Sounds of the Boreal Forest

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Sounds of the Boreal Forest

Written by Dennis Paulson

This is BirdNote.
[Songs of the boreal forest, especially Common Loons]
The boreal forest has been called “North America’s songbird nursery.” This vast band of spruce and poplar extends from coast to coast, across Alaska and Canada. And every year, thousands upon thousands of birds fly there to fill the place with song.
In the dense, rich forest you might hear the fluty harmonics of the Swainson’s Thrush:
[Swainson’s Thrush]
…or the long, clear whistles of the White-throated Sparrow,
[White-throated Sparrow]
 … or the eerie wailing of the Common Loon.
[Common Loon]
There’s also the not-so-beautiful whine of droves of mosquitos. They’re a huge culinary attraction for many of the birds that make the journey to the boreal forest.
A feast worth singing about!
[Common Loon]
For BirdNote, I’m Michael Stein.
The Boreal Leadership Council is working to balance conservation and sustainable development in the Canadian boreal forest. Learn more at BirdNote.org. Together, we can #BringBirdsBack.
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Soundtrack of the boreal forest provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Recorded by G.F. Budney. Wailing of a Common Loon recorded by S.R. Pantle. Producer: John Kessler
Interim Executive Producer: Sallie Bodie
Producer: Mark Bramhill
Associate Producer: Ellen Blackstone
© 2020 BirdNote    July 2020    Narrator: Michael Stein
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http://borealcouncil.ca
https://www.borealbirds.org/50-50-approach-boreal-conservation

Ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson described the song of the White-throated Sparrow as “ohhhhh, sweeet  ca-na-da    ca-na-da   ca-na-da”