Episode 177: Summer Sunrise with the Ruby-throats
Recorded on June 13, 2026 at the dogtrot on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of the summer dawn chorus in the garden. Crickets greet the morning alongside the buzz of honeybees and the hum of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, while the male hummingbirds delivers their distinctive daybreak chip song. The chorus includes Wood Thrush, American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Carolina Wren, Purple Martin, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Parula, Indigo Bunting, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Prairie Warbler, House Finch, Great Crested Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Pileated Woodpecker and Blue Jay.