Master bird recordist Lang Elliott joins Nate Swick to talk about his new project, a sound-recording expedition to the western US. Lang hopes to record in a wide variety of locations and habitats, and he's documenting his journey on his website, Music of Nature, and sharing his recordings in a new podcast he has launched.

Also, ABA president Jeff Gordon checks in, reporting from eastern Pennsylvania where a Black-backed Oriole has been attracting birders from all over to a nondescript neighborhood outside of Philadelphia full of people who had a front row seat to a real birding phenomenon. Plus, owl baiting and recent Rare Bird news!

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01-04: Natural Soundscapes with Lang Elliot