Voice of the Wild

House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). 

The finch from the west that has taken over feeders across the east. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• House Finch song by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML510161) 
• House Finch call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML510165) 
• Purple Finch (Eastern) song by Gregory Budney (ML510176) 

Sources and more:

• Cornell’s All About Birds 
• Audubon 
• Cornell’s Birds of the World 
• Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America 
• Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois by Colin Dobson 
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition) 
• Sibley Birds East 

Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii). 

The pinstriped sparrow with a bubbly song. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Lincoln's sparrow song by Wil Hershberger (ML509647) 
• Lincoln's sparrow call by Gerrit Vyn (ML509658) 
• Chipping sparrow song by Randolph Little (ML509487) 

Sources and more: 

• Cornell’s All About Birds 
• Audubon 
• Cornell’s Birds of the World 
• Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America 
• Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois by Colin Dobson 
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition) 
• Sibley Birds East 

Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). 

The gamebird with a rusty-hinge crowing. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Ring-necked Pheasant crowing call by Gregory Budney (ML505618)
• Ring-necked Pheasant flying call by George B. Reynard (ML505623)
• Ring-necked Pheasant short call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML505621)

Sources and more:

• Cornell’s All About Birds
• Audubon
• Cornell’s Birds of the World
• Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America
• Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois by Colin Dobson
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition)
• Sibley Birds East

Black-legged meadow katydid (Orchelimum nigripes). 

The meadow katydid with hesitating clicks before a harsh buzzing.

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Black-legged meadow katydid call by Wil Hershberger (ML527401) 

Sources and more:

• Bugguide 
• IDNR 
• MDC 
• Songs of Insects 
• SINA 

Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis). 

The little meadow katydid with a gentle buzz.

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Short-winged meadow katydid call by Wil Hershberger (ML110315)

Sources and more:

• Bugguide
• IDNR
• Songs of Insects
• iNaturalist photo (macropterous)

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus). 

The source of the mysterious clucking heard in woodlands.

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Eastern chipmunk cluck call by Wil Hershberger (ML100848)
• Eastern chipmunk chisp call by Wil Hershberger (ML305948)

Sources and more:

• Music of Nature
• Wildlife Illinois

Purple martin (Progne subis). 

The bubbly swallow that nests in homes built just for them.

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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 The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Purple Martin song by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508078)
• Purple Martin flying by Wil Hershberger (ML508082)
• Purple Martin call by Wil Hershberger (ML508083)

Sources and more: 

• Cornell’s All About Birds
• Audubon
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition)

Northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla). 

The cricket with a froglike call and body just like a mole’s. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make.  

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Northern Mole Cricket call by Wil Hershberger (ML534520) 

Sources and more: 

• Bugguide 
• Sina 
• IL state museum entry 
• Songs of Insects 
• iNaturalist photo 

Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota). 

The swallow with a white dot on the head. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Cliff Swallow call by Thomas G. Sander (ML508112) 
• Cliff Swallow call by Thomas G. Sander (ML508115) 

 Sources and more: 

• Cornell’s All About Birds 
• Audubon 
• Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois by Colin Dobson 
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition) 
• Sibley Birds East 

Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina). 

The sparrow with a song like a sewing-machine. 

Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. 

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• Chipping Sparrow call by Robert C. Stein (ML509492)
• Chipping Sparrow song by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML509484)
• Chipping Sparrow “sewing machine” song by Randolph Little (ML509487)
• Chipping Sparrow slow song by Wil Hershberger (ML509486)
• Chipping Sparrow fast song by Robert C. Stein and Randolph Little (ML509489)

 Sources and more: 

• Cornell’s All About Birds
• Audubon
• Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America
• Peterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition)
• Sibley Birds East