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Songbirding

Songbirding

Rob Porter

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Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 248

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Let's go birding by ear! Guided by award-winning naturalist and field recordist Rob Porter, the Songbirding podcast is an audio nature documentary that takes you on guided hikes while you learn the songs of dozens of North American songbird species. Entirely recorded in the field, and equally ideal for learning or relaxing to. You won't hear any other podcast quite like this. Songbirding has been four-time nominated as Best Science Podcast for the Canadian Podcast Awards. You can start with any episode in any season. Season 1: Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; 2-3: Southern Ontario; 4: Mid-western & Southern Ontario; 5: Johnston Harbour, Ontario; 6: Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania; 7: Kananaskis Country, Alberta. 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/ About the Host Rob is a software engineer and naturalist in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the winner of the 2025 Betty Blashill Environmental Prize, and started the Songbirding podcast in 2019. He is also currently the Bird Studies Group Director of the Hamilton Naturalists' Club. Support Support the show at https://songbirding.com/support
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Otter Lake, Part 1

Season 1 · Episode 1

lundi 14 octobre 2019Duration 27:56

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.

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/

Otter Lake, Part 2

Season 1 · Episode 2

lundi 14 octobre 2019Duration 26:13

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.


Credits

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


MTB Adventure Park, Part 1

Season 1 · Episode 9

lundi 18 novembre 2019Duration 29:00

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

Episode 48

mercredi 22 septembre 2021Duration 23:13

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/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

Short Walks, Part 1

Season 4 · Episode 22

lundi 27 septembre 2021Duration 25:33

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/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

Short Walks, Part 2

Season 4 · Episode 23

lundi 11 octobre 2021Duration 25:28

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/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

Short Walks, Part 3

Season 4 · Episode 24

lundi 25 octobre 2021Duration 30:50

(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/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

Chorus of the Night

Episode 48

jeudi 28 octobre 2021Duration 30:15

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/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

In the Barn

Season 4 · Episode 25

lundi 8 novembre 2021Duration 39:28

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.

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

A Flurry of Snow Buntings

Season 4 · Episode 26

lundi 22 novembre 2021Duration 37:51

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

This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.


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