Episode 159: Swainson’s Warbler in the Cinnamon Fern

Recorded on April 12, 2026 at Clear Springs, this is the sound of the dawn chorus along the Little Tallahatchie River at the swamp's edge. The steady trickle of artesian springs flowing from the hills floods the understory of hazel alder, pawpaw, river cane, brome-like sedge and cinnamon fern, while the Swainson’s Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush countersing as they establish breeding territories.

Other voices in the morning soundscape include the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Chickadee, Prothonotary Warbler, Northern Parula, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-throated Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Brown-headed Cowbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, Carolina Wren, Hooded Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Red-eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Blue-headed Vireo, American Crow, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wild Turkey, Chimney Swift and American Robin, along with the drumming of Pileated and Downy Woodpeckers and tapping call of the Southern Cricket Frog.