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Episode 12: Snowbird nests, Grosbeak nests, Hummingbird nests, and the Baltimore Oriole builds the best nest of all
- Blue Grosbeak
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Mourning Warbler
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Baltimore Oriole
Blue Grosbeak
Black-and-white Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Mourning Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk
Baltimore Oriole
Red-eyed Vireo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher
Eastern Wood Peewee
Episode 11: Birds’ Nests and the Lengths Parent Birds Go to Keeping the Place Clean
- Cedar Waxwing
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- American Robin
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Indigo Bunting
Cedar Waxwing
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Indigo Bunting
Episode 10: Hiking to the Upper Ironworks and Indian Pass, Taking the Pulse of Mother Nature
Black-capped Chickadee
Cedar Waxwing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Episode 9: August in the Adirondacks, Deer Hunting at Night
- Purple Finch
- Pine Siskin
- Vesper Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- American Robin
- White-breasted Nuthatch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Vesper Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
American Robin
White-breasted Nuthatch
Episode 8: Partridge Drumming, the Cowbirds’ deception, and so many Warblers in the Barkpeelings
Credits & Links:
Click the links below for details about the bird vocalizations used in this episode from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Hermit Thrush
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Scarlet Tanager
- Purple Finch
- Canada Warbler
- Cowbird
- Ruffed Grouse
- Common Yellowthroat
- Mourning Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Black-and-white Warbler
Intro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on Grass
Outro music: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps: United States National Anthem (The Star Spangled Banner)
Download Wake-Robin by John Burroughs in e-reader format at or archive.org.
The Creative Commons and public domain contains a wealth of images, music and more. The images used in these show notes link back to the contributors.
WDS Foundation Awards Grant for Return of the Birds Podcast
Return of the Birds was recognized at the 2019 World Domination Summit , a gathering of creative people living remarkable lives in a conventional world. The WDS Foundation awarded us with a Scholarship For Real Life to help with the production of Return of the Birds. It was amazing. The Foundation’s Board – Jolie, Jessica, Asha, Chris, Sean, Dave and Mo were welcoming, gracious and patient with my thousands of questions.
And please look out for my Voyager Sisters, Keonna Ollison, Yuliya Patsay, and Laura Peña. They’re bringing it, and I am humbled to be included in their group.
Episode 7: Reverence for the Hermit Thrush, but None for the Pewee
The heavenly Hermit Thrush. Commentary about the cowardly Eastern Kingbird. The Wood Pewee’s plainness. Praise for the Ovenbird.
Credits & Links:
Click the links below for details about the bird vocalizations used in this episode from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
Intro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on Grass
Outro music: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps: United States National Anthem (The Star Spangled Banner)
Download Wake-Robin by John Burroughs in e-reader format at or archive.org.
The Creative Commons and public domain contains a wealth of images, music and more. The images used in these show notes link back to the contributors.
Episode 6: Into the Hemlocks
“And what is a bird without its song? It seems to me I do not know a bird till I’ve heard its voice.”
John Burroughs’s second essay, Into the Hemlocks featuring the red-eyed vireo, the winter wren and veery. Thoughts on taking specimens for study, Blackburnian warbler and the blue yellow-backed warbler, now known as the Northern Parula.
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Warbling Vireo
- Bobolink
- Vesper Sparrow
- Eastern Bluebird
- Gray Catbird
- White-eyed Vireo
- Hermit Thrush
- American Robin
- Snow Bunting
- Winter Wren
- Veery
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Parula
Intro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on Grass
Outro music: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps: United States National Anthem (The Star Spangled Banner)
Download Wake-Robin by John Burroughs in e-reader format at or archive.org.
The Creative Commons and public domain contains a wealth of images, music and more. The images used in these show notes link back to the contributors.
Episode 5: Scarlet Tanager and the End of the Season
The scarlet tanager and the birds of summer. Observations of the hawk and the end of the season.
Credits & Links:
Click the links below for details about the bird vocalizations used in this episode from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
- Scarlet Tanager
- Field Sparrow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Barn Swallow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Vesper Swallow
- American Robin
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- White-eyed Vireo
- Bobolink
- Hermit Thrush
Intro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on Grass
Outro music: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps: United States National Anthem (The Star Spangled Banner)
Download Wake-Robin by John Burroughs in e-reader format at or archive.org.
The Creative Commons and public domain contains a wealth of images, music and more. The images used in these show notes link back to the contributors.