Sounds Southern

Recorded on September 22, 2025, at the Belmont swamp, this is the sound of the wetlands after a rainshower. Crickets set the backdrop as Tufted Titmouse, Common Yellowthroat, American Crow, Chimney Swift, White-breasted Nuthatch, Summer Tanager, White-eyed Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Cardinal and Pileated Woodpecker call across the swamp. Raindrops kerplop from the leaves of the towering bald cypress, adding to the rhythm of the autumn sounds. This recording is best appreciated in a quiet setting.

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Recorded on September 15, 2025, on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of the last drops of an evening thundershower fading as crickets and katydids weave their night song into a gentle green noise, perfect for meditation.

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Recorded on August 29, 2025 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a quenching garden rain shower accompanied by a charm of lively finches at the feeders. Raindrops patter on the metal roof and fall onto the rain drum, creating a natural melody. Listeners will also hear the sharp chee-dit calls of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds as they chase each other through the rain.

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Recorded on August 30, 2025, in the pasture at Heart Place, this is the sound of a cricket chorus at blue hour giving way to dawn where heavy dew blankets the pasture and the blooming wild passion flower vine. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will also hear distant coyote calls and a Barred Owl hoot along with Blue Jay, American Crow, Eastern Wood Pewee, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, White-breasted Nuthatch and Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

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Recorded on August 30, 2025, at Belmont on the Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of an early morning bird chorus featuring year-round residents alongside others preparing for fall migration.. A steady backdrop of cricket song frames the voices of the Carolina Wren, Eastern Wood Pewee, Red-shouldered Hawk, Acadian Flycatcher, Hooded Warbler, Northern Cardinal, White-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpecker, Summer Tanager, Kentucky Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo.

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Recorded on Aug 28, 2025 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a late summer sundown as a pop-up shower moves out of the area. The background rhythm of field crickets and the pitter patter of raindrops falling from the metal roof onto the rain drum mingle with the hooowaa of a Barred Owl echoing through the bottom.

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Recorded on August 22, 2025 at the dogtrot under a rising Black Moon, the rare third new moon in a season of four, this is the sound of a steady drone of katydids, field & tree crickets and cicadas bringing a peaceful calm to the late summer night.

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Recorded August 14, 2025 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of gentle rain on the metal roof with distant rolling thunder, joined by an assortment of field and tree crickets and katydids. The continuous trill of the Southeastern Field Cricket, the spritely chirps of the Southern Wood Cricket, and the brief raspy rattles of the Lesser Angle-wing Katydid weave together into a late summer night chorus.

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Recorded on August 10, 2025, from the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of the dawn chorus as blue hour shifts into sunrise under the full August “Flying Up” moon—named by some cultures for the time when young birds take their first flights. Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Northern Cardinal, White-eyed Vireo, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, Carolina Chickadee, Pileated Woodpecker and Chipping Sparrow blend with the steady rhythm of field crickets in the early dawn.

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Recorded on July 29, 2025, on the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of morning in the meadow and the distinctive call of the Red-headed Meadow Katydid—a powerful, rapid tick followed by a loud, grinding trill. Summer songbirds including Eastern Wood-Pewee, House Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Carolina Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow and Mourning Dove weave into the summer mix of cicadas, crickets and katydids warming in the summer sun.

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