Podcasts about American robin

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is an iconic songbird species: the male's bright and cheery song, and equality cheery and rosy plumage makes it a highly sought-after backyard bird. The song is sometimes referred to as, "sounding like an American Robin who has taken singing lessons". Credits Songbirding: The Allegheny National Forest is a Songbirding Studios production. Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062 Creative Commons music is from Josh Woodward. Learn how to support the show at https://songbirding.com/support Support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songbirding This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songbirding: A Birding-by-ear Podcast.

This is who we hear at the top of our soundwalk: The Black-headed Grosbeak.They say it sounds like an operatic American Robin. I can't say I disagree. Its phrases rise and fall with ebullient fluidity.This week we are back in Forest Park, in my hometown, Portland, Oregon. It's the subject of a multifaceted series that is spooling out across all my music pseudonyms throughout the year, and probably into the next here on Substack and on music streaming services. So far we've been introduced to Forest Park Rain Suite I & II, The Wildwood Trail in Sound and Vision, and last week's Ancient Forest Suite. This week it's Forest Melody Suite.The first thing I notice is that this breaks the rule I set for Listening Spot releases: no pianos leading the way. Forest Melody Suite has a Wurlitzer electric piano front and center through the whole 17 minute runtime. I love the deep tone of this particular electric piano, and I love the punctuated, syllabic structure of a phrase played on a piano. Maybe hearing all the melodic birdsong made it irresistible to reach for it. Or maybe it was just easier to start with. Honestly, I don't remember. It was the path of least resistance, one way or another.The environmental audio we hear was recorded in the Miller Creek watershed on the quiet northern side of Forest Park; definitely a top spot for migratory birds in the vast park. Here you'll find a healthy fish-bearing creek (the only one in the park to host salmonids) and complex structure in the forest canopy. I kinda took Forest Park for granted, growing up in Portland. But it really is something special! We hear plenty of Pacific Wren, Wilson's Warbler, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Downy Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow and some tricky-to-ID baby birds too. The scene was positively alive.Thanks for being here; for listening and reading. Ancient Forest Suite is available under the artist name Listening Spot on all streaming platforms Friday, May 30th. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadcrouch.substack.com/subscribe

The Symphony of Spring: Birds Returning to New HampshireSpring in New Hampshire arrives with a soundtrack of birdsong. In this episode of On the Nature Trail, we explore the calls of returning and resident birds—from the cheerful American Robin to the haunting Hermit Thrush—and discover how their songs signal courtship, territory, and the changing season. […]

American Robins are the Spark bird that ignites within us an acknowledgement of the natural world around us and provides an intimacy that simmers within us a love of nature. Robins through the course of our seasons, hold up a mirror to our lives and play a transcendent role among all The Birds of Alberta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to try building a nest? Consider this... an average American Robin weighs less than three ounces. An average person weighs 170 pounds, or 1,000 times as much as a robin. A robin's nest, made of grass and mud, weighs about seven ounces, so yours will weigh 450 pounds. You'll need to collect about 350 strands of grass, each about four feet long. And don't forget the mud: 150 pounds of it. You have five days to complete the job. That's 300 mouthfuls of mud.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Like the American Robin, the European Robin is a bird of yards and gardens. But it's not much bigger than a chickadee. The robin's likeness turns up everywhere from Mother Goose rhymes, Peter Rabbit stories, and whiskey labels to postage stamps and Christmas cards. On at least two occasions, the “Robin Red-Breast” has won the popular vote to become the UK's unofficial national bird. And as for its breast color — one account has it that when the robin visited souls in Purgatory to refresh them with water, its breast was scorched to its current shade.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Hello. It's 2025. How can that be? I look at the number and think, that's a futuristic number. Wasn't the future supposed to be easier? Something tells me 2025 will not be easy. Still, I'm determined to meet it with can-do attitude. For now though, let's ease into it. With that it mind I chose this recording, Forest Stream Suite. The environmental sound was captured last June in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon; a place we'll be revisiting throughout the coming year. Many of the seasonal streams were, by that time, down to a trickle. The percussive sound at the top of the recording is one such a trickle, a thread of water falling over a stone, as captured by a homemade hydrophone.The hydrophone is a simple design incorporating a ~$1 bulk-supply 27mm contact mic, a kombucha bottle screw cap, a coin (for ballast), a 1/8th inch stereo cord, a swatch of duct tape, and a couple dips in liquid plastic. I was instructed in the ways of DIY contact mic wizardry by the gifted sound artist Marcus Fischer at a workshop hosted by Oregon Contemporary about a month prior. Thanks Marcus and Oregon Contemporary! Hydrophone recording is something I hope to do more of in the coming year. Maybe I'll invest in something a little more sensitive. Or possibly a stereo pair? The instrumentation follows the pattern of previous Listening Spot releases: One continuous field recording and several distinct musical movements in the same key. With the hydrophone click track as a jumping-off point, this one is reaches out its sound tentacles in new directions, without letting go of the familiar. There's some of my favorite wildlife belting it out here: American Robin, Pacific Wren, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow Warbler… While listening, I can picture the dappled light of the forest.Thanks for tuning in. I'm grateful for your interest. Forest Stream Suite is available under the artist name Listening Spot on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) Friday, January 3rd. I hope you can spend some quiet time with it.Lastly, I took some time to write some reflections on my first year of being on Substack a couple days ago. I didn't send it out as a newsletter, because it was mostly written as an exercise to clarify some things for myself. I'm mentioning it here for those who may be curious about the platform, my impressions as a musician, and some intentions in 2025. Happy New Year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadcrouch.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back. It's a new season of Soundwalk, the album series / podcast / newsletter that transports you to sound-rich natural places via roving binaural audio field recordings paired to a melodic, ambient score. In this short two-part season we are discovering serene soundscapes within the city of Portland, Oregon. Thank you for tuning in!See that dark green canyon in the foreground? That's where we're going to escape the sound of the city, within the city.Every Portlander knows about Forest Park, the forested hillside roughly eight miles long and one mile wide, northwest of the city. Most Portlanders have visited it. In contrast, my guess is less than one in ten would be able to point to Marquam Nature Park on a map, and even less have visited.Marquam is the “secret” nature park mere minutes from downtown. I've posted field recordings from here before, but this is the first soundwalk I've shared. What's most noteworthy about this place to me is how quickly the canyon spirits you away from the hum of the city as you venture in. It's really quite amazing. The city throbs at full volume just over the hill, and here—provided leaf blowers aren't in use on residential properties along the bluff— you'll find serene quiet; the twitter of birds, the murmur of streams. At the park's main gateway the visitor is greeted by a tile mosaic that forms an amphitheater. Inscribed in its depiction of park flora and fauna is this message: Tranquility reminds us that we are a small part of nature in a place where listening and looking inspire us.Sometimes I wonder if I've become a bit extreme about sound. That is, I wonder if I'm peculiarly bothered by city noise or unusually thirsty for quiet refuges. This message hints to me that I'm not alone. “Tranquility” and “listening” strike me as potent and deliberate word choices. Unlike the new Forest Park entrance north of town, this one embraces the visitor and conveys them quickly to a natural, tranquil setting.Thus, on our soundwalk from Mar 8th of this year, we encounter the sounds of Dark-eyed Junco, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Pacific Wren, American Robin, Golden-crowned Kinglet and others all rising above the many creeks, streams and seeps we pass by on foot. At the 25 minute mark we come to a trail culvert spitting out water in a rhythm. It's an unusual and entrancing sound, worth lingering on. A Pacific Wren sings in the distance. Junco trills percolate through the canyon. Synthesizers pulse and sweep in response. It's a recipe for a reverie, if you're open to it. The instrumentation is comprised of piano, zither, and electric piano—all played solo—with occasional woodwind (clarinet & bass clarinet) and synth pad accompaniment. As always it errs on the side of minimalism.Marquam Nature Park Soundwalk is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) Friday, September 6th. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadcrouch.substack.com/subscribe

A story about an American robin. © 2024 Samuel Suk. All rights reserved. ℗ 2024 Samuel Suk. All rights reserved. For license and usage contact: animalstoriesforkids@gmail.com Updated show related content: https://www.patreon.com/animalstoriesforkids Creator's Page: https://www.samuelsuk.com Buy my children's book about trying different kinds of food and describing them by sight, smell and taste. Ages 3-6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098364317 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animalstoriesforkids/support

Join us in this week's episode of 'Sleepy Seedlings: The Bedtime Podcast with Trees', where we delve into the serene world of the Black Tupelo, also known as the Black Gum. As you prepare for a restful night's sleep, let the gentle rustling of leaves and the soothing calls of nighthawks and owls transport you to a tranquil forest. The Black Tupelo, with its striking dark bark and vibrant autumn foliage, stands as a testament to nature's resilience and beauty. Discover the rich history, ecological significance, and subtle messages of strength and endurance that this remarkable tree embodies.In this episode, we'll explore the scientific marvels of the Black Tupelo, from its adaptable nature to its vital role in supporting wildlife, including the American Robin and the Eastern Bluebird. Listen to the enchanting tales of early settlers using hollowed Black Tupelo trunks as bee gums and how this tree contributes to the natural balance within its habitat. As you drift off to sleep, let the peaceful energy of the Black Tupelo guide you into a night of deep, rejuvenating slumber, surrounded by the calming sounds of the forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can we learn from one of the most familiar birds in North America? A bird so well-known that it's migration is remarked upon by friends and colleagues who might otherwise have no knowledge about birds at all. The American Robin, of course, is ubiquitous but there is a lot left to learn. That is, in part, the work of Emily Williams, an avian ecologist at Georgetown University, currently studying the migration ecology of American Robins. She joins us to talk about what we don't know about a bird everyone knows. Also, it's March Madness! Which obviously means we need to consider the bird mascots in the NCAA tournament.  Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don't forget to join the ABA to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders! Thanks to HX Expeditions for sponsoring this episode! Change the way you see the world with HX Expeditions.

This week we feature one of the most recognizable of Grand County's year round resident bird species.

Before we see or feel spring, we often hear it first — in the testimony of a Red-winged Blackbird, the energy of a Song Sparrow, or the serenade of an American Robin. But across much of North America, an earlier sign of spring is the return of Turkey Vultures. In the U.S., you may see them as early as February or March. Unlike most of our returning birds, which migrate at night, Turkey Vultures migrate like hawks — in the daytime. They rise on warm spring updrafts, with a distinctive teeter from side to side. And then they glide — northbound.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Fresh-fallen snow is beautiful, but it poses a challenge to birds. The ground where they found food is now covered by several inches of snow. Birds such as juncos and other sparrows flit under bushes where snow doesn't cover the ground. Finches and chickadees pick at the seed heads of plants sticking out above the snow, while robins (like this American Robin) seek out dried fruits. Nuthatches and woodpeckers cling to trees as they search for insects within the bark.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

The American Robin and the Baltimore Oriole both have cheery, upbeat songs. At first, you might think there's no way to tell these two cheery, upbeat singers apart. But there are a couple of differences. American Robins usually have a longer song, while Baltimore Orioles usually stop after a phrase or two. Plus, Baltimore Orioles sound sweeter and more melodic than American Robins, who can come across a little screechy at times.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

A bird with abnormal white feathers, like this American Robin, may have a genetic condition called leucism. Leucism prevents pigments from reaching some — or sometimes all — of a bird's feathers. Albino birds are distinctly different and are entirely white with pink skin and eyes. Albinos have trouble making melanin, the pigment in skin, feathers, and eyes.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.  

Let's dive into the enchanting world of hidden wonders that come to life after dark! Our guests today are Charles Hood and José Martínez-Fonseca, authors of the new book “Nocturnalia: Nighttime Life of the Western USA" from Heyday Books. Charles is an author, poet, birder, and world traveler, and as you'll hear, an exceptional naturalist, too. Jose has a PhD in Bat Ecology, and as a result, has extensive experienced studying animals of the night.Today we uncover the intriguing behaviors of nocturnal creatures such as nectar-feeding bats and vampire bats, scorpions that glow under UV light, and the often ignored but fascinating small owls - we're talking owls the size of a American Robin - or even smaller! Observe how even the familiar environment of urban backyards transform into arenas of ecological discovery when the sun goes down. Tailored for nature enthusiasts and curious minds alike, this conversation is a gateway to a world less explored - the intriguing and overlooked world of nocturnal nature.FULL SHOW NOTES (with photos!)LINKSA Salad Only The Devil Would Eat, by Charles HoodCharles Hood's WebsiteJose Martinez-Fonseca on Instagram, and his photography websiteNature's Archive episode about Bats with Dr. Dave JohnstonMusic: Spellbound by Brian Holtz MusicFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9616-spellboundLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://brianholtzmusic.comSupport Us On Patreon! .Get inspired with the Jumpstart Nature Podcast - entertaining and immersive, it's the nature podcast we all need.Check past Nature's Archive episodes for amazing guests such as Dr. Doug Tallamy, Dr. Elaine Ingham, and Gabe Brown. And topics ranging from bird migration to fungi to slime mold!

If a young American Robin survives its first winter, its chances of survival go up. But robins still don't live very long. The oldest robins in your yard might be about three years old (although thanks to banding, we know of one bird that lived to be almost 14).More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Summary: “You eat like a bird!” We're sure you've heard this before and may have even said it, but if you knew what we know, you'd probably never say it again! Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they talk about some of the strange things birds eat!   For our hearing impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean.   Show Notes: “Cassowaries: Crucial to Rainforest Ecology,” The University of Waikato, https:blog.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/2009/12/cassowaries-crucial-to-rainfor/ www.allaboutbirds.org American Bird Conservancy, https://abcbirds.org Our email address, please reach out with comments, questions, or suggestions:  thefeathereddesert@gmail.com   Cheryl: Intro          Have you ever heard the expression “You eat like a bird.”  What did that really mean?  I personally never got it, but I heard many times.  If the person who coined that phrase really knew what birds ate, I don't think that it would have been said at the dinner table.  Today let's look at the weird things' birds eat and a little about how they do it.          So, there's the Phainopepla that consumes mistletoe berries, and a lot of them; this bird can do this because they have a specialized digestive tract to accommodate this particular berry.  Then there is the American Robin, that changes it digestive system to be able to adjust to the transition from protein-rich invertebrates in spring and summer to fruits and berries in winter.          Kiersten:  Worm-Eating Warbler This warbler is small, rather drab in color with a black and buffy head stripes on its flat head.  This flat head helps it to get into all the nooks and crannies of the forest floor where it consumes caterpillars and slugs, insect larvae but not earth worms like the name suggest.  This warbler has a beautiful song that helps it live up to the warbler part of its name even if its drab in color.          Cheryl: Shore birds and Sapsuckers          Birds like the Black-necked Stilt, and the American Avocet are shore birds that eat mollusks such as clams, oysters, snails, and slugs found in the muddy water along the edges of creeks, rivers, lakes, ponds and irrigated fields and agricultural fields.          Then there are birds that feed on the mucus of plants and trees, namely sap.  These birds are woodpeckers, waxwings, kinglets, and warblers which all have a component of sap/mucus in their diet.          Kiersten: Red-tail Hawk and Great Horned Owl          Rattlesnakes and Red-tail hawks, two very capable predators, but if an adult red-tail hawk locates a rattlesnake out in the open, it's a dead snake crawling.  Rattlesnakes are a favorite meal for this hawk.   Red-tail hawk doesn't sneak up on a rattlesnake, if it did that it would actually give the rattler the advantage.  Instead, the hawk flies down and perches right in front of the snake.  There by taking the lead in what is often called the “dance of death.” The hawk will fan out its feathers, exhibiting its 5 ft wing span. In response, the rattlesnake will rattle it's tail in a warning, and will puff up to look bigger and more formidable. This might work. If not, the hawk will then hop or walk around, essentially trying to divert the snake's attention. This will likely trigger the rattlesnake to snap open its mouth and display it 5-7” long fangs, and with the coiling motion, it will lunge forward. Then the hawk hops onto the snake and end the snake's life. Red-tail hawks don't eat the head of the snake therefore avoiding ingesting any venom. Great Horned Owls have excellent night vision and a poor sense of smell, which helps it deal with one of its favorite meals- skunk.  So, when you are out in the wilds of Great Horned Owl habitat and you smell skunk, but don't see one you could be in the area of a Great Horned Owl nest. Cheryl: Scott's Oriole and Western Tanager and the Cassowary          Scott's Oriole is a fruit eater, not only do these birds eat dagger cactus fruit, but also cultivated fruits such as apricots, peaches and figs.  The Western Tanager lives off of insects such as bees and wasps in the spring and summer.  Then in the winter months it will enjoy berries…all kinds like hawthorn, wild cherries, elderberries, blackberries, mulberries and service berries.          All the above-mentioned birds may be found in our state of Arizona, but there is one fruit eater that lives in Australia and Papua New Guinea, the Cassowary.  This bird is the third largest bird in the world with an adult standing up to six feet tall.  These birds live in the rainforests and are considered keystone species because of their role as a major seed dispenser of up to 238 rainforest plant species.  Over a 100 of these plants' species depend entirely on Cassowaries to dispense their seeds.          In some cases, cassowaries are the only bird to be able to digest the fruit of certain plants such as the Cassowary Plum.  This fruit contains a sap that is poisonous to humans and most other animals.          The Cassowary's unique digestive system which is short and fast,  to digest the fruit.  The Cassowary plum is an important food source for the Cassowary, and in turn the bird than distributes and helps germinate the seeds of the plant. Cheryl: Closing          Now doesn't this make you think twice about that old expression” You eat like bird”.  Really do you?    

This was recorded in the forest on a clear summer morning high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The air was cool but not cold, in fact relatively warm for 6,700 feet elevation. The rushing water of several streams is heard in the distance as they cascade down the sides of the valley before eventually coming together to form the North Fork of the Sacramento River. In this recording you'll hear many different birds including Western Wood-Pewee, Olive Sided Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Mountain Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Hairy Woodpecker, and many more. I recorded this during a short, two-night backpacking trip to the area in early July. In order to save weight, I brought a minimal recording set up which included a small recorder, power bank, and a pair of microphones. I used the tree ears recording technique for this recording, in this case a mature Western White Pine. Please help this podcast get made by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or becoming a monthly supporter through Spotify Podcasting. You can do so by visiting the following links- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ https://www.patreon.com/soundbynaturepodcast You can become a monthly supporter at Spotify Podcasting by clicking the link at the end of this podcast description. It's the best way to support this podcast because they have minimal fees and essentially all of your contribution goes directly to the show. Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those of you that have made one-time donations, and my supporters on Patreon. Every bit of your contribution goes directly to the production of this podcast. I truly appreciate your help! You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundbynature/support

Summer is a crucial time to keep your backyard birds supplied with water for drinking and bathing. Birdbaths set at different heights serve a great variety of birds. A wide, shallow birdbath that deepens a bit in the center will suit a broad range of birds - including this American Robin. Most important of all? Keep it clean! You can learn more about birdbaths at Cornell's AllAboutBirds. Your local Audubon can help, too.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

This was recorded early on a clear spring morning in the forest near White Deer Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts about an hour before sunrise as the birds were just beginning to sing, and the frogs were winding down their nighttime chorus. You'll hear many different birds on this recording including Great Horned Owl, American Robin, Hammond's Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, Cassin's Vireo, Western Tanager, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Hermit Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch and more. One sound I was particularly happy to capture is the booming wing sound of the Common Nighthawk, which is made by males as they dive at females during courtship. Help this podcast get made by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or becoming a monthly supporter through Spotify Podcasting. You can do so by visiting the following links- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ https://www.patreon.com/soundbynaturepodcast You can become a monthly supporter at Spotify Podcasting by clicking the link at the end of this podcast description. Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those of you that have made one-time donations, and my three supporters on Patreon. Every bit of your contributions go directly to the production of this podcast. I truly appreciate your help! You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com I really hope you enjoy this recording. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundbynature/support

During the day, an American Robin, a member of the thrush family, sings a lovely, familiar song of rich phrases. But as the sun begins to set, robin song takes on a different character. From sunset until dark, a robin adds ethereal whispered notes to its carol, creating a song of remarkable grace and complexity. In the high latitudes, where twilight lingers late into the evening, a robin may expand its daytime carols into a twilight symphony that continues for hours.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

We'veall heard about the “early bird” getting the “worm.” We know it as sound adviceabout initiative and timely action. And we can almost see that robin leaningback and tugging that recalcitrant worm out of the ground. Research shows,however, that birds dining early and heavily may lower their life expectancy. Astudy of three North American woodland bird species found that sociallydominant birds stay lean during the day and then stoke up when it's mostimportant- later in the day, before a cold night. At night, birds avoidhypothermia by metabolizing fat. And by staying lean through most of the day,dominant birds are more agile in avoiding predators.Subordinatebirds have to look for food whenever and wherever they can find it, and carryfat on their bodies to hedge against unpredictable rations. Dominant birds,which can push subordinates off food, can choose when they eat and so lessentheir odds of being eaten themselves.Therefore,at least in the woodland bird's world, the revised moral might read: “Get the wormlate in the day- you'll sleep better and live longer.”

Quick Note: You will hear some artificial noises in this recording, but they are few and I don't feel they detract from the recording. It is becoming increasingly difficult to record pristine audio without driving hundreds of miles and spending countless hours in its pursuit. I realize it is perhaps better to include the artificial sounds and recognize that we live in a society where noise pollution exists. I am a perfectionist for my work and I struggle on where to draw the line and release a recording. To maintain my sanity, I have to learn to be okay with imperfect recordings and some noise pollution. I hope you will understand. We have made it through the third winter here in Michigan and have started on the second spring. We also made a jump to first summer, but it was very short-lived. It can be very hard to define seasons here because it can change so quickly, but it does really feel like a spring that is going to actually get us to summer. One thing I look forward most as the snow melts and the flowers start blooming is the return of the dawn chorus. This natural phenomenon occurs in the early morning and is a collective singing of birds as they welcome the start of a new day. During the dawn chorus, birds sing to defend their territories, attract mates, and communicate with their flock. The chorus begins just before the first light of dawn and can last for several hours, with different species of birds joining in at differing times. It truly is one of the most beautiful sound collective that exists in nature. I recently received a new recording kit from SR3D Binaural Microphones in the UK to test out and share my thoughts. I will have a separate post and video about this kit and my thoughts on it in the coming weeks. Binaural recording is an advanced method of capturing audio that closely replicates human auditory perception by utilizing two microphones configured in that mimics the human head. While listening to binaural recordings through headphones, the listener is immersed in a lifelike environment, such as the dawn chorus in the middle of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The biggest advantage, in my experience, is the heightened level of auditory realism. In short, you will feel you are in the middle of the action. Knowing I wanted to test out the realistic recording effects of this kit, I went to one of my favorite recording locations to capture the dawn chorus. Over the course of a few hours, I heard and saw at least 13 different species to include the usual suspects like the American Robin and Red-winged blackbird, but I recorded some firsts for me. It was my first time recording a Bald Eagle and a Virginia Rail. I won't spoil the entire recording and would love to hear what species you heard while listening. Recording Details:Date and Time: 5/5/2023 | 5:45AMLocation: Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreLandscape/Feature: Otter CreekConditions: 49F (10C), Sunrise, Slight Breeze, Mild ConditionsRecording Device: Zoom F3 Field RecorderMicrophone(s): SR3D Binaural Microphone Kit fitted with Sonorous Objects SO.1 MicrophonesSupport the showThanks for listening! ❤️ Your support means the world to me. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter for daily updates.

Join us for a morning of spring birding in Calgary! We get some birding pointers from from the team as they seek out Common Goldeneyes, Lesser Scaups, Wood Ducks, and welcome back many of our summer songbird friends, like the classic American Robin. Check out the full list of their sightings on eBird.  Inspired to get a new pair of binoculars or scope for your spring birding adventure? Check out the range of great products by Kowa. If it's crystal clear, it's Kowa.  Jody Allair is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the natural world. He is the Director of Community Engagement at Birds Canada and has written numerous articles on birds, birding and connecting with nature. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @JodyAllair.Amanda Bichel is the Key Biodiversity Areas Coordinator at Birds Canada. She loves working with enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to monitor KBAs for priority species, carrying out conservation activities, organizing events, and increasing awareness of the program.Andrea Gress studied Renewable Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan. She pivoted towards birds, after an internship in South Africa. Upon returning, she worked with Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan and now coordinates the Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program for Birds Canada. Follow her work at @ontarioplovers

Host Bill McBain speaks to Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.Animal of the Week: The American Robin

Want to try building a nest? Consider this... An average American Robin weighs less than three ounces. An average person weighs 170 pounds, or 1,000 times as much as a robin. A robin's nest, made of grass and mud, weighs about seven ounces, so yours will weigh 450 pounds. You'll need to collect about 350 strands of grass, each about four feet long. And don't forget the mud: 150 pounds of it. You have five days to complete the job. That's 300 mouthfuls of mud.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

When glaciers pushed south into what is now the U.S. around 20,000 years ago, they scraped off the soil layer and spelled the end of native earthworms except in the southern states. So the earthworm plucked by the robin in the park or on your lawn is probably a relatively new arrival, most likely a species Europeans conveyed to the Americas in plant soil or the ballast of ships.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Environmental artist Julie Peppito talks with us about the origin of her art, her family ties to New York, the materials she uses in her "creature-like sculptures, layered tapestries, large installations, collages, and playground art." Our favorite Peppito piece is "United Birds of America," a site-specific sculpture for the "For the Birds" exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 2022. Julie talks about the making of this birdhouse and the American Robin who visited the sculpture as she was putting on the finishing touches the garden. Learn about Julie on her website and her Instagram. +++ Season 3 of Your Bird Story aka CHIRP is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant. +++ Production Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans Producer and Editor: Pod to the People Bird vocalizations were accessed from the Macaulay Library. +++ Like. Review. Subscribe. Share. Thank you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yourbirdstory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourbirdstory/support

For such a small owl, the Northern Saw-whet has a lot to say. And a lot of ways to say it. Males weigh about as much as an American Robin. And they send out at least 11 different calls, including “toot-toot-toot” advertising calls, from late January through May. The rate of calling is partly determined by the nighttime temperature. And perhaps to keep other Saw-whets out of a food-rich territory, males may toot more frequently when their favorite prey, white-footed mice and deer mice, are plentiful.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

The new year is the time to try something new and in this week's episode, both our storytellers approach their scientific problems in the most science-y way possible – through trial and error. It's also how Story Collider is going to approach this year as we make a few small changes to the podcast. We can only hope to be as successful as our storytellers in our experiments. Happy New Year! Part 1: Computational biologist Francis Windram is determined to figure out how to make spider webs glow in the dark. Part 2: Avian ecologist Emily Williams refuses to be outwitted by a bird. Francis Windram is a PhD student and Imperial College London, working on computational approaches to extracting spider web traits. He is also a musician, poet, climber, and ex-chef, and generally spends his time being a little too enthusiastic about the minutia of life. His passion for education and outreach has led him to teach sciencey things both in the UK and USA, and he believes strongly that in sharing knowledge through humour and candid cautionary tales we can learn to treat ourselves with more kindness, love, and respect than we otherwise would. Emily Williams is a scientist and PhD student at Georgetown University, where she is studying the migration of a common but overlooked bird, the American Robin. Emily is passionate about outreach and the accessibility of science, and is a fierce defender of the small, underestimated, and undervalued. While she is a Florida native, Emily has done her best to dissociate herself from all Florida man tropes foremost by loving cold and dark places that have topography. Before moving to DC she lived the last five years in Alaska, where she worked as an avian ecologist for the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Preserve. When she isn't dreaming of a winter wonderland, Emily can be found reading, baking, hiking, and finding new donut places to try.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode, Leo and Denali tell you about one of their favorite birds species: American Robin. If you have any suggestions for future bird spotlights or just questions or comments, please email seattlebirdpod@gmail.com. If you're wondering why there wasn't a rare bird update, it is because all confirmed sightings on the eBird rare bird list are continuing (many sightings of Townsend's Solitaires near other confirmed sightings). Stay tuned for next Midweek Update when Leo will go over some birds he reported during the Christmas Bird Count.

Summary: Have you ever thought where did that bird come from? Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they talk about irruptions in birds which could explain why you are seeing an unfamiliar bird in your yard.   For our hearing impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean.   Show Notes: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned-kinglet/overview www.birdsandbloom.com/birding/birding-basics/irrutions-forecast www.donnallog.com/winter-bird-migration-and-irruptions Background bird song:  Naturescapes Backyard Birds www.naturescapes.com   Our email address, please reach out with comments, questions, or suggestions: thefeathereddesert@gmail.com   Transcript   Host Voice: Welcome to The Feathered Desert a podcast all about desert bird feeding in the Southwest region of the United States. (Various bird calls play)   Cheryl: Welcome to the Feathered Desert. Today we're are taking about irruptions in birds. Perhaps, you wake up one morning and there is a flock of unexpected birds gathered at your backyard feeder, what?!  This is exactly what happen to me last week, I looked out my window in the morning and I saw 3 Ruby-Crowned Kinglets eating seeds from my feeder.  This is not one of our typical winter visitors, so I asked the question why?  Kiersten is my go-to for that and she has the answer!   Kiersten: I do! But first I want to be clear we are talking about irruptions with an I not eruptions! We have no exploding birds here! (laughs) Well, occasionally a sudden surge of unexpected birds can wander outside their typical winter range.  This is called an irruption, I-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.  An irruption is unpredictable mass migration of birds.  An irruptive event is called a flight year.   Cheryl: Usually, this type of event happens in the winter with generally non-migrating birds.  See when food is plentiful populations increase and birds remain in their normal winter ranges.  Birds can tell in late summer or early autumn that food production is not what they need to survive the winter.  So, they evacuate when they decide the time is right.  These birds move to areas where food is still available.   Kiersten: I think that's a solid plan!   Cheryl: Yes!   Kiersten: It's not just food supplies that can cause a bird species to leave its winter home, unpredictable weather Can play apart in the decision to relocate.  A sudden cold spell or unseasonably cold weather in area that is generally has mild winters can push a bird species to move further south from their northern homes. I think this is what's happening now, right? In our 2022 December?   Cheryl: Right.   Kiersten: Okay! Sometimes migrating birds are pushed off course by unexpected bad weather putting these migrants in areas that they normally don't visit.          This happens all the time off the coast of Texas. There is a small island off the coast that birds love during hurricane season. It's a great site for seeing birds thrown off by bad weather. It's a birders paradise!   Cheryl: Isn't that how we got the Rosette Spoonbill at the Gilbert Riparian area?   Kiersten: Yes, I think so. He got thrown off a few years ago and now he comes back ever year because it's so nice here!   Cheryl: These irruptive events don't happen every year but on average every two to three years.   It is not always the same birds that have these events.  The most common are seed eaters such as Pine Siskins, Red Polls, and Red-breasted Nuthatches.  These irruptions can be difficult to predict ahead of time.  The reasons behind these surprising sporadic migrations aren't straight forward it varies from species to species.   Kiersten: I think it happens a lot more with the seed eaters because they lay more eggs per clutch and when every chick survives the population skyrockets. Many of the individuals will leave the area.   Cheryl: Yes. I think so. Last year we had an irruption of Pine Siskins.   Kiersten: Raptor (birds of prey) which feed on small mammals and small birds may also have to leave their winter ranges to find food.    Those raptors that eat small birds may follow their food source to a more southern location.  Some raptors are known for their own irruptions like the Snowy Owl.  This one is so weird. One day you're in Maryland and there's a Snowy Owl! It's crazy seeing this bird where it's usually not found! Then there's the Short-eared Owl which has been known to show up just before there a over abundance of mice in a field.  It kinda makes them seem omniscient, but they're not it just goes with the season. Northern Goshawks and Great -Horned Owls don't usually leave their territories but on occasion these birds have given up their territories in the northern forests when the snowshoe hares are few and far between. That makes a lot of sense. These hares are big lagomorphs, so if you can catch a few you're good to go but if not, you won't survive the winter.   Cheryl: Yes. And they can't compete with the lynxes that also hunt the hares. Food was scarce for the Northern birds of the mountains across the west and some of them are wintering with us like the American Robin, Juniper Titmouse, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cedar Waxwings and Western birds, plus the Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  All these northern forest dwellers had to move south this year in a multiple bird species irruptions. Now, Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a tiny songbird with an equally tiny tail and bill.  Its olive green overall with a prominent white eyeing and white wing bar.  The adult male when excited displays a flash of brilliant red of feathers on the top of his head.  It's a treat to see this bird and others unexpectedly this winter in our backyards.   Kiersten: We will be posting the All About Birds link for the Ruby-crowned Kinglet in our Show Notes so you can check out what they look like!      

In this episode, we explore the birds that are flying through the Bay Area right now, how birds change their behavior for winter and late fall, and how you can help support birds in your backyard or observe them in your local park. As always, this episode concludes with a poem about nature. Sources and more information on specific subjects: American Robin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Dark-Eyed Junco Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Farming for Bird Habitat in California's Delta. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-N3zbyQvgU. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Quady, David E., et al. Birds of Northern California. First edition, R.W. Morse Company, 2015. Sibley, David. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Steller's Jay Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Stellers_Jay/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Tallamy, Douglas W. Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants. Updated and Expanded pbk. ed, Timber Press, 2009. White-Crowned Sparrow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Bird Calls: American Robin Song. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZl2X4zjejA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. Dark-Eyed Junco Sings an Even Musical Trill. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-dRrjkipA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. The Sounds of Steller's Jay - 4K. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vWtN5JG8RA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. White-Crowned Sparrow Song. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcnB8S6KGk. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

Ray Young Bear is a writer, musician and a member of Meskwaki Nation. He considers himself a word collector, writing poetry in both English and Meskwaki, his first language. And he enjoys taking photos of the birds around his home in Iowa. In the spring of 2021, he was spending time with his grandson, Ozzy Young Bear. He composed a song in Meskwaki about how his grandson enjoyed watching the robins hunt for earthworms. He later recorded the song for a music collection called For the Birds: The Birdsong Project. Over 200 musicians, artists and writers contributed, with proceeds going to the National Audubon Society.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Join Julie Potiker as she leads you in this healing light meditation. She completes the meditation with her poem, "Bird World Orchestra".Bird World Orchestra, by Julie Potiker. Sitting in a comfy chair under the cool canopy of a black locust tree,I'm serenaded by the Bird World Orchestra.The acorn woodpecker appears to be hosting a happy hour and salon at 5pm.His guests swoop in and flit out.The Northern Mockingbird,Yellow-rumped warbler,and the American Robin drop in for a drink.The tiny Bush-tit, not embarrassed by it's nameis joined by Allen's and Anna's Hummingbirds.The California Scrub Jay and the American Crownot wanting to be outdone by the singing of the precious little House Finch screechthey are on their way.The California Scrub Jay may be having a nervous breakdown.It's difficult to know.Hopefully he will make it to the party,have some juice,and calm down.-Bird World Orchestra, by Julie PotikerGet the latest on mindfulness and meditation by subscribing to Julie Potiker's YouTube channel and Facebook page at Mindful Methods for Life. You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker", available on iTunes, iHeart, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

How much do you know about the American Robin? Turdus migratorius is the focus of the doctoral research of Emily Williams, an avian ecologist. How big are robin roosts? Are female robins territorial? How flexible is their migration? After all, migratory is in their name. Emily's research is highlighting and revealing much about this underappreciated common bird. Follow Emily on Twitter and on her website. +++ Season 3 of Your Bird Story is devoted to bringing more field recordings to listeners. CHIRP as we are calling this season is made possible with a Voice for Nature Foundation grant. +++ Production Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans Producer and Editor: Pod to the People +++ Share this episode with a friend! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yourbirdstory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourbirdstory/support

While in New York Terry Flanagan spotted a bird he had long wanted to see: an American Robin. A common bird of gardens, parks and woodland across North America, this species is not closely related to the European Robin that is so familiar to us on this side of the Atlantic.

American Robin, Arctic Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, Sandhill Crane, colorful waterfowl and hundreds of other bird species are with us celebrating spring! Anna Buckardt Thomas, Avian Ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resource talks spring birding with us. Have your binoculars handy - never know what will be in your area. Birding Organizations & Resources: Iowa Young Birders Group NE Young Birders Group https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/ https://ebird.org/home App: Audubon Bird Guide App: Merlin https://www.ksbirdingtrail.com/

Featuring Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Swamp Sparrow, Spring Peepers, Leopard Frogs, and more! Recorded on April 10, 2021 at Beverly Swamp Conservation Area, Flamborough, Ontario by Rob Porter. This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-da20d0 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Songscapes.

This episode discusses three birds with songs that sound similar to the American Robin.  We listen to the American Robin, the Black-Headed Grosbeak, and the Western Tanager.     Helpful Links https://www.audubon.org/ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/ https://xeno-canto.org/  

Spend the dawn laying in the woods near the mouth of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. Recorded using a Sound Devices MixPre6 digital audio recorder and two Sennheiser MKH20 omnidirectional microphones places in a homemade binaural housing. Species you might be able to hear include: Gray Catbird, Wilson's Snipe, Ovenbird, White-throated Sparrow, American Woodcock, American Robin, Least Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Veery, Song Sparrow, American Crow, Wood Duck, Mourning Warbler, Common Raven, Blue Jay, Winter Wren, Hairy Woodpecker, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Blackburnian Warbler, Common Loon, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Black-and-white Warbler, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and American Redstart. Wear headphones for the best listening experience. Enjoy! This recording was made while working on the 'Voices of a Flyway' project. Recordings were made under permits issued by the park and for the purpose of science and education.

