Voice of the Wild

Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ).  A conservation success story and the national symbol of the United States. 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 Lis...

Green Frog ( Lithobates clamitans ).  The frog that sounds like the pluck of a banjo string.  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...

Ruby-throated hummingbird ( Archilochus colubris ).  The only hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi river. 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 Newsl...

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).  A gruff amphibian with a musical trill.  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 fol...

Eastern Gray Treefrog ( Dryophytes versicolor ).  The frog that sounds like a woodpecker.  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 Homepa...

Warbling vireo ( Vireo gilvus ).  The plain vireo with a happy, jumbled 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     The f...

Tennessee Warbler ( Leiothlypis peregrina ).  The drab warbler with a repetitive three-parted 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...

Blackpoll Warbler ( Setophaga striata ).  A monochrome warbler with a high-pitched “tick-tick-tick” 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 onli...

Ovenbird ( Seiurus aurocapilla ).  A thrushlike warbler with a blaze of orange on the head.  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 Home...

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Chestnut-sided warbler ( Setophaga pensylvanica ). A colorful warbler that’s “pleased to meet you.” 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...

Prothonotary warbler ( Protonotaria citrea ). A fiery blaze of color and sound. 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 follow...

Black-and-white warbler ( Mniotilta varia ).  A warbler with a call like a squeaky wheelbarrow. 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...

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea ). The scratchy-voiced little package of attitude.  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...

Louisiana waterthrush ( Parkesia motacilla ).  The early warbler that favors muddy shorelines.  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 H...

Ruby-crowned kinglet ( Corthylio calendula ). The kinglet that hides its crest (most of the time). 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...

Spring peeper ( Pseudacris crucifer ).  The early-spring frog with a sharp birdlike 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 woodcock ( Scolopax minor ).  The most peculiar of all our shorebirds with a display that is among the surest signs of spring.  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 t...

Boreal chorus frog ( Pseudacris maculata ).  The northern early-spring frog with a call like a fingernail running down the teeth of a plastic comb.  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  ...

Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferus).   An adaptable shorebird with a solitary lifestyle that puts it in range of our everyday life.  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 N...

Common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula).  An adaptable blackbird with an explosive and sometimes grating 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 on...

Red-winged blackbird ( Agelaius phoeniceus).  An iconic resident blackbird who’s growing numbers warn of spring’s approach.  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 Newsle...

First Signs of Spring   What are the first and most reliable signs of spring? In this episode we’re giving voice to the plants and animals that manage to break through winter's chill to warn of the spring ahead. This episode features both wildlife calls and ambient sounds of nature, so grab your headphones! Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild...

Red-shouldered hawk ( Buteo lineatus).  An agile forest “buteo” with handsome plumage.  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 saw-whet owl ( Aegolius acadicus).  A cute but seldom-seen owl that visits Illinois only in fall and winter.  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  ...