Forest birds singing during mid-morning in the Sunklands area in the Ozark Mountain region of southern Missouri. Listen for the prominent wood thrush, plus carolina wren and yellow-throated warbler. Recorded 15 May 2021.

Dawn Chorus recorded at Chaparral Wildlife Management Area in south Texas, near Artesia Wells. 20 May 2005.

Dawn chorus at edge of a beaver pond in Shindagin Hollow, near Brooktondale NY. Listen for green frogs, bullfrogs and a variety of bird songs including: red-winged blackbird, wood thrush and mourning dove. Recorded 30 May 2013. Please listen with headphones.

A spirited dawn chorus along a marsh edge at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the upper peninsula region of Michigan. Listen for mink frogs, green frogs, common snipe, american bittern, red-winged blackbird and much more. Recorded 8 June, 2004.

Varied Thrushes singing along a forest trail near Ozette Lake in the Olympic National Park. Listen also for a Swainson's Thrush and Winter Wren, along with the gentle gurgle of a nearby stream. 2 August 2021. Please Listen with headphones.

Magical Dawn Chorus at Spring Pond Bog in the Adirondack Mountains near Tupper Lake, NY. 12 June 2000. Listen for Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and more. Binaural; please listen with headphones. © Lang Elliott, musicofnature.com

Birds at dawn. Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area near Ithaca, New York. © Lang Elliott, musicofnature.com

A pleasing dawn chorus recorded at Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area near Ithaca, NY. 21 May, 2016. Binaural - Please listen with headphones.

Prominent singers include Eastern Wood-Pewee, Mourning Dove, Wood Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Ovenbird. © Lang Elliott, musicofnature.com

A soothing binaural ambient recording featuring forest drip at dawn with Wood Thrushes singing from all directions and crickets trilling. Listen also for several hoots from a Barred Owl. How nice to hear so many Wood Thrushes singing together in a chorus, especially given that populations have been steadily declining over the last fifty years.

Recorded 23 June 2024 in Mammoth Cave National Park. © Lang Elliott, Music of Nature. Please listen with headphones.

A 19-minute binaural nature podcast describing my "nature sound adventure" at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky, in mid-October 2019. For an immersive 3D listening experience, please use headphones!

© Lang Elliott, musicofnature.com