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Wildlife is all around us. Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild song. From time to time, we’ll also do a deep dive into wildlife science, news, and natural history. Subscribe for email updates at go.illinois.edu/SubscribeVoiceofWild.

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Northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla). 
 
The cricket with a froglike call and body just like a mole’s. 
 
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Episode 75: Red-breasted nuthatch – Voice of the Wild

Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). 

The honorary “winter finch” with a high-pitched honk. 

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Episode 74: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker – Voice of the Wild

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). 

The woodpecker that makes lines of holes in tree bark. 

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Episode 73: Blue Jay – Voice of the Wild

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). 

A common corvid with a big vocabulary. 

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Episode 72: Fall Field Cricket – Voice of the Wild

Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus). 

The big cricket that sings in late summer and fall. 

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Episode 71: Round-Tipped Conehead – Voice of the Wild

Round-tipped conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus). 

A conehead katydid with a continuous buzzy call.

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Episode 70: Lesser Anglewing – Voice of the Wild

Lesser anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve). 

The katydid with a quick rasping rattle. 

Minor correction for this episode: only the male lesser anglewing will have the brown patch on the back.
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Episode 69: Sound Key to Common Katydids – Voice of the Wild

Twelve Common Katydids in the Midwest 

Twelve katydids are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of most of the...
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Episode 68: Walker’s Cicada – Voice of the Wild

Walker’s Cicada (Megatibicen pronotalis). 

The big cicada with a loud, slowly pulsed song. 

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Episode 67: Sound Key to Common Annual Cicadas – Voice of the Wild

Sound Key to the Six Common Annual Cicadas of the Midwest

Six annual cicada species are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source...
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Episode 66: Linne’s Cicada – Voice of the Wild

Linne’s Cicada (Neotibicen linnei). 

The annual cicada with a wavering crescendo said to sound akin to a salt shaker. 

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