Episodes

  • Swamp Cicadas & Summer Songbirds in the Wet Prairie

    Swamp Cicadas & Summer Songbirds in the Wet Prairie
    Jul 4 2025

    Recorded on June 19, 2025 in a wet prairie remnant near Sardis Lake, this is the sound of summer settling in after nearly an inch and a half of rain fell in just 24 hours. As the summer sun returns, swamp cicadas (also called morning cicadas) fill the air with their crescendoing, shimmering buzz, joined by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the steady trickle of an ephemeral stream winding through blooming stands of American germander and blue mud plantain. This is the sound of a wet summer morning—lush, lively and full of motion.


    Birdsong rises from all directions—Yellow-breasted Chat, White-eyed Vireo, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Cardinal, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Prairie Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, American Crow and Blue Jay. The distant sound of a single car passing along a gravel road briefly brushes the edge of the soundscape.


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    23 mins
  • Thundershower in the Green Pasture

    Thundershower in the Green Pasture
    Jun 27 2025
    Recorded on May 24, 2025, on the Way Out West Deck during a stretch of record-setting rainfall in Mississippi, this is the sound of a gentle thundershower passing over the pasture lush with native grasses and blooming wildflowers. Birds call from the rain-soaked Blackjack and Post Oaks—Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Carolina Chickadee, Blue Jay, Summer Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, House Finch, and Pine Warbler—while a few Southern Cricket Frogs, stirred by the rain, add to the chorus.

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    21 mins
  • Dusk-singing Cicadas & Barking Tree Frog at Heart Pond

    Dusk-singing Cicadas & Barking Tree Frog at Heart Pond
    Jun 24 2025
    Recorded on June 8, 2025, at Heart Pond, this is the sound of late spring at blue hour. As the light fades, the first dusk-singing cicadas of the season begin their pulsating drone, joined by the calls of Barking Tree Frogs, Fowler’s Toads and Southern Cricket Frogs. Their layered chorus captures the shift from day to night in a humid Southern landscape.

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    21 mins
  • Wood Thrush Melody in the Creek Bottom

    Wood Thrush Melody in the Creek Bottom
    Jun 20 2025
    Recorded on June 8, 2025, in the woods at Heart Place, this is the sound of the Wood Thrush singing from the creek bottom in late spring, as birds establish their summer territories. A rich chorus joins in, including Northern Parula, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Summer Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, American Robin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Gray Catbird, Hooded Warbler, Blue Jay, Brown Thrasher, Mourning Dove, Orchard Oriole, Carolina Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Grosbeak, Acadian Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Carolina Chickadee and Eastern Kingbird. Creating the perfect calm, this recording is great for meditation or slowing the heart rate.

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    20 mins
  • Yellow-breasted Chat in the Wildflower Meadow

    Yellow-breasted Chat in the Wildflower Meadow
    Jun 17 2025
    Recorded on May 4, 2025, at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a lazy spring afternoon in the wildflower meadow, with a light breeze rustling the leaves of the Blackjack oaks. At the center of the soundscape is a male Yellow-breasted Chat, showcasing his extensive vocal repertoire—whistles, cackles, mews, catcalls, chuckles, rattles, gurgles, pops and more—strung together in ever-changing combinations. Accompanying him are the Tufted Titmouse, American Crow, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Orchard Oriole, American Robin, Summer Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, House Finch, Purple Martin, Carolina Wren and Red-bellied Woodpecker. This recording is best enjoyed in a quiet setting.

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    21 mins
  • Treefrog Chorus in the Firefly Night

    Treefrog Chorus in the Firefly Night
    Jun 13 2025
    Recorded on June 5, 2025, east of Como on the edge of farm fields in the river bottom, this is the sound of Southern Cricket Frogs, Gray Treefrogs and Southern Leopard Frogs in full chorus as fireflies flicker through the kudzu-lined creekbeds.

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    21 mins
  • Indigo Bunting in the Baby Blue Dawn

    Indigo Bunting in the Baby Blue Dawn
    Jun 10 2025
    Recorded on June 3, 2025, from the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of morning beginning in blue hour and breaking into dawn as the wind stirs the tops of the post oaks and birds sing from the trees and meadow below. Listeners will hear he creak of a screen door and a distant rooster calling to greet the dawn, along with a vibrant chorus of birds: Indigo Bunting, Northern Cardinal, Barn Swallow, Yellow-throated Warbler, Carolina Wren, Chipping Sparrow, American Robin, Pine Warbler, American Crow, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Grosbeak, Northern Parula, Great Crested Flycatcher, Brown-headed Cowbird and Red-winged Blackbird.

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    21 mins