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Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast

Rob Porter

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Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 221

Songbirding takes you on an auditory journey through the songs of birds. Recorded entirely outdoors, a variety of songbird species from the Great Lakes region of North America are featured. Each episode provides listeners with a unique and immersive experience, as they listen to the beautiful melodies and calls of different birds in their natural habitats. Along with the sounds, birding guide Rob Porter shares interesting facts and insights about the birds, providing a deeper understanding of their behaviour and significance in the ecosystems they inhabit. Twice nominated as best Science Podcast in the Canadian Podcast Awards. The seasons focus on, in order -- 1: Bruce Peninsula, Ontario (July 2019); 2: Southern Ontario (August 2019); 3: Southern Ontario (Spring 2020); 4: Mid-western & Southern Ontario (2020-2021); 5: Johnston Harbour, Ontario (2021-2023); 6: Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania (2022-2024); 7: Kananaskis Country, Alberta (forthcoming, 2023-2026?). For those with high-frequency hearing loss, please search for "Songbirding Under 5kHz" Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Cover art by Lauren Helton - https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/ Support the show at https://songbirding.com/support

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S1E1 - Otter Lake, Part 1

Season 1 · Episode 1

lundi 14 octobre 2019 • Duration 27:55

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

Support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songbirding

S1E2 - Otter Lake, Part 2

Season 1 · Episode 2

lundi 14 octobre 2019 • Duration 26:12

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.

Support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songbirding

S1E9 - MTB Adventure Park, Part 1

Season 1 · Episode 9

lundi 18 novembre 2019 • Duration 28:59

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

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

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

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

Support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songbirding

Autumn Migration Special

mercredi 22 septembre 2021 • Duration 23:12

While there may not be a lot of song, birds make plenty of identifiable sounds in the autumn.

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/

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S4E22 - Short Walks, Part 1

Season 4 · Episode 22

lundi 27 septembre 2021 • Duration 25:32

Blue Jays and warblers abound at Alvar Bay Nature Preserve, in the Bruce Peninsula; and orioles, cuckoos, warblers, vireos and more fill the soundscape with songs at Beverly Swamp Conservation Area in Flamborough, Ontario.

Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/

S4E23 - Short Walks, Part 2

Season 4 · Episode 23

lundi 11 octobre 2021 • Duration 25:27

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, Ontario.

Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by Kristina Budzhiashvili - https://kristinabudzhiashvili.bandcamp.com/

S4E24 - Short Walks, Part 3

Season 4 · Episode 24

lundi 25 octobre 2021 • Duration 30:49

(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 survey: https://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/

Chorus of the Night

jeudi 28 octobre 2021 • Duration 30:14

Common True Katydids, Chorus Frogs, grasshoppers, crickets, and Eastern Screech-Owls are featured in this Hallowe'en Special.

Article: "The Proper Use of Playback in Birding" - https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/the-proper-use-of-playback-in-birding/

Listener survey: https://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/

S4E25 - In the Barn

Season 4 · Episode 25

lundi 8 novembre 2021 • Duration 39:27

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: https://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Special thanks to Wayne Terryberry for use of his barn.

S4E26 - A Flurry of Snow Buntings

Season 4 · Episode 26

lundi 22 novembre 2021 • Duration 37:50

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://songbirding.com/survey

Credits

Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.

Songbirding Cover Art (Blackburnian Warbler) by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062

Creative Commons music by REW<< https://freemusicarchive.org/music/REW_1123