Episode 112: Sound Key to Swallows of the Midwest – Voice of the Wild

Six Swallows and a Swift Six species of swallow (and one swift) are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their vocalizations.Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make. Visit the VoW homepageSubscribe on a podcast platformSign up for the Newsletter The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Barn Swallow call by William W. H. Gunn (ML508109)Barn Swallow call by Randolph Little and Warren Y. Brockelman (ML508110)Tree Swallow song by Wil Hershberger (ML508086)Tree Swallow call by Wil Hershberger (ML508089)Northern Rough-winged Swallow call by Gregory Budney (ML508077)Purple Martin song by Wil Hershberger (ML508082)Purple Martin song by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508078)Cliff Swallow call by Thomas G. Sander (ML508112)Cliff Swallow call by Thomas G. Sander (ML508115)Bank Swallow call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508102)Bank Swallow call by William W. H. Gunn (ML508104)Chimney Swift call by Wil Hershberger (ML507186)Sources and more: Cornell’s All About BirdsAudubonField guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois by Colin DobsonPeterson field guide to the birds (Fourth edition)Sibley Birds East