Songbirding

By Rob Porter

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Episodes: 233

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Let's go birding by ear! Guided by naturalist and field recordist Rob Porter, the Songbirding podcast is an audio nature documentary, taking you on guided hikes while identifying the songs of dozens of North American songbird species. Entirely recorded in the field, you won't hear any other podcast quite like this. Four-time nominated as Best Science Podcast in 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 (coming in 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 No "generative AI" is used in the production of Songbirding. Some machine learning tools such as Merlin Bird ID and BirdNET (which are sometimes marketed as "AI"-based) are used for birdsong identification and sorting of raw recordings to aid in the production process.

Episode Date
2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 2
Dec 24, 2025
2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 1
Dec 11, 2025
Species in Focus: Northern Yellow Warbler
Nov 25, 2025
Songbirding Halloween Special
Oct 30, 2025
Species in Focus: Sedge Wren
Oct 22, 2025
Species In Focus: Marsh Wren
Oct 17, 2025
Species in Focus: Orchard Oriole
Sep 29, 2025
Allegheny Dusk, Part 2 (Swainson's Thush; season finale)
Sep 15, 2025
Allegheny Dusk, Part 1
Sep 02, 2025
The Ghost Town of Owl's Nest (Chestnut-sided Warbler)
Aug 25, 2025
Birding the Forest Roads
Aug 18, 2025
Logan Falls Trail, Part 2
Aug 11, 2025
Logan Falls Trail, Part 1
Aug 04, 2025
...Until Dawn Chorus
Jul 14, 2025
From Dusk... (Barred Owl)
Jul 07, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 6
Jun 30, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 5 (Black-and-white Warbler)
Jun 23, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 4 (Canada Warbler)
Jun 16, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 3 (Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
Jun 09, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 2 (Eastern Chipmunk)
Jun 02, 2025
Minister Creek Trail, Part 1
May 26, 2025
Migrations: World Migratory Bird Day 2025
May 10, 2025
The Beaver Meadows Loop, Part 2
May 05, 2025
The Beaver Meadows Loop, Part 1
Apr 28, 2025
The Buzzard Swamp, Part 2 (Song Sparrow)
Apr 08, 2025
The Buzzard Swamp, Part 1 (Alder/Willow Flycatcher)
Mar 24, 2025
Intermezzo (Blackburnian Warbler)
Mar 10, 2025
Songbird Sojourn, Part 3 (Brown Creeper)
Mar 03, 2025
Songbird Sojourn, Part 2 (Ovenbird)
Feb 24, 2025
Songbird Sojourn, Part 1 (Tufted Titmouse)
Feb 17, 2025
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
Allegheny State Park in July, Part 2
Sep 17, 2024
Allegheny State Park in July, Part 1
Aug 27, 2024
The Timberdoodle Flats, Part 2 (Eastern Towhee)
Aug 15, 2024
The Timberdoodle Flats, Part 1
Jul 16, 2024
Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 5
Jul 02, 2024
Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 4
Jun 18, 2024
Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 3 (Common Yellowthroat)
Jun 11, 2024
Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 2 (Magnolia Warbler)
May 28, 2024
Dawn Hike at Deer Lick Run, Part 1
May 21, 2024
The Edge of Heart's Content, Part 2
May 07, 2024
The Edge of Heart's Content, Part 1
Apr 30, 2024
Evening Climb along Deer Lick Run, Part 2 (Wood Thrush)
Apr 16, 2024
Evening Climb along Deer Lick Run, Part 1 (Dark-eyed Junco)
Apr 09, 2024
Introduction to Hickory Creek, Part 2
Mar 26, 2024
Introduction to Hickory Creek, Part 1 (Mystery Species)
Mar 19, 2024
Nocturnal Birding (Eastern Whip-poor-will)
Mar 12, 2024
Hector Falls Forestry Road, Part 2
Mar 05, 2024
Hector Falls Forestry Road, Part 1 (Black-throated Blue Warbler)
Feb 27, 2024
The Hike Back, Part 2 (Winter Wren)
