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Voice of the Wild

University of Illinois Extension

If you learn to listen for them, you will find wildlife everywhere. Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. Tune in every Friday to learn a new bird song, frog call, or insect noise.

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All Episodes

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Episode 79: Downy Woodpecker – Voice of the Wild

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2025/10/31

Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). The little woodpecker with a cascading call. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Downy woodpecker

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Episode 78: American Robin – Voice of the Wild

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2025/10/24

American robin (Turdus migratorius). Our most common thrush. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: American robin song by Wil Hershberger

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Episode 77: Brown Creeper – Voice of the Wild

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2025/10/17

Brown creeper (Certhia americana). The tree bark specialist with a high-pitched call. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Brown creeper song by

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Episode 76: Hermit Thrush – Voice of the Wild

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2025/10/10

Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus). Winter's thrush. Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. Available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Hermit thrush song by Wil Hershberger (ML508700) Hermit thrush pluck call by Wil Hershberger (ML508703) Hermit thrush wheeze

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Episode 75: Red-breasted nuthatch – Voice of the Wild

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2025/10/03

Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). The honorary “winter finch” with a high-pitched honk. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this

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Episode 74: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker – Voice of the Wild

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2025/09/26

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). The woodpecker that makes lines of holes in tree bark. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this

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Episode 73: Blue Jay – Voice of the Wild

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2025/09/19

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). A common corvid with a big vocabulary. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Blue Jay "jay" call 1 by Wil

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Episode 72: Fall Field Cricket – Voice of the Wild

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2025/09/12

Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus). The big cricket that sings in late summer and fall. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Fall field

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Episode 71: Round-Tipped Conehead – Voice of the Wild

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2025/09/05

Round-tipped conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus). A conehead katydid with a continuous buzzy call.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this

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Episode 70: Lesser Anglewing – Voice of the Wild

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2025/08/29

Lesser anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve). The katydid with a quick rasping rattle. Minor correction for this episode: only the male lesser anglewing will have the brown patch on the back.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our

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Episode 69: Sound Key to Common Katydids – Voice of...

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2025/08/22

Twelve Common Katydids in the Midwest Twelve katydids are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of most of the recordings. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the

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Episode 68: Walker’s Cicada – Voice of the Wild

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2025/08/15

Walker’s Cicada (Megatibicen pronotalis). The big cicada with a loud, slowly pulsed song. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Walker's Cicada

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Episode 67: Sound Key to Common Annual Cicadas –...

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2025/08/08

Sound Key to the Six Common Annual Cicadas of the MidwestSix annual cicada species are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of the recordings. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe

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Episode 66: Linne’s Cicada – Voice of the Wild

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2025/08/01

Linne’s Cicada (Neotibicen linnei). The annual cicada with a wavering crescendo said to sound akin to a salt shaker. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in

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Episode 65: Chimney Swift – Voice of the Wild

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2025/07/25

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica).The insectivore that skitters across the summer sky.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Chimney Swift calls

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Episode 64: Lyric Cicada – Voice of the Wild

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2025/07/18

Lyric Cicada (Neotibicen lyricen).The annual cicada with a consistent, unpulsed tone.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Lyric Cicada call by

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Episode 63: American Bullfrog – Voice of the Wild

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2025/07/11

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). The largest frog in North America. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: American Bullfrog call by

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Episode 62: Bald Eagle – Voice of the Wild

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2025/07/04

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). A conservation success story and the national symbol of the United States.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this

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Episode 61: Green Frog – Voice of the Wild

Voice of the Wild ·

2025/06/27

Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans). The frog that sounds like the pluck of a banjo string. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Green Frog call

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Episode 60: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird – Voice of the...

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2025/06/20

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). The only hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi river.Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used

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