Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast

By Rob Porter

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Episodes: 204

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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. Season 1, "The Bruce Peninsula" was recorded in July of 2019, in various locales of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. Season 2, "Midsummer" was recorded in July and August of 2019, in Hamilton, Waterloo, and Cambridge. Season 3, "Spring of Solitude" was recorded in spring of 2020, in the Hamilton, the Niagara Region, and Norfolk County. Season 4, "On Territory" was recorded throughout 2020 & 2021, in various places in Ontario. Season 5, “In The Quietude” was recorded in 2021 through 2023 in Bruce Peninsula National Park. Season 6, "Allegheny National Forest" was recorded in 2022 through 2025 in Allegheny National Forest and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania and New York states. 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

Episode Date
Special: Return to Otter Lake, Part 3
Dec 17, 2024
Special: Return to Otter Lake, Part 2
Nov 26, 2024
Special: Return to Otter Lake, Part 1
Nov 19, 2024
Special: Summer Solstice in the Beverly Swamp, Part 3
Nov 05, 2024
Special: Summer Solstice in the Beverly Swamp, Part 2
Oct 29, 2024
Special: Summer Solstice in the Beverly Swamp, Part 1
Oct 02, 2024
S6E25 - Allegheny State Park in July, Part 2
Sep 17, 2024
S6E24 - Allegheny State Park in July, Part 1
Aug 27, 2024
S6E23 - The Timberdoodle Flats, Part 2 (Eastern Towhee)
Aug 15, 2024
S6E22 - The Timberdoodle Flats, Part 1
Jul 16, 2024
S6E21 - Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 5
Jul 02, 2024
S6E20 - Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 4
Jun 18, 2024
S6E19 - Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 3 (Common Yellowthroat)
Jun 11, 2024
S6E18 - Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 2 (Magnolia Warbler)
May 28, 2024
S6E17 - Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 1
May 21, 2024
S6E16 - The Edge of Heart's Content, Part 2
May 07, 2024
S6E15 - The Edge of Heart's Content, Part 1
Apr 30, 2024
S6E14 - Evening Climb along Deer Lick Run, Part 2 (Wood Thrush)
Apr 16, 2024
S6E13 - Evening Climb along Deer Lick Run, Part 1 (Dark-eyed Junco)
Apr 09, 2024
S6E12 - Introduction to Hickory Creek, Part 2
Mar 26, 2024
S6E11 - Introduction to Hickory Creek, Part 1 (Mystery Species)
Mar 19, 2024
S6E10 - Nocturnal Birding (Eastern Whip-poor-will)
Mar 12, 2024
S6E9 - Hector Falls Forestry Road, Part 2
Mar 05, 2024
S6E8 - Hector Falls Forestry Road, Part 1 (Black-throated Blue Warbler)
Feb 27, 2024
S6E7 - The Hike Back, Part 2 (Winter Wren)
Feb 20, 2024
S6E6 - The Hike Back, Part 1 (Black-throated Green Warbler)
Feb 06, 2024
S6E5 - Hector Falls, Part 2 (Blue-headed Vireo)
Jan 23, 2024
S6E4 - Hector Falls, Part 1 (Red-eyed Vireo)
Jan 16, 2024
S6E3 - A Sore Sounding Song (Scarlet Tanager)
Jan 09, 2024
S6E2 - A Perfect July Morning (Hooded Warbler)
Dec 19, 2023
S6E1 - The Hermits of Allegheny (Hermit Thrush)
Dec 12, 2023
Trailer for Songbirding: The Allegheny National Forest
Nov 30, 2023
2023-24 Christmas Bird Count Special
Nov 14, 2023
S5E44 - Migrations in the Quietude, Part 4 (finale)
Sep 18, 2023
S5E43 - Migrations in the Quietude, Part 3
Sep 11, 2023
S5E42 - Migrations in the Quietude, Part 2
Sep 04, 2023
S5E41 - Migrations in the Quietude, Part 1
Aug 21, 2023
S5E40 - The Quiet Before
Aug 14, 2023
S5E39 - A June Morning Hike
Aug 08, 2023
S5E38 - Return Hike
Jul 31, 2023
S5E37 - Exploring Pine Tree Point
Jul 24, 2023
S5E36 - Kinglet Junction
Jul 17, 2023
S5E35 - Pine Tree Harbour Morning
Jul 10, 2023
S5E34 - Henhoeffer Park East, Part 2
Jul 04, 2023
S5E33 - Henhoeffer Park East, Part 1
Jun 19, 2023
S5E32 - Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 2
Jun 12, 2023
S5E31 - Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 1
Jun 05, 2023
S5E30 - Road Allowance, Part 2
May 29, 2023
S5E29 - Road Allowance, Part 1
May 15, 2023
Dawn Choruses From Around the World
May 01, 2023
S5E28 - A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 2
Apr 17, 2023
