Voice of the Wild

University of Illinois Extension

If you learn to listen for them, you will find wildlife everywhere. Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. Tune in every Friday to learn a new bird song, frog call, or insect noise.

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode 48: Ruby-Crowned Kinglet – Voice of the Wild

    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 NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  Ruby-crowned kinglet song by Matthew D. Medler (ML508543) Ruby-crowned kinglet "jeedeet" call by Gerrit Vyn (ML508564) Ruby-crowned kinglet second call by Wil Hershberger (ML508556) Golden-crowned kinglet song by William W. H. Gunn (ML508539) Sources and more:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet  https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/ruby-crowned-kinglet  Dobson C, Kassenbaum D, Oehmke D, et al. 2023. Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC.National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.Peterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1).Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    3 min

  2. MAR 21

    Episode 47: Spring Peeper – Voice of the Wild

    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 NewsletterListen online on our Homepage  The following Xeno-Canto recordings were used in this episode:  Doug Hynes, XC935226 (Individual)“Sleigh bell” chorus by Rob Kanter  Sources and more:  www.xeno-canto.org/935226https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oSNzxN3kfohttps://multimedia.illinois.gov/dnr/HDISpringPeep.mp4https://dnr.illinois.gov/education/edu-pages-main/a-f/edufrogtoad.htmlhttps://dnr.illinois.gov/education/wildaboutpages/wildaboutfrogs/waftspringpeeper.htmlhttps://frogsurvey.org/?page_id=9   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Wf5M4m0q0

    3 min
  3. Episode 46: American Woodcock – Voice of the Wild

    MAR 14

    Episode 46: American Woodcock – Voice of the Wild

    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 to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage Extras:  Funny "dance" YouTube video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE-J-O9Y8lA Funny "dance" YouTube video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEISiCmjwH8 Bonus funny video starring a woodcock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY436JiiCjg The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  American woodcock "peent" call by Wil Hershberger (ML506500) American woodcock whistling flight by George B. Reynard (ML506499) Sources and more:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Woodcock  https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-woodcock  https://bioone.org/journals/Northeastern-Naturalist/volume-23/issue-1/045.023.0109/Note-on-the-Woodcock-Rocking-Display/10.1656/045.023.0109.full Dobson C, Kassenbaum D, Oehmke D, et al. 2023. Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC. Peterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions. Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    3 min
  4. Episode 45: Boreal Chorus Frog – Voice of the Wild

    MAR 7

    Episode 45: Boreal Chorus Frog – Voice of the Wild

    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 Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage   The following Xeno-Canto recordings were used in this episode:  Doug Hynes, XC934142. Sources and more:  www.xeno-canto.org/934142 https://dnr.illinois.gov/education/wildaboutpages/wildaboutfrogs/waftborealchorusfrog.html https://dnr.illinois.gov/education/edu-pages-main/a-f/edufrogtoad.html

    2 min
  5. Episode 44: Killdeer – Voice of the Wild

    FEB 28

    Episode 44: Killdeer – Voice of the Wild

    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 NewsletterListen online on our Homepage  The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Killdeer primary call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506215) Killdeer "dee-dee" call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506216) Killdeer flying complex call by Wil Hershberger (ML506208) Killdeer chatter by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506213) Sources and more:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Killdeerhttps://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/killdeerPeterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1).National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    4 min
  6. Episode 43: Common Grackle – Voice of the Wild

    FEB 21

    Episode 43: Common Grackle – Voice of the Wild

    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 online on our Homepage   The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  Common grackle song by Robert C. Stein and William W. H. Gunn (ML509997)  Common grackle calls by Robert C. Stein and Eugene Morton (ML510009)  Common grackle flock calls by Wil Hershberger (ML510013)  Sources and more:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Gracklehttps://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-gracklePeterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1).Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    3 min
  7. Episode 42: Red-Winged Blackbird – Voice of the Wild

    FEB 14

    Episode 42: Red-Winged Blackbird – Voice of the Wild

    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 Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  Red-winged blackbird song and "chack" call by Wil Hershberger (ML509910)Red-winged blackbird "peteeet" call by Richard W. Simmers (ML509931)Red-winged blackbird nest alarm by Wil Hershberger (ML509921)Red-winged blackbird flock calls by Randolph Little and James Kimball (ML509916)Sources and more:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird  https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-winged-blackbird Dobson C, Kassenbaum D, Oehmke D, et al. 2023. Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC. Peterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1). Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    3 min
  8. Bonus: First Signs of Spring – Voice of the Wild

    FEB 7 · BONUS

    Bonus: First Signs of Spring – Voice of the Wild

    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 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 | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:  American Robin call 1 by Wil Hershberger (ML508731)American Robin call 2 by Mike Andersen (ML508737)Dark eyed junco call by Kevin J. Colver (ML509736)American tree sparrow call by Wil Hershberger (ML509480)Black capped chickadee call by Steven R. Pantle (ML508158)Black capped chickadee group calls by Robert C. Stein and Charles A. Sutherland (ML508159)American Robin call 3 by Martha Fischer (ML508741)Red winged blackbird flock calls by Randolph Little and James Kimball (ML509916)Common grackle flock calls by Wil Hershberger (ML510013)Killdeer flying by Wil Hershberger (ML506208)Eastern phoebe call by William W. H. Gunn (ML507621)Golden-crowned kinglet call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508537)Golden-crowned kinglet call with song by Matthew D. Medler (ML508542)American woodcock "peent" and flying by Gregory Budney (ML506492)Yellow-rumped warbler chip by Gerrit Vyn ( ML509293)  Sources and more:  https://extension.illinois.edu/podcasts/spotlight-natural-resources/early-spring-wildlifeDobson C, Kassenbaum D, Oehmke D, et al. 2023. Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC.Peterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1).Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

    8 min
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If you learn to listen for them, you will find wildlife everywhere. Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. Tune in every Friday to learn a new bird song, frog call, or insect noise.

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  • Creator
    University of Illinois Extension
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 University of Illinois
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