About this episode

Rob Porter explores the forest road near Hector’s Falls while listening for bird songs, focusing on the Black-throated Blue Warbler.

I’ve been driving along the forest road near Hector’s Falls to find some new habitat niches, listening for more songs and sounds. After several hours of hiking, it’s a nice break to cover ground while giving my leg muscles a rest. More about the Black-throated Blue Warbler: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-throated_Blue_Warbler eBird Checklist for the outing this was recorded during: https://ebird.org/checklist/S115104445 Download Merlin Bird ID today: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ Credits Songbirding: The Allegheny National Forest is a Songbirding Studios production. Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062 Creative Commons music is from Josh Woodward. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

People in this episode

Host: Rob Porter

Topics covered

• birdwatching
• nature sounds
• habitat exploration
• Black-throated Blue Warbler
• outdoor activities

Keywords

• Hector’s Falls
• Black-throated Blue Warbler
• bird songs
• nature
• hiking
• eBird
• Merlin Bird ID

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: eBird, Merlin Bird ID

Books & works: Black-throated Blue Warbler

Places: Hector’s Falls

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