Return of the Birds

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If you're feeling shut in, shut down or shut out, let the birds carry you away. John Burroughs's Wake-Robin with premier bird vocalizations from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ... more

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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

Return of the Birds episodes:

June 01, 2019 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.
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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:
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 gutenberg.org 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.
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23min
May 19, 2019Episode 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.
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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 gutenberg.org 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.
...more
13min
May 13, 2019 Episode 4: Veery, Grey Catbird and a Snake Encounter
The princely disposition of the wood thrush, the cool notes of the veery, the pretense of the gray catbird and a black snake picks the wrong spot to relax.
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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:Wood ThrushVeeryVesper SparrowGray CatbirdIntro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on GrassOutro 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 gutenberg.org 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.

Wood Thrush

Vesper Sparrow

Veery

Grey Catbird
...more
14min
May 05, 2019 Episode 4: Veery, Grey Catbird and a Snake Encounter
The princely disposition of the wood thrush, the cool notes of the veery, the pretense of the gray catbird and a black snake picks the wrong spot to relax.
Click here to listen to Episode 1.
Click here to listen to Episode 2.
Click here to listen to Episode 3.
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:
Wood Thrush
Veery
Vesper Sparrow
Gray Catbird
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 gutenberg.org 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.
Wood Thrush
Vesper Sparrow
Veery
Grey Catbird
...more
14min
April 28, 2019 Episode 3: Welcome Back Cuckoos, Warblers & Thrushes
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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:
Yellow billed Cuckoo
Bobolink
Black-billed Cuckoo
Wood Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-eyed Vireo
Winter Wren
Hooded Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
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 gutenberg.org 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.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Bobolink

Black-billed Cuckoo

Wood Thrush

Field Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

White-eyed Vireo

Winter Wren

Hooded Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Water Thrush

Great Crested Flycatcher

Blue-winged Warbler

Northern Mockingbird

Hermit Thrush
...more
34min
April 28, 2019 Episode 3: Welcome Back Cuckoos, Warblers & Thrushes
Click here to listen to Episode 1.
Click here to listen to Episode 2.
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:
Yellow billed Cuckoo
Bobolink
Black-billed Cuckoo
Wood Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-eyed Vireo
Winter Wren
Hooded Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
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 gutenberg.org 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.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Bobolink
Black-billed Cuckoo
Wood Thrush
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
White-eyed Vireo
Winter Wren
...more
34min
April 21, 2019 Episode 2: Welcome Back Flycatchers, Woodpeckers & Thrushes
Episode includes robin’s ramshackle nest and the under appreciated socialis, or song sparrow. Affection for the northern flicker.
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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
American Robin
Bluebird
Phoebe bird
Kingbird
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Meadowlark
Northern Bobwhite
Ruffed Grouse
Barn Swallow
Greater Prairie Chicken
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Red Rooster
Chipping Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
Downy Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Wood 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 gutenberg.org 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.

American Robin

Bluebird

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Kingbird

Northern Flicker

Tuffed Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Eastern Meadowlark

Northern Bobwhite

Barn Swallow

Greater Prairie Chicken

Great Horned Owl

Barred Owl

Barn Owl

Chipping Sparrow
...more
22min
April 21, 2019Episode 2: Welcome Back Flycatchers, Woodpeckers & Thrushes
Episode includes robin's ramshackle nest and the under appreciated socialis, or song sparrow. Affection for the northern flicker.
Click here to listen to Episode 1.
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
American Robin
Bluebird
Phoebe bird
Kingbird
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Meadowlark
Northern Bobwhite
Ruffed Grouse
Barn Swallow
Greater Prairie Chicken
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Red Rooster
Chipping Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
Downy Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Wood 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 gutenberg.org 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.
American Robin
...more
22min
April 14, 2019 Episode 1: Introduction
Click the links below for details about the bird vocalizations used in this episode from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:Winter WrenEastern BluebirdAmerican RobinIntro music: Kai Engel Walking Barefoot on GrassOutro 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 gutenberg.org 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.

Winter Wren

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin
...more
18min
April 14, 2019Episode 1: Introduction
Click the links below for details about the bird vocalizations used in this episode from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
Winter Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
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 gutenberg.org 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.

Winter Wren

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin
...more
18min

FAQs about Return of the Birds:

How many episodes does Return of the Birds have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.