Feb 20, 2024
The Hike Back, Part 1 (Black-throated Green Warbler)
Feb 06, 2024
Hector Falls, Part 2 (Blue-headed Vireo)
Jan 23, 2024
Hector Falls, Part 1 (Red-eyed Vireo)
Jan 16, 2024
A Sore Sounding Song (Scarlet Tanager)
Jan 09, 2024
A Perfect July Morning (Hooded Warbler)
Dec 19, 2023
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
Migrations in the Quietude, Part 4 (finale)
Sep 18, 2023
Migrations in the Quietude, Part 3
Sep 11, 2023
Migrations in the Quietude, Part 2
Sep 04, 2023
Migrations in the Quietude, Part 1
Aug 21, 2023
The Quiet Before
Aug 14, 2023
A June Morning Hike
Aug 08, 2023
Return Hike
Jul 31, 2023
Exploring Pine Tree Point
Jul 24, 2023
Kinglet Junction
Jul 17, 2023
Pine Tree Harbour Morning
Jul 10, 2023
Henhoeffer Park East, Part 2
Jul 04, 2023
Henhoeffer Park East, Part 1
Jun 19, 2023
Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 2
Jun 12, 2023
Scouting Pine Tree Harbour, Part 1
Jun 05, 2023
Road Allowance, Part 2
May 29, 2023
Road Allowance, Part 1
May 15, 2023
Dawn Choruses From Around the World
May 01, 2023
A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 2
Apr 17, 2023
A June Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North, Part 1
Apr 10, 2023
Overcast Morning, Part 2
Apr 03, 2023
Overcast Morning, Part 1
Mar 27, 2023
A Quiet Evening With Birds
Mar 13, 2023
Season 5 Birdsong Soundscapes & Quiz #2
Mar 06, 2023
More Winds, More Warblers
Feb 27, 2023
A May Afternoon at Pine Tree Point North
Feb 20, 2023
Overnight Arrivals
Feb 13, 2023
A May Morning Hike, Part 4
Feb 06, 2023
A May Morning Hike, Part 3
Jan 30, 2023
A May Morning Hike, Part 2
Jan 23, 2023
A May Morning Hike, Part 1
Jan 16, 2023
Birds of the Night
Dec 12, 2022
Moulting & Migration Season
Nov 28, 2022
Notes and Key for "Nocturnal Nature" Special
Oct 29, 2022
Nocturnal Nature
Oct 29, 2022
Two Short Hikes
Oct 24, 2022
Scugog Lake
Oct 10, 2022
Pine Tree Point North, Part 3
Sep 26, 2022
Pine Tree Point North, Part 2
Sep 12, 2022
Pine Tree Point North, Part 1
Aug 29, 2022
Season 5 Birdsong Soundscapes & Quiz #1
Aug 15, 2022
Jack Pine Alvar, Part 3
Aug 02, 2022
Jack Pine Alvar, Part 2
Jul 18, 2022
Jack Pine Alvar, Part 1
Jul 04, 2022
Red-eyed Vireo Chorus
Jun 13, 2022
The Wind & the Warblers
May 30, 2022
Solstice in the Quietude, Part 2
May 16, 2022
Solstice in the Quietude, Part 1
May 02, 2022
Livestream Special from twitch.tv/songbirder
Apr 29, 2022
Evensong
Apr 25, 2022
Dawn Chorus in Cootes Paradise
Apr 18, 2022
Valens Lake in June
Apr 11, 2022
Rain Chorus at Valens Lake
Apr 04, 2022
Merlin App Sound ID Special
Mar 20, 2022
Spring Awakenings
Mar 14, 2022
An Evening With Chorus Frogs
Mar 07, 2022
Cerulean Warbler
Feb 28, 2022
White-throated Sparrow
Feb 21, 2022
Song Sparrow
Feb 15, 2022
Birding in Chest Waders
Feb 07, 2022
2021-22 Christmas Bird Count Special
Jan 17, 2022
Serenades: American Redstart
Dec 25, 2021
Early Spring Songs
Dec 20, 2021
A Loudness of Trumpeter Swans
Dec 06, 2021
A Flurry of Snow Buntings
Nov 22, 2021
In the Barn
Nov 08, 2021
Chorus of the Night
Oct 28, 2021
Short Walks, Part 3
Oct 25, 2021
Short Walks, Part 2
Oct 11, 2021
Short Walks, Part 1
Sep 27, 2021
Autumn Migration Special
Sep 22, 2021
Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 3
Sep 13, 2021
Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 2
Aug 30, 2021
Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline, Part 1
Aug 16, 2021
Robertson Tract
Aug 02, 2021
Meister Tract
Jul 19, 2021
House Wren
Jul 05, 2021
Blue-winged Warbler
Jun 21, 2021
Bobolinks
Jun 08, 2021
The Beverly Swamp, Part 2
May 24, 2021
Dawn Chorus Special, Part 2
May 22, 2021
The Beverly Swamp, Part 1
May 10, 2021
Dawn Chorus Special, Part 1
May 08, 2021
A May Snow
Apr 26, 2021
Veery
Apr 12, 2021
One week later...
