Sound By Nature

This was recorded on a stormy summer night beside a small pond in the forest east of Black Fox Mountain in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

I placed the microphone beside the pond in order to capture the sound of the raindrops hitting the water. I then covered the microphone and tripod with pine needles to prevent the rain from hitting them directly, which would cause unwanted sounds. I think it worked very well.

This was recorded on a clear summer morning in Trail Gulch in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Siskiyou County, California.

I set the mic up in an Alder thicket, not far from Trail Gulch Creek, near the edge of a large meadow. Much of the area burned in a large wildfire in 2021, but the trees and vegetation growