Episode 6: Yellow Warbler – Voice of the Wild
05/24/24 • 1 min
Learn the song and call of the Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia).
You might find this little yellow bird in a stand of willows next to a pond or hear its call while walking past the shrubby edge of a creek. Its song is an anthem of the early summer and it’s sung in two phrases. The first goes “sweet sweet sweet” and the second can be heard as “I’m so sweet” or “song so sweet.” The singer is yellow from head to tail with just a tinge of olive across its back. In the breeding season the males have handsome red streaks down their front.
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. From time to time, we’ll also do a deep dive into wildlife science, news, and natural history. Voice of the Wild is brought to you by the University of Illinois Extension Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy program.
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The following Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
ML509228 by Mike Andersen, ML509226 by Wil Hershberger, and ML509234 Robert C. Stein
Learn the song and call of the Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia).
You might find this little yellow bird in a stand of willows next to a pond or hear its call while walking past the shrubby edge of a creek. Its song is an anthem of the early summer and it’s sung in two phrases. The first goes “sweet sweet sweet” and the second can be heard as “I’m so sweet” or “song so sweet.” The singer is yellow from head to tail with just a tinge of olive across its back. In the breeding season the males have handsome red streaks down their front.
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. From time to time, we’ll also do a deep dive into wildlife science, news, and natural history. Voice of the Wild is brought to you by the University of Illinois Extension Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy program.
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 Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
ML509228 by Mike Andersen, ML509226 by Wil Hershberger, and ML509234 Robert C. Stein
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Episode 5: Eastern Towhee – Voice of the Wild
Learn the song and call of the Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus).
A flash of black and white in a low brush pile is likely to be this robin-sized sparrow, and if you see a pair arresting dark red eyes peeking out from that dense tangle, you’ll know for sure. This bird has rufous sides and a white belly; features that stand out on otherwise dark plumage. Males display this dark plumage as a deep black, while females express it as an earthy brown. Be sure to remember to “drink your tea!”
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. From time to time, we’ll also do a deep dive into wildlife science, news, and natural history. Voice of the Wild is brought to you by the University of Illinois Extension Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy program.
Available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube
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Listen online on our Homepage
The following Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
ML509431 and ML509435 by Wil Hershberger
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Episode 21: Periodical Cicadas – Voice of the Wild
(Note: this episode was originally published in May 2024 as a bonus episode and was re-published in September 2024 as a regular episode. In the future, chorus and other group-ID episodes will be published as regular episodes while bonus episodes will be reserved for storytelling.)
Learn to identify the seven species of periodical cicada (Magicicada) by their song.
For a few weeks in 2024 all seven species of periodical cicada will be calling from different areas of Illinois. The collective chorus of these cicada broods can be deafening, but like any natural chorus, it consists of individual and identifiable singers. In this episode we’ll learn the handful of songs you can hear during 2024’s rare double emergence.
The sounds used for this episode are from the University of Connecticut’s Magicicada informational website, which can be found here.
Illinois Brood range map and other periodical cicada information here.
More general information on Cicadas here.
-Decim group reproductive displacement from University of Connecticut here.
University of Connecticut’s Magicicada species pages can be accessed here.
See my colleagues over at Good Growing eat cicadas here.
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. From time to time, we’ll also do a deep dive into wildlife science, news, and natural history. Voice of the Wild is a service of Illinois Extension’s Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy program.
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