubon.org/ https://ebird.org/home

Thanks for listening. 

I struggled with this episode.  It took a lot of time and effort to get it to come together. I wasn't going to work on it until later in the fall but did anyway. Its still not perfect but nothing in life is so I'm sending it out there anyway. I hope you find it helpful, and please forgive any mistakes, mishaps, and oopsies.

Today we talk about Western Meadowlark (2:11) Bullocks Oriole (7:30) Brown Headed Cowbird (10:30) Brewers Blackbird (14:05) and Great-Tailed Grackle (16:40). There is also a comparison of all the birds in this family including Red-Wing and Yellow-Headed blackbirds starting at (19:15). 

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Other useful sites: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/ https://www.audubon.org/ https://ebird.org/home

Thanks for listening. 

Today we are talking about birds with rattling type calls.  We start with Belted Kingfisher (00:57), Coopers Hawk (2:33), Sharp Shinned Hawk (4:15) and American Kestrel (6:12).  

Let me know what you think, you can write a review or reach out to me through the Podcast Website or Facebook page. And thanks for listening. 

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Addition study helps at: 

https://ebird.org/home

allaboutbirds.org

audubon.org

Petersonbirdsounds.com

Mini Quiz Answer Key: 

1) Downy Woodpecker

2) American Kestrel

3) Northern Flicker

4) Belted Kingfisher

5) Harry Woodpecker

6) Cooper's Hawk

7) Pileated Woodpecker 

Thanks for listening.