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Rob Porter
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S7E15 Lusk Ridge Forest Trail, Part 3
It’s almost two years later and I’m back again at this mountain forest, but this time in the evening. Earlier in the bird breeding season, many species will make a special effort to be heard before…
S7E14 Lusk Ridge Forest Trail, Part 2
The conclusion of a hike through this forest off of Sibbald Trail in Kananaskis in July of 2023.CreditsSongbirding: Kananaskis Country is a Songbirding Studios production.Recorded, engineered,…
S7E13 Lusk Ridge Forest Trail, Part 1
Off the Sibbald Trail, just west of Sibbald Meadows Pond, I found a small pull-over and hiking trail leading into the woods to explore. With just a few hours until my flight back for this first trip…
S7E12 Opal Day Use Area, Part 2
I’m continuing my exploration of Opal Day Use area along the main highway of Kananaksis Trail. This location is alongside a river and seems to be abundant with warblers, sandpipers, Columbian ground…
S7E11 Opal Day Use Area, Part 1
One thing I’ve learned from years of birding is not to ignore a good roadside birding location. It often seems counterintuitive to me as a sound recordist — I do want to be away from traffic sounds,…
S7E10 Kananaskis Lake
This is my second try at finding birds to record at Kananaksis Lake, the first being a couple years earlier and being only of moderate success. I’m hoping despite the clinging of the last vestiages…
S7E9 The Rae Glacier Trail (Tennessee Warbler)
The Tennessee Warbler is a small, drab warbler with a thin pointy bill and a short tail.They breed mostly in the Boreal Forest in Canada, but can also be found here in mountains of Kananskis…
S7E8 Elk Pass, Part 2
I’m continuing my hike along the Elk Pass Trail in Kananaskis Country, close to BC border. It’s a quieter and cooler climate than I’m used to, but the crossbills, wrens, thrushes and more don’t seem…
S7E7 Elk Pass, Part 1 (Pacific Wren)
The Pacific Wren is a tiny-yet-loud brown bird that can be found all year round in much of its West Coast range, though some of the more northern deeper interior populations in Canada make a short…
S7E6 Sibbald Meadows Pond, Part 4
The morning is beginning to draw to a close and I am wrapping up my first exploration of the Sibbald Meadows Pond. Things may be a bit quieter but that does allow for me to focus more on the sounds…
S7E5 Sibbald Meadows Pond, Part 3 (Common Yellowthroat)
The Common Yellowthroat is a loud and lively warbler found along the edges of marshes and wetlands.It is one of the few warblers found nearly everywhere across North America every summer.Males are…
S7E4 Sibbald Meadows Pond, Part 2
It’s a sunny mid-July morning and I’m continuing my exporation of the Sibbald Meadows Pond: a secluded wetland surrounded in all directions by mountains, and abundant with bird…
S7E3 Species in Focus: Lincoln's Sparrow
The Lincoln’s Sparrow is a very secretive songbird that looks almost like it’s got a tailored plumage: complete with the stripes, spots, and the streaks of typical brownish North American…
S7E2 Sibbald Meadows Pond, Part 1
In Alberta, many road and highways are actually called trails. One such trail I’ll be exploring at lot is the Sibbald Creek Trail, a very wide, winding gravel road that passes through a diversity of…
S7E1 Kananaskis Dawn
About an hour’s drive west of Calgary, Alberta in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains is an area known as Kananaskis Country.Within this nearly 1 million acres of land are…
S6 Species in Focus: Eastern Warbling-Vireo
The Eastern Warbling-Vireo is greyish olive bird that can be found in deciduous trees in open areas in the central and northeastern United States, and in the prairies and southern parts of Ontario…
S6 Species in Focus: Common Grackle
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…
S7 Songbirding: Kananaskis Country (trailer)
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…
S6 2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 2
The Christmas Bird Count is a census of birds in the western hemisphere that is held between December 14 and January 5 each winter.It was devised originally as an alternative to the 19th century…
S6 2025-26 Christmas Bird Count Special, Part 1
The Christmas Bird Count is a census of birds in the western hemisphere that is held between December 14 and January 5 each winter.It was devised originally as an alternative to the 19th century…
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