S5E27 - A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 1
Apr 10, 2023
S5E26 - Overcast Morning, Part 2
Apr 03, 2023
S5E25 - Overcast Morning, Part 1
Mar 27, 2023
S5E24 - A Quiet Evening With Birds
Mar 13, 2023
S5E23 - Season 5 Birdsong Soundscapes & Quiz #2
Mar 06, 2023
S5E22 - More Winds, More Warblers
Feb 27, 2023
S5E21 - A May Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North
Feb 20, 2023
S5E20 - Overnight Arrivals
Feb 13, 2023
S5E19 - A May Morning Hike, Part 4
Feb 06, 2023
S5E18 - A May Morning Hike, Part 3
Jan 30, 2023
S5E17 - A May Morning Hike, Part 2
Jan 23, 2023
S5E16 - A May Morning Hike, Part 1
Jan 16, 2023
S5E15 - Birds of the Night
Dec 12, 2022
S5E14 - Moulting & Migration Season
Nov 28, 2022
Notes and Key for "Nocturnal Nature" Special
Oct 29, 2022
Nocturnal Nature
Oct 29, 2022
S5E13 - Two Short Hikes
Oct 24, 2022
S5E12 - Scugog Lake
Oct 10, 2022
S5E11 - Pine Tree Point North, Part 3
Sep 26, 2022
S5E10 - Pine Tree Point North, Part 2
Sep 12, 2022
S5E9 - Pine Tree Point North, Part 1
Aug 29, 2022
S5E8 - Season 5 Birdsong Soundscapes & Quiz #1
Aug 15, 2022
S5E7 - Jack Pine Alvar, Part 3
Aug 02, 2022
S5E6 - Jack Pine Alvar, Part 2
Jul 18, 2022
S5E5 - Jack Pine Alvar, Part 1
Jul 04, 2022
S5E4 - Red-eyed Vireo Chorus
Jun 13, 2022
S5E3 - The Wind & the Warblers
May 30, 2022
S5E2 - Solstice in the Quietude, Part 2
May 16, 2022
S5E1 - Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1
May 02, 2022
Livestream Special from twitch.tv/songbirder
Apr 29, 2022
S4E38 - Evensong
Apr 25, 2022
S4E37 - Dawn Chorus in Cootes Paradise
Apr 18, 2022
S4E36 - Valens Lake in June
Apr 11, 2022
S4E35 - Rain Chorus at Valens Lake
Apr 04, 2022
Merlin App Sound ID Special
Mar 20, 2022
S4E34 - Spring Awakenings
Mar 14, 2022
S4E33 - An Evening With Chorus Frogs
Mar 07, 2022
S4E32 - Cerulean Warbler
Feb 28, 2022
S4E31 - White-throated Sparrow
Feb 21, 2022
S4E30 - Song Sparrow
Feb 15, 2022
S4E29 - Birding in Chest Waders
Feb 07, 2022
2021-22 Christmas Bird Count Special
Jan 17, 2022
Songbirding Monthly: December 2021
Dec 25, 2021
Serenades: American Redstart
Dec 25, 2021
S4E28 - Early Spring Songs
Dec 20, 2021
S4E27 - A Loudness of Trumpeter Swans
Dec 06, 2021
S4E26 - A Flurry of Snow Buntings
Nov 22, 2021
S4E25 - In the Barn
Nov 08, 2021
Chorus of the Night
Oct 28, 2021
S4E24 - Short Walks, Part 3
Oct 25, 2021
S4E23 - Short Walks, Part 2
Oct 11, 2021
S4E22 - Short Walks, Part 1
Sep 27, 2021
Autumn Migration Special
Sep 22, 2021
S4E21 - Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 3
Sep 13, 2021
S4E20 - Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 2
Aug 30, 2021
S4E19 - Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 1
Aug 16, 2021
S4E18 - Robertson Tract
Aug 02, 2021
S4E17 - Meister Tract
Jul 19, 2021
S4E16 - House Wren
Jul 05, 2021
S4E15 - Blue-winged Warbler
Jun 21, 2021
S4E14 - Bobolinks
Jun 08, 2021
S4E13 - The Beverly Swamp, Part 2
May 24, 2021
Dawn Chorus Special, Part 2
May 22, 2021
S4E12 - The Beverly Swamp, Part 1
May 10, 2021
Dawn Chorus Special, Part 1
May 08, 2021
S4E11 - A May Snow
Apr 26, 2021
S4E10 - Veery
Apr 12, 2021
S4E9 - One week later...
Mar 29, 2021
S4E8 - Spooky Hollow
Mar 15, 2021
S4E7 - Variations on a Black-throated Blue Warbler
Mar 08, 2021
S4E6 - Backus Woods
Mar 01, 2021
S4E5 - Hooded Warblers
Feb 22, 2021
S4E4 - The Halton Forest
Feb 15, 2021
S4E3 - Sparrows of the Prairie
Feb 08, 2021
S4E2 - Canada Warbler
Feb 01, 2021
S4E1 - The Huron Fringe
Jan 25, 2021
First Birds of 2021
Jan 14, 2021
A Winter Finch Special
Dec 16, 2020
S3E25 - Long Point
Dec 07, 2020
S3E24 - Tennessee Warblers
Nov 23, 2020
S3E23 - South Shore of Cootes Paradise
Nov 09, 2020
The Owl-o-ween Special
Oct 29, 2020
S3E22 - Black-and-white Warblers
Oct 19, 2020
S3E21 - Woodland Cemetery, Part 2
Oct 05, 2020
How To: Recording Nature Sounds (International Podcast Month Episode 2)
Sep 28, 2020
PRRP Goes Songbirding (International Podcast Month Episode 1)
Sep 24, 2020
S3E20 - Woodland Cemetery, Part 1
Sep 21, 2020
Fall Migration at Petrel Point
Sep 14, 2020
S3E19 - Cape May Warblers
Sep 07, 2020
In Conversation: #Hike4Birds
Aug 31, 2020
S3E18 - Killdeer! Killdeer!
