Late May at McMaster Forest at about 5am. The American Woodcock are "peenting" while all the rest of the songbirds awake... Features: American Woodcock, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Blue-winged Warbler, Tree Swallow, and more. Audio engineering by Rob Porter. For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

Songscapes

S3E2 - A Contrast at Dawn

It's early May at Vinemount Meadows Sanctuary at about 5am. The chorus frogs are singing, and the American Woodcock is "peenting", and as the day emerges, many birds add to an impressive dawn chorus. Features: Chorus Frog, American Woodcock, Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Mallard, Wilson's Snipe, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, and more. Audio engineering by Rob Porter. For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S3E1 - May Meadow Sunrise

Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA). It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E16 - 8 p.m. Evensong

S2E15 - 7 p.m. Denouement

S2E14 - 6 p.m. Undulations

Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a  charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA). It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E13 - 5 p.m. Rainfall

S2E12 - 4 p.m. Brooding

Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake    Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a    charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton,    Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important    Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA).    It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E11 - 3 p.m. Distant Thunder

S2E10 - 2 p.m. Winds

Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake   Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a   charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton,   Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important   Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA).   It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E9 - 1 p.m. Horizon

Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake  Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a  charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton,  Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important  Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA).  It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E8 - 12 p.m. Foreshadowing

S2E7 - 11 a.m. Repose

After hours of intense morning songs, a new calm begins to establish itself.Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA). It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E6 - 10 a.m. Morning Calm

A song cycle of waxing and waning intensity begins. Pauses between songs become longer, then shorter, then longer again.Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA). It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E5 - 9 a.m. Wax and Wane

As the morning songs continue, some Black-capped Chickadees arrive with both songs and calls.Songscapes Season 2: A Day in Cootes Paradise was recorded on July 5, 2019 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Cootes Paradise is a 1500 acre wetland on the western edge of Lake Ontario, owned and managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), a charitable organization. It lies alongside the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The site is a National Historic Site, a Nationally Important Bird Area (IBA), and an Important Amphibian and Reptile Area (IMPARA). It is one of the most biodiverse wetlands in all of Canada.Audio engineering by Rob Porter.For more information, see http://hamiltonnature.org/songscapes

S2E4 - 8 a.m. Songs Sustained

Soundscapes from nature sanctuaries and natural areas in southern Ontario, Canada. Includes birds, amphibians, insects, and more. Produced from field recordings of the Hamilton Bioacoustic Research Project & the Hamilton Naturalists' Club in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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