Voice of the Wild

Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius).  The owl-faced hawk.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Mac...

Long-eared owl (Asio otus).  The crow-sized owl that sometimes roosts communally.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage   The...

American crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ).  The clever Corvid.  Voice of the Wild will be taking a holiday break! We'll be back with a new episode on the 9th of January.   Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subs...

Tufted titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor ).  The plain little backyard bird with high, sweet songs.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our...

Wild turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ).  America’s favorite gamebird.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage   The following Corn...

Purple finch ( Haemorhous purpureus ).  The rose-red finch with a clear and open song.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage...

Northern flicker ( Colaptes auratus ).  The woodpecker with handsome plumage and a taste for ants.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our...

Fox sparrow ( Passerella iliaca ).  A rusty winter sparrow with a hearty “smack” call.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage...

Downy woodpecker ( Dryobates pubescens ).  The little woodpecker with a cascading call.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage...

American robin ( Turdus migratorius ).  Our most common thrush.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage   The following Cornell L...

Brown creeper ( Certhia americana ).  The tree bark specialist with a high-pitched call.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage...

Hermit thrush ( Catharus guttatus ).  Winter's thrush.  Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. Available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Homepage   The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  Hermit thrush song by...

Red-breasted nuthatch ( Sitta canadensis ).  The honorary “winter finch” with a high-pitched honk.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our...

Yellow-bellied sapsucker ( Sphyrapicus varius ).  The woodpecker that makes lines of holes in tree bark.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen onlin...

Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ).  A common corvid with a big vocabulary.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following C...

Fall field cricket ( Gryllus pennsylvanicus ).  The big cricket that sings in late summer and fall.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on ou...

Round-tipped conehead ( Neoconocephalus retusus ).  A conehead katydid with a continuous buzzy call. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on...

Lesser anglewing ( Microcentrum retinerve ).  The katydid with a quick rasping rattle.  Minor correction for this episode: only the male lesser anglewing will have the brown patch on the back. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spot...

Twelve Common Katydids in the Midwest  Twelve katydids are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of most of the recordings.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, inclu...

Walker’s Cicada ( Megatibicen pronotalis ).  The big cicada with a loud, slowly pulsed song.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter   Listen online on our Hom...

Sound Key to the Six Common Annual Cicadas of the Midwest Six annual cicada species are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of the recordings.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most pod...

Linne’s Cicada ( Neotibicen linnei ).  The annual cicada with a wavering crescendo said to sound akin to a salt shaker.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter...

Chimney Swift ( Chaetura pelagica ). The insectivore that skitters across the summer sky. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage...

Lyric Cicada ( Neotibicen lyricen ). The annual cicada with a consistent, unpulsed tone. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage T...

American bullfrog ( Lithobates catesbeianus ).  The largest frog in North America.  Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  Subscription links Here   Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage   The...