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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 2 MIN

Episode 99: Northern Waterthrush – Voice of the Wild

from Voice of the Wild · host University of Illinois Extension

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis). The waterthrush with a wash of yellow. 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: Northern waterthrush song by Robert C. Stein and Eugene Morton (ML508945) Northern waterthrush call by William W. H. Gunn (ML508949) Louisiana waterthrush song by Randolph Little (ML508941) Sources and more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Waterthrush https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-waterthrush https://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/08/identification-of-waterthrushes/ Dobson, C., Kassenbaum, D., Oehmke, D., & Misewicz, M. (2023). Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Scissortail LLC. Godfrey, M. A., & Kaufman, Kenn. (Directors). (2004). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America [Video recording]. In Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America DVD I & DVD II (Fullscreen.). Godfrey-Stadin Productions. More Birding by Ear : Eastern/Central. 1994. Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Peterson field guides).  Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company. Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf. 

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