Mar 29, 2021
Spooky Hollow
Mar 15, 2021
Variations on a Black-throated Blue Warbler
Mar 08, 2021
Backus Woods
Mar 01, 2021
Hooded Warblers
Feb 22, 2021
The Halton Forest
Feb 15, 2021
Sparrows of the Prairie
Feb 08, 2021
Canada Warbler
Feb 01, 2021
The Huron Fringe
Jan 25, 2021
First Birds of 2021
Jan 14, 2021
A Winter Finch Special
Dec 16, 2020
Long Point
Dec 07, 2020
Tennessee Warblers
Nov 23, 2020
South Shore of Cootes Paradise
Nov 09, 2020
The Owl-o-ween Special
Oct 29, 2020
Black-and-white Warblers
Oct 19, 2020
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
Woodland Cemetery, Part 1
Sep 21, 2020
Fall Migration at Petrel Point
Sep 14, 2020
Cape May Warblers
Sep 07, 2020
In Conversation: #Hike4Birds
Aug 31, 2020
Killdeer! Killdeer!
Aug 24, 2020
Sundry Songs
Aug 10, 2020
Learning Birding During COVID-19
Jul 27, 2020
Fallout
Jul 20, 2020
Soundscape Bonus: Song of the Mourning Warbler
Jul 13, 2020
Songbirding in the Rain
Jul 06, 2020
Waterdown Wetlands
Jun 29, 2020
Overnight Arrivals
Jun 22, 2020
First Warblers
Jun 15, 2020
Songbirds of Hamilton 2: McMaster Forest Virtual Field Event
Jun 13, 2020
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Jun 08, 2020
Songbirds of Hamilton 1: Beverly Swamp CA Virtual Field Event
Jun 06, 2020
A Slyness of Fox Sparrows
Jun 01, 2020
Sapsuckers & Chorus Frogs
May 25, 2020
Rusty Blackbirds
May 18, 2020
Backyard Birdsongs
May 11, 2020
Evening Meadow Sounds
May 07, 2020
Morning Meadow Songs
May 04, 2020
Eastern Meadowlark Melodies
Apr 27, 2020
Lek-side with the American Woodcock
Apr 20, 2020
Signs of Spring
Apr 16, 2020
The Mockingbirds of Bayfront Park
Apr 13, 2020
Fall Migration (it really does start in August...)
Apr 09, 2020
Songs in the Swamp
Apr 06, 2020
Drink Your Tea, Eastern Towhee
Apr 02, 2020
Cicayda, Cicahda
Mar 30, 2020
Grand Ole Osprey
Mar 23, 2020
The Wrath of a House Wren Scorned
Mar 19, 2020
The Black-billed Cuckoo Funeral March
Mar 16, 2020
Gnatcatcher vs. Redstart
Mar 12, 2020
So Similar Sounding: Savannah, Song Sparrow
Mar 09, 2020
Scarlet Tanager, a.k.a. the Sore-throated Robin
Mar 05, 2020
A Ping-Pong Song: Field Sparrows
Mar 02, 2020
Birdsong Identification Quiz (Season 1)
Feb 15, 2020
Barrow Bay, Part 3
Feb 14, 2020
Barrow Bay, Part 2
Feb 13, 2020
Barrow Bay, Part 1
Feb 12, 2020
St. Jean Point in Soundscape
Feb 11, 2020
Birding Out and About
Feb 10, 2020
Beginner Birder Tips: Equipment, Learning, Styles of Birding
Feb 08, 2020
Alvar Bay, Part 3
Feb 03, 2020
Alvar Bay, Part 2
Jan 27, 2020
Alvar Bay, Part 1
Jan 20, 2020
Swan Lake Lane, Part 2
Jan 13, 2020
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
The Forty Hills Road
Dec 16, 2019
MTB Adventure Park, Part 4
Dec 09, 2019
MTB Adventure Park, Part 3
Dec 02, 2019
MTB Adventure Park, Part 2
Nov 25, 2019
Songscapes: The "Sore Throated" Vireo
Nov 21, 2019
MTB Adventure Park, Part 1
Nov 18, 2019
Backroads of the Ferndale Flats
Nov 11, 2019
Discussion: Bad Weather Birding
Nov 07, 2019
The Juniper Flats, Part 3
Nov 04, 2019
The Juniper Flats, Part 2
Oct 28, 2019
Spooky Songbirding Halloween Special
Oct 24, 2019
The Juniper Flats, Part 1
Oct 21, 2019
Lindsay Tract
Oct 21, 2019
Otter Lake, Part 3
Oct 14, 2019
Otter Lake, Part 2
Oct 14, 2019
Otter Lake, Part 1
Oct 14, 2019