Sounds Southern

Recorded on September 08, 2024, on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of a garden full of Ruby-throated hummingbirds during their feeding frenzy at sunset as they bulk up in preparation for fall migration. You'll hear the faint high whistle of the males in flight plus the high rattling t t t t of the swing dance call and the zeeek ididididid of the chase call as wind rattles the leaves of the post oak trees.

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Recorded on August 14, 2024, at the dogtrot in the Wild Medicine Garden, this is the sound of a gentle late summer afternoon rainshower soaking the native plants I use to make medicine including Giant goldenrod, Late boneset, Poke and Passionflower. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will be treated to the entire storm—over two hours of gentle rain, distant rolling thunder and singing songbirds.

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Recorded on August 22, 2024, at Belmont's Clear Springs, this is the sound of a late summer morning in the cypress swamp. You'll hear gentle breezes stirring the stand of Water Tupelo (wild olive) as the fruit ripens to a deep purple and leaves turn yellow before drifting to rest on the forest floor. The last of the summer cicadas buzz as the Hooded Warbler sings its melodious weeta-weeta-weet-tee-o in the dense understory of royal fern, Virginia sweetspire and marsh St. John's wort.

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Recorded on August 8, 2024, this is the sound of a buzzing prairie remnant alive with bees and butterflies among wildflowers like Giant Goldenrod and Ironweed. Enjoy the melodies of summer songbirds—American Goldfinch, Indigo Bunting and Common Yellowthroat—mingled with the sounds of cicadas, crickets and katydids. Extended Cut subscribers will also catch the crunch of car wheels on the nearby gravel road.

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Recorded on July 28, 2024, at the dogtrot on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of a summer afternoon thundershower with accompanying birdsong featuring the sharp warble of an Indigo Bunting. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will experience the full progression of the storm—from its initial buildup to its peak and eventual dissipation.

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Recorded on August 12, 2024 at the dogtrot on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of a night chorus of frogs, crickets, katydids and the croak of a Great blue heron, set against the backdrop of the Perseids meteor shower at its peak.

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Recorded on August 3, 2024 during the tranquil transition from blue hour to dawn, this is the sound of the vibrant dawn chorus of bees and birds in the pasture, accompanied by the quintessential farm sounds of cows mooing, a distant dog barking and a rooster crowing. Notably, the distinctive chiti WEEW wewidoo of the male Eastern Bluebird's dawn song and chit calls begins at the 15-minute mark.

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Recorded on July 28, 2024, at the dogtrot on the front porch, this is the sound of a summer afternoon thundershower, raindrops playing a tongue drum and some boisterous hummingbirds. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear the entire storm as it develops, matures and dissipates including a sweet moment when neighborfolk Sadie calls her dogs in from the pasture as the storm approaches.

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Recorded on July 30, 2024 at the dogtrot on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of a nocturnal symphony of frogs, crickets and katydids, set against the backdrop of the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids meteor showers at their peak.

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Recorded on July 28, 2024 at the dogtrot on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of long rumbles of rolling thunder and soothing medium rain on the metal roof with a background chorus of summer birds singing from the Post oaks.

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