Turtle Tracks Treks

Wood Thrush & Red Eyed Vireo duet with airplane accompaniment on the Rip Rap trail. July 13, 2025


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I wasn't planning on making a recording in this location, but I walked into this area where my favorite bird song (The Wood Thrush) was so bright and cheerful, I had to stop a log on the trail and make this recording. When I started recording, there was a plane overhead, and I thought to myself. I'll make the recording a little longer so I can have more tape without the plane. To my surprise, there was very little quiet time between one plane and the next, so it was also interesting to really listen to how much plane traffic there is above Shenandoah National Park.

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Turtle Tracks TreksBy Kevin Cwalina