Recorded on July 19, 2026 at the woods' edge around Bullfrog Pond, this is the sound of the first birdsong in the pre-dawn. Against a backdrop of steadily trilling crickets and the occasional calls of a Southern Cricket Frogs, the day begins with the clear, whistled song of an Eastern Wood-Pewee.

Listeners will also hear Summer Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Wood Thrush, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, Carolina Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Towhee and Mourning Dove as the sun peeks above the horizon.

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Recorded on July 8, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of summer dawn chorus in the pasture. A Meadow Katydid, perhaps an Agile Meadow Katydid, is heard in the foreground, its rapid series of ticks followed by a buzzy trill as blue hour gives way to dawn. As the morning brightens, towering thunderclouds build over the hill country, sending deep rolls of thunder echoing across the hills.

Listeners will hear Summer Tanager, Great Crested Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Mourning Dove, Tufted Titmouse, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, House Finch, Blue Grosbeak, Eastern Kingbird, Carolina Wren, Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Cardinal, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Eastern Wood-Pewee.

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Recorded on June 19, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of afternoon thunder as pop-up storms gather over the hill country. The garden is buzzing with birds and bees. Orchard and Baltimore Orioles take center stage while Ruby-throated Hummingbirds chase one another through the flowers, their rapid wingbeats audible from a courtship display.

Listeners will also hear Northern Parula, American Crow, House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Fish Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow, Red-eyed Vireo, Chipping Sparrow, Yellow-throated Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Indigo Bunting and Purple Martin before the approaching rain.

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Recorded on June 20, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of an afternoon rainshower settling over the pasture. The light summer shower seems to please the birds, who continue singing while foraging and preening in the soft rain.

Listeners will hear Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Parula, House Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hooded Warbler and Wood Thrush. Sounds Southern Extended will hear over an hour of the gentle summer sounds, perfect for relaxing or meditating.

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