The Common Grackle is a blackbird with bright yellow eyes and a glossy-irridescent plumage. Their vocalizations are a mix of croaks, creaks, squeaks, and whistles.Common Grackles are typically found in most of Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, and are present year-round in the south-eastern half of that range.For this Species in Focus episode I’ll be sharing a spring walk at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario in March 2022 and at Valens Conservation Area in March 2023.CreditsSongbirding: Species in Focus is a Songbirding Studios production.Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062Creative Commons music is from Universfield.Learn how to support the show at https://songbirding.com/support

Here in the wilderness of the Canadian Rockies, the birds are our hosts. We are their guests.Premieres March 2, 2026.CreditsSongbirding: Kananaskis Country is a Songbirding Studios production.Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.The Songbirding cover art (Townsend's Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/Creative Commons music is PlainGrey by Blue Dot Sessions: https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/362688Learn how to support the show at https://songbirding.com/support

As the hike to Hector Falls continues, Scarlet Tanagers and many other songbird species are encountered.More about Scarlet Tanager: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scarlet_Tanager eBird Checklist for the outing this was recorded during: https://ebird.org/checklist/S115100430Download Merlin Bird ID today: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/CreditsSongbirding: The Allegheny National Forest is a Songbirding Studios production.Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062Creative Commons music is from Josh Woodward.

It’s my first morning in Allegheny National Forest and the weather is clear and sunny — a perfect July day for recording birdsong.I’ve parked at the same trailhead for Hector’s Falls as I did the evening before. This time I’m planning to make it all the way to the falls, and perhaps beyond.More about Hooded Warblers: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Warbler You can also listen to my Birdsong Serenades episode about Hooded Warblers as a subscriber to the Songbirding Studios Patreon, or Apple Podcasts channel.eBird Checklist for the outing this was recorded during: https://ebird.org/checklist/S115100430 Download Merlin Bird ID today: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/CreditsSongbirding: The Allegheny National Forest is a Songbirding Studios production.Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062Creative Commons music is from Josh Woodward.