Birding By Ear

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).  Comments questions or suggestions can be emailed to [email protected]  Thanks for listening.   

Birds in the Thrush family have some of the most beautiful and celebrated bird songs in North America. Today we will listen to the Swainson's Thrush (2:33) Hermit Thrush (7:01) Varied Thrush (10:06) Townsend's Solitaire (11:35) and Mountain Bluebird (14:39). And I briefly mention Wood Thrush (20:45) Verry (21:22) and Grey-cheeked Thrush (22:00).  Comments questions or suggestions can be emailed to [email protected]  Other helpful sites for birds sounds include: National Audubon Society www.allaboutbirds.org ebird.org and xeno-canto.org Thanks for listening.     

I have always been fascinated at how some of our smallest birds seem to make such big sounds. Today we learn and listen to Red-breasted Nuthatch (1:09) White-breasted Nuthatch (4:36) Pygymy Nuthatch (8:08) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (10:35) Golden-crowned Kinglet (13:50) and lastly Brown Creeper (17:06).  I would love to hear from you, send me an email at [email protected]   

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 Podcast Website: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-rz9mm-d12e7a Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BirdingByEarPodcast/  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/  You can find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BirdingByEarPodcast Or at the podcast website: https://birdingbyearpodcast.podbean.com/   Happy Birding!