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Take a unique auditory journey through the habitats of songbirds in North America. Guided by naturalist and field recordist Rob Porter, the Songbirding podcast is an audio nature documentary, taking you on guided hikes while identifying the songs of dozens of songbird species. Entirely recorded in the field, you won't hear any other podcast quite like this. Three-time nominated as Best Science Podcast in the Canadian Podcast Awards. The seasons focus on, in order -- 1: Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; 2: Southern Ontario; 3: Southern Ontario; 4: Mid-western & Southern Ontario; 5: Johnston Harbour, Ontario; 6: Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania; 7: Kananaskis Country, Alberta; 8: All Across Canada (forthcoming, in pre-production) For those with high-frequency hearing loss, please search for "Songbirding Under 5kHz". Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Cover art by Lauren Helton.
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- Mar 16, 202626 min
Species in Focus: Lincoln's Sparrow
- Mar 9, 202624 min
Sibbald Meadows Pond, Part 1
- Mar 2, 202618 min
Kananaskis Dawn
- Feb 7, 20260 min
Songbirding: Kananaskis Country (trailer)
- Feb 2, 202620 min
Species in Focus: Common Grackle
- Dec 24, 202522 min
2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 2
- Dec 11, 202522 min
2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 1
- Nov 25, 202520 min
Species in Focus: Northern Yellow Warbler
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About Songbirding
Take a unique auditory journey through the habitats of songbirds in North America. Guided by naturalist and field recordist Rob Porter, the Songbirding podcast is an audio nature documentary, taking you on guided hikes while identifying the songs of dozens of songbird species. Entirely recorded in the field, you won't hear any other podcast quite like this. Three-time nominated as Best Science Podcast in the Canadian Podcast Awards. The seasons focus on, in order -- 1: Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; 2: Southern Ontario; 3: Southern Ontario; 4: Mid-western & Southern Ontario; 5: Johnston Harbour, Ontario; 6: Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania; 7: Kananaskis Country, Alberta; 8: All Across Canada (forthcoming, in pre-production) For those with high-frequency hearing loss, please search for "Songbirding Under 5kHz". Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. Cover art by Lauren Helton.
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