Songbirding Studios

Experience birding by ear in this relaxed-pace acoustic exploration of bird habitats in the Great Lakes region. Premieres on October, 14 2019. (For those with high frequency hearing loss, you may alternatively listen to "Songbirding Under 5kHz": https://youtu.be/LUU3YZjPsRA) This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via s...

Experience birding by ear in this relaxed-pace acoustic exploration of bird habitats in the Great Lakes region. Premieres on October 14, 2019. (This version is modified for those with high frequency hearing loss. The unmodified version can be found here: https://youtu.be/4wfwlO_8KXE) This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birds...

Hiking through the rocky alvar reveals talkative Red-eyed Vireos, riled up American Redstarts, and boastful Common Yellowthroats. Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S58856165 This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via spec...

Edge habitats and fields yield songful Indigo Buntings, peeved Red-winged Blackbirds and Bobolinks. Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S58856165 This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via spectrograms here: https://www.aud...

Trail turns to road, an enthusiastic Black-throated Green Warbler cooperates loudly while Northern Waterthrush tease in silence. Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Cape Chin North, Ontario, Canada. See the eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S58856165 This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via spect...

The search for an elusive Black-throated Blue Warbler, discovery a surprise warbler in the parking lot. Recorded on July 17, 2019 near Lion's Head, Ontario, Canada. To see the eBird checklist, visit: https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S60656299 This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via spectrograms here: https://...

Warblers abound on the journey to the Juniper Flats of Dyer's Bay. Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Dyer's Bay, Ontario, Canada. This video version includes spectrograms: visual representation of all the sounds. Read more about "reading" birdsong via spectrograms here: https://www.audubon.org/news/start-using-spectrograms-read-bird-songs-and-calls Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created ...

An autumnal owling adventure in the twilight hour. Common Raven recorded on January 21, 2018 in Cootes Paradise Sanctuary, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Owling session recorded on October 9, 2019 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Referenced article on audio playback (or whistling!) in birding: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/the-proper-use-of-playback-in-birding/ This video version includes spectrogr...

A sunbathing surprise, and an Eastern Towhee with a curious accent. Recorded on July 18, 2019 near Dyer's Bay, Ontario, Canada. Credits Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley.

(Part 1 of 4) In this screencast I captured my "final edits" of two Songbirding Season 4 episodes. This is my first time doing a screencast of this so a few things didn't work right: DAW Plugins did not appear, for example. So segments where I adjust with Ozone for example, do not appear correctly. I did not have my mic on during this so there wouldn't be too much confusion but I annotate decisio...

(Part 2 of 4) In this screencast I captured my "final edits" of two Songbirding Season 4 episodes. This is my first time doing a screencast of this so a few things didn't work right: DAW Plugins did not appear, for example. So segments where I adjust with Ozone for example, do not appear correctly. I did not have my mic on during this so there wouldn't be too much confusion but I annotate decisio...

(Part 3 of 4) In this screencast I captured my "final edits" of two Songbirding Season 4 episodes. This is my first time doing a screencast of this so a few things didn't work right: DAW Plugins did not appear, for example. So segments where I adjust with Ozone for example, do not appear correctly. I did not have my mic on during this so there wouldn't be too much confusion but I annotate decisio...

(Part 4 of 4) In this screencast I captured my "final edits" of two Songbirding Season 4 episodes. This is my first time doing a screencast of this so a few things didn't work right: DAW Plugins did not appear, for example. So segments where I adjust with Ozone for example, do not appear correctly. I did not have my mic on during this so there wouldn't be too much confusion but I annotate decisio...

Some very quick tips that make counting species in eBird much, much easier. Bird Banding Codes: https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/bandcodes.html Cornell's guide to the eBird App: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYYeDd05TQ The Songbirding Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/songbirding/id1480167042 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6voOWiY7OoRi1DwifQLR1Y Amazon: https://www....

I edit the Songbirding podcast using Spectrographs (aka spectrograms) as it's easy then to differentiate between birds & human dialog. Here's a bit about my editing workflow for the podcast, using REAPER Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). My Twitch is a "variety" stream so a mix of things... in order of frequency: video games, live edits like this, outdoor streams, and maybe some programming once a...

The Nashville Warbler is a bright yellow songster with a grey head and white eye-ring. They can be found in the shrubby areas and regrowing forests of eastern Canada and the northeastern US, and in some regions of the Rocky Mountains. Their song sounds like the mnemonic “see bit see bit, see see see see”. To learn more about the podcast, visit https://songbirding.com/

A guided audio birding hike through trails in Bruce Peninsula National Park in June 2021. Re-edited from the Songbirding podcast as full length video using spectrogram & photos taken at the location hiked. Species include a mix of warblers and thrushes in a quiet natural environment along the Lake Huron shoreline. Songbirding can be found on your favourite podcast network https://www.podchaser.co...

The Nashville Warbler is a bright yellow songster with a grey head and white eyering. They can be found in the shrubby areas and regrowing forests of eastern Canada and the northeastern US, and in some retgons of the Rocky Mountains. Their song sounds like the mnemonic “see bit see bit, see see see see”.

A guided audio birding hike through trails in Bruce Peninsula National Park in May 2022. Re-edited from the Songbirding podcast as full length video using spectrogram & photos taken at the location hiked. Species include a mix of warblers and thrushes in a quiet natural environment along the Lake Huron shoreline. Songbirding can be found on your favourite podcast network https://www.podchaser.com...

5 minutes of song from the Blue-headed Vireo, from recordings made in various locations in Ontario and Pennsylvania. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding ...

5 minutes of song from the Black-throated Green Warbler, from recordings made at Alvar Bay, near Tobermory, Ontario, Canada in July of 2020. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www....

5 minutes of song from the Northern Cardinal, from recordings made in southern Ontario. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE PODCASTS CHANNEL: https...

5 minutes of song from the Northern Parula, from recordings made in Bruce Peninsula National Park. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE PODCASTS CHA...

5 minutes of song from the Orchard Oriole, from recordings made at Long Point Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE...

5 minutes of song from the Common Yellowthroat, from recordings made near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE PODCASTS C...

5 minutes of song from the Common Yellowthroat, from recordings made near Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE PODCASTS ...

5 minutes of song from the Common Yellowthroat, from recordings made in Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding...

5 minutes of song from the Scarlet Tanager, from recordings made in Backus Woods, Ontario, Canada. Want more soundscapes, or learn more about birdsongs? SONGBIRDING PODCAST: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/songbirding-a-birding-by-ear-p-915659 BIRDSONG SERENADES & MORE: Long-form recordings of birdsongs and year-round audio birding content https://www.patreon.com/songbirding APPLE PODCASTS CHA...

Thanks to Kamal from https://www.twitch.tv/californiabirbs for joining me in this first birding co-stream! #birding #songbirds #birdsounds

Thanks to Kamal from https://www.twitch.tv/californiabirbs for joining me in this second birding co-stream! #birding #songbirds #birdsounds

Let's take a hike down the Gypsum Mine Tract in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. Birds, butterflies, turtles, dragonflies, and more! Did you find any mistakes I made, or something important or interesting I missed? Leave a comment with a timestamp, I love learning new things! Would you want to see more hikes in more remote or difficult to reach places? Or somewhere interesting near me you'd like to se...

Backus Woods is one of the only old growth forests left in southern Ontario. Let's take a hike through it and the surrounding sand plain. Did you find any mistakes I made, or something important or interesting I missed? Leave a comment with a timestamp, I love learning new things! Would you want to see more hikes in more remote or difficult to reach places? Or somewhere interesting near me you'd ...