Show Notes:    On this episode we have lots of Valentine's Day ideas for you, like visiting Tipp City, Ohio, finding gifts from Bookspace Columbus, Chocolate Cafe Columbus, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and Crumbl Cookies. Join us for all this and so much more!  Why are You Seeing Robins in Winter If you see an American Robin that is in need of help you can take it to the Wildlife Hospital or contact Ohio Wildlife Center Rescue and Response Team for help.   Rita Fuller-Yates released her compelling hard-back coffee table book “Columbus Black History – Images from our Past Volume I.”    Amy's Valentine Idea  Historic Downtown Tipp City, Ohio Tipp City OH - Tipp City is a city in Miami County, Ohio, just outside (north of) Dayton. Formerly known as Tippecanoe, and then Tippecanoe City, this town was renamed to Tipp City in 1938 because another town in Ohio was named Tippecanoe. Historic Downtown Tipp City Harrison's Browse Awhile Books living simply {soap}  The Hotel Gallery Midwest Memories Antiques ltd    Burke's Valentines Ideas   Bookspace Columbus Bookspace Columbus Instagram Valentine's Day | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Crumbl Cookies Chocolate Cafe Lincoln Social Rooftop | Columbus, Ohio | Short North The History of Prohibition Rooted in Westerville, Ohio The Alibi Bourbon & Cocktail Lounge

Welcome to Stump the Librarian, a podcast where two librarians from Kent District Library, Emily and Courtnei, with a little help from the librarian behind the curtain, Jill, answer questions from curious listeners. On our first episode we find the answers to why tigers have stripes, how robins care for their babies, and what the most popular dog breeds are around the world. Join us bi-weekly as we try to answer your curious questions and see if it's possible to stump a librarian!  Interested in learning and exploring more about this episode's curious questions? Here are some of the resources we used to help us answer your questions! You can always use any of the databases KDL has to offer with your library card. Just go to https://kdl.org/online-resources/ to find the best database for your question!   Concerning Dogs:  Resler, T. J. (2019). Dog breed guide the complete reference to your best friend fur-ever. Washington D.C.: National Geographic.  Reisen, J. (2021, March 16). The Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2020. In American Kennel Club. Retrieved from https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/the-most-popular-dog-breeds-of-2020/  The Most Popular Dog Breed in Every Country (2021). In Household Quotes. Retrieved from https://householdquotes.co.uk/most-popular-dog-breed/  Burke, A. (2020, April 24). How to Choose the Best Dog Food. In American Kennel Club. Retrieved from https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/best-dog-food-choosing-whats-right-for-your-dog/  Wall, J. (2021, June 9). Are You Ready to Own a Dog? Expectations & Responsibilities. In Love Your Dog. Retrieved from https://www.loveyourdog.com/ready-for-dog/    Concerning Robins:  American Robin (2019). In Journey North. Retrieved from https://journeynorth.org/tm/robin/facts_baby_robins.html  Link, R. (n.d.). American Robin. In Seattle Audubon. Retrieved from https://seattleaudubon.org/learn/birds-of-wa/bird-facts/american-robin/    Concerning Tigers:  "Tiger." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 Mar. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/tiger/72439. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.    "Coloration." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 24 Jan. 2019. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/coloration/109619#25418.toc. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.  “Protective Coloration.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, Mar. 2021, p. 1.        

Join Tony for part 2 of American Robin, featuring new segments, a surprise guest, and a very special apology from Bud Ramirez.

In this very special first ever episode, prepare to fly high with Tony and Bud as they discuss the lovely American Robin.

Spring is here which means the morning is full of  sound from the American Robin. In this binaural recording you will also hear the calls of the Black-capped Chickadee, Common Grackle, European Starling and for a brief moment a Crow in the distance. This binarual recording was captured with the Philips DVT7500 field recorder using the Roland CS-10EM in ear Binaural recording monitors in my […]

In this month's episode, we explore the neural mechanisms behind birdsong and what they tell us about human vocal learning and speech deficits in diseases such as autism spectrum disorder. Niki Spahich from The Scientist's Creative Services team spoke with Stephanie White, professor of Integrative Biology and physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, to learn more. The Scientist Speaks is a podcast produced by The Scientist's Creative Services Team. Our podcast is by scientists and for scientists. Once a month, we will bring you the stories behind news-worthy molecular biology research.   Special thanks to Dr. Stephanie White from the University of California, Los Angeles for the normal, isolate, FoxP2, and Cntnap2 birdsongs Dr. Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology for the Bengalese finch cross-fostered birdsongs The Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics at The Ohio State University for the American Robin bird sounds.   If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Scientist Speaks on your favorite podcast platform.   Music attribution: Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our next guest has been a newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist in Montana since 1980. In 2011 he published "The Big Sky by and by" which is a collection of his journalism over the years plus several essays and one short story. Recently he announced that effective July 1st 2018 his independent news site Last Best News would be suspending operations. This week we welcome Ed Kemmick to the podcast. We talk about his years covering the city council, the future of print newspapers, and beer allergies. Oh and please enjoy the sound of a American Robin serenading you during the podcast. Email us at thefridaypacket@gmail.com with comments, questions, concerns.