Episodes

  • Woodpecker Drumming in the Morning Fog

    Woodpecker Drumming in the Morning Fog
    Mar 6 2026
    Recorded on February 27, 2026 at the dogtrot on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of the dawnchorus in the pasture The dense morning fog carries sound across the pond and pasture, allowing the distant drumming of a pair of Red-bellied Woodpecker to clearly travel. Other birds greeting the day include: Pine Warbler, Blue Jay, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Pileated Woodpecker, American Crow, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Fish Crow, American Robin, Swamp Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Downy Woodpecker. Listeners will also hear the rustle and call of an Eastern gray squirrel moving through the trees.

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    21 mins
  • Southern Leopard Frogs on Heart Pond

    Southern Leopard Frogs on Heart Pond
    Mar 3 2026
    Recorded on February 28, 2026 at Heart Pond, this is the sound of a late winter frog chorus as dusk settles over the pasture. Sounds Southern Extended listeners can enjoy more than an hour and a half of sustained frog song, the ultimate green noise, including the final tink calls of Swamp Sparrow and Song Sparrow at the pond’s edge and the distant honks of a V of Canada Geese passing overhead as blue hour fades into evening. The chorus is led by the clucks and groans of Southern Leopard Frogs, with background calls from Spring Peepers and the steady chirp of field crickets.

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    21 mins
  • Late Winter Birds in the Wild Daffodils

    Late Winter Birds in the Wild Daffodils
    Feb 27 2026
    Recorded on February 21, 2026 on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of a late winter afternoon marked by steady soothing birdsong. Voices in the recording include Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, Pine Warbler, American Crow, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Killdeer.

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    24 mins
  • February Frogs & Barred Owl Calls

    February Frogs & Barred Owl Calls
    Feb 24 2026
    Recorded on February 18, 2026 in the woods at Cold Springs, this is the sound of the first stirrings of early spring as frogs emerge from winter hibernation. Among the season’s earliest callers, Upland Chorus Frogs and Wood Frogs lift their full breeding voices into the cool evening air. In the distance, a Barred Owl calls from the woods edge.

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    21 mins
  • Dark-eyed Junco Song in the Soft Sleet

    Dark-eyed Junco Song in the Soft Sleet
    Feb 17 2026
    Recorded on January 24, 2026 at the dogtrot on the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of the first winter precipitation arriving with Winter Storm Fern. Sleet and freezing rain begin to fall as winter birds gather, including Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Carolina Chickadee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, Bewick’s Wren, American Crow, Brown Creeper and Song Sparrow. The icy weather settles in as their calls carry through the cold, icy air.

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    22 mins
  • Winter Dawn at the Woods Edge

    Winter Dawn at the Woods Edge
    Jan 23 2026
    Recorded on January 18, 2026 at Heart Place, this is the sound of a dawn chorus at the woods edge circling Bullfrog Pond. An Eastern Gray Squirrel moves through the canopy as morning song rises from Red-shouldered Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Chipping Sparrow, Carolina Wren, White-breasted Nuthatch, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco, Yellow-rumped Warbler and American Crow.

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    24 mins
  • Raindrum Melody and Winter Sparrows

    Raindrum Melody and Winter Sparrows
    Jan 20 2026
    Recorded on January 2, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a gentle winter rain playing a soft melody on the raindrum ad metal roof, accompanied by winter birdsong. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear over an hour of the delicate rain and birdsong from White-throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, House Sparrow, Red-shouldered Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Towhee, House Finch, Cedar Waxwing, Carolina Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Mockingbird including a curious Carolina Wren who sneaks onto the porch, flutters around, rings the Cosanti bell and slips back into the wet winter landscape.

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    21 mins
  • Winter Birdsong in the Frosty Fog

    Winter Birdsong in the Frosty Fog
    Jan 16 2026
    Recorded on January 7, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a morning chorus rising through dense fog that lingered over the hill country well into midday. Winter birdsong of Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jay, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Carolina Wren, American Robin, American Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Field Sparrow, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-shouldered Hawk, Hermit Thrush, Northern Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, Golden-crowned Kinglet, House Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Common Grackle, Pileated Woodpecker and Yellow-rumped Warbler gradually emerges from the frosted landscape as the quiet morning unfolds.

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    21 mins