Episode 148: Woodpecker Drumming in the Morning Fog

Recorded on February 27, 2026 at the dogtrot on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of the dawnchorus in the pasture The dense morning fog carries sound across the pond and pasture, allowing the distant drumming of a pair of Red-bellied Woodpecker to clearly travel. Other birds greeting the day include: Pine Warbler, Blue Jay, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Pileated Woodpecker, American Crow, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Fish Crow, American Robin, Swamp Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Downy Woodpecker. Listeners will also hear the rustle and call of an Eastern gray squirrel moving through the trees.