Aug 24, 2020
S3E17 - Sundry Songs
Aug 10, 2020
Learning Birding During COVID-19
Jul 27, 2020
S3E16 - Fallout
Jul 20, 2020
Soundscape Bonus: Song of the Mourning Warbler
Jul 13, 2020
S3E15 - Songbirding in the Rain
Jul 06, 2020
S3E14 - Waterdown Wetlands
Jun 29, 2020
S3E13 - Overnight Arrivals
Jun 22, 2020
S3E12 - First Warblers
Jun 15, 2020
Songbirds of Hamilton 2: McMaster Forest Virtual Field Event
Jun 13, 2020
S3E11 - Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Jun 08, 2020
Songbirds of Hamilton 1: Beverly Swamp CA Virtual Field Event
Jun 06, 2020
S3E10 - A Slyness of Fox Sparrows
Jun 01, 2020
S3E9 - Sapsuckers & Chorus Frogs
May 25, 2020
S3E8 - Rusty Blackbirds
May 18, 2020
S3E7 - Backyard Birdsongs
May 11, 2020
S3E6 - Evening Meadow Sounds
May 07, 2020
S3E5 - Morning Meadow Songs
May 04, 2020
S3E4 - Eastern Meadowlark Melodies
Apr 27, 2020
S3E3 - Lek-side with the American Woodcock
Apr 20, 2020
S3E2 - Signs of Spring
Apr 16, 2020
S3E1 - The Mockingbirds of Bayfront Park
Apr 13, 2020
S2E11 - Fall Migration (it really does start in August...)
Apr 09, 2020
S2E10 - Songs in the Swamp
Apr 06, 2020
S2E9 - Drink Your Tea, Eastern Towhee
Apr 02, 2020
S2E8 - Cicayda, Cicahda
Mar 30, 2020
S2E7 - Grand Ole Osprey
Mar 23, 2020
S2E6 - The Wrath of a House Wren Scorned
Mar 19, 2020
S2E5 - The Black-billed Cuckoo Funeral March
Mar 16, 2020
S2E4 - Gnatcatcher vs. Redstart
Mar 12, 2020
S2E3 - So Similar Sounding: Savannah, Song Sparrow
Mar 09, 2020
S2E2 - Scarlet Tanager, a.k.a. the Sore-throated Robin
Mar 05, 2020
S2E1 - A Ping-Pong Song: Field Sparrows
Mar 02, 2020
Birdsong Identification Quiz (Season 1)
Feb 15, 2020
S1E23 - Barrow Bay, Part 3
Feb 14, 2020
S1E22 - Barrow Bay, Part 2
Feb 13, 2020
S1E21 - Barrow Bay, Part 1
Feb 12, 2020
S1E20 - St. Jean Point in Soundscape
Feb 11, 2020
S1E19 - Birding Out and About
Feb 10, 2020
Beginner Birder Tips: Equipment, Learning, Styles of Birding
Feb 08, 2020
S1E18 - Alvar Bay, Part 3
Feb 03, 2020
S1E17 - Alvar Bay, Part 2
Jan 27, 2020
S1E16 - Alvar Bay, Part 1
Jan 20, 2020
S1E15 - Swan Lake Lane, Part 2
Jan 13, 2020
S1E14 - Swan Lake Lane, Part 1
Jan 06, 2020
2019-20 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 2
Dec 25, 2019
2019-20 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 1
Dec 22, 2019
S1E13 - The Forty Hills Road
Dec 16, 2019
S1E12 - MTB Adventure Park, Part 4
Dec 09, 2019
S1E11 - MTB Adventure Park, Part 3
Dec 02, 2019
S1E10 - MTB Adventure Park, Part 2
Nov 25, 2019
Songscapes: The "Sore Throated" Vireo
Nov 21, 2019
S1E9 - MTB Adventure Park, Part 1
Nov 18, 2019
S1E8 - Backroads of the Ferndale Flats
Nov 11, 2019
Discussion: Bad Weather Birding
Nov 07, 2019
S1E7 - The Juniper Flats, Part 3
Nov 04, 2019
S1E6 - The Juniper Flats, Part 2
Oct 28, 2019
Spooky Songbirding Halloween Special
Oct 24, 2019
S1E5 - The Juniper Flats, Part 1
Oct 21, 2019
S1E4 - Lindsay Tract
Oct 21, 2019
S1E3 - Otter Lake, Part 3
Oct 14, 2019
S1E2 - Otter Lake, Part 2
Oct 14, 2019
S1E1 - Otter Lake, Part 1
Oct 14, 2019