Episode 101: Purple Martins at Heart Pond

Recorded on June 8, 2025, at Heart Pond, this is the sound of Purple Martins riding thermals after a pop-up shower. Their chortling song rises above a lively soundscape of early summer birds that include Chipping Sparrow, Northern Parula, Northern Mockingbird, Orchard Oriole, Blue Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Summer Tanager, Wood Thrush, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-crested Flycatcher, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Mourning Dove, American Crow, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Kingbird and Indigo Bunting, with field crickets and Southern Cricket Frogs adding to the chorus around the pond.