Voice of the Wild

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor). 

The trashcan raider that makes a trill and a shriek in the night. 

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

• Common Raccoon juvenile trill calls by Brad Walker (ML521435)
• Common raccoon shriek calls by iNaturalist user yetiuprising (John) ccby 4.0

Sources and more:

• John’s iNaturalist observation
• Wildlife Illinois
• IDNR

Canada goose (Branta canadensis). 

The big boisterous goose at every neighborhood pond. 

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: 

• Canada Goose group altercation by Gregory Budney (ML505416)
• Canada Goose single calls by Arthur A. Allen (ML505425)

Sources and more:

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

Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). 

The rodent with a screeching alarm heard in forests and city parks alike. 

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 gray squirrel "screech" with chucks (and Chipmunk in background) by Brad Walker (ML305921) 
• Eastern gray squirrel gnawing by Wil Hershberger (ML107231) 
• Eastern gray squirrel second "screech" by Brad Walker (ML239251) 

Sources and more: 

• IDNR 
• Wildlife Illinois 

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)