Songbirding Under 5kHz

The autumn migration is not a great time for hearing full birdsongs, but birding-by-ear is still possible, and useful to help you find all kinds of migrant species.

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🎃🦉🦉🎃 A dusk walk amongst some Great Horned Owls.. and some other creatures of the night!

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There are a number of migration hotspots along the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario. One of those is Long Point Provincial Park.

In this unprecedented year, nearly all of these locations were clos…

There's a short window of a couple weeks per year when one can hear the song of the Tennessee Warbler in Southern Ontario, and on this May morning at Fifty Point Conservation Area there were no short…

In between the cities of Hamilton and Burlington lies the urban nature sanctuary of Cootes Paradise, a haven for both breeding and migrating bird species.

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Huge swarms of insects might send some birders running away, but insects make great food for many warblers, like the Black-and-white Warbler.

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Season 4 episodes are coming soon for the Under 5kHz feed!

There are limitless locations where one can observe songbirds in the Great Lakes region.

Join me as I explore a selection of these natural …

A morning of rich spring birdsong, this time at the Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario. Part 2 of 2.

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A morning of rich spring birdsong, this time at the Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario. Part 1 of 2.

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The Cape May Warbler is a species those of us in southern Ontario get to hear singing once a year, during spring migration.

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A hike & conversation with Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton about #Hike4Birds, their cross-Canada journey. Read more about them at http://comewalkwithus.online

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The Killdeer is one of the most vocal bird species in North America. It may not technically be a songbird, but it will not go anywhere unheard.

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Exploring the Fifty Point Conservation Area more thoroughly bring sundry songs of Baltimore Orioles, Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Chipping Sparrows, and more.

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Due to some unusual weather events this year, there were a couple occasions for a "fallout" event locally at the Fifty Point Conservation Area.

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A near two-week pause on seasonable weather has lead to a heavily backlogged spring migration. The first day of moderate temperatures brought with it rain, but also Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Veeries, …

House Wren, Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Pine Warblers, Northern Parula, Blue-headed Vireos and more have flooded into the Waterdown Wetlands in this first migration wave of May.

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In migration season, a park's bird population can change dramatically overnight.

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It's the first of May, and the first warblers are beginning to pass through for spring migration. The early days of warbler migration are a good chance to do some easier birding-by-ear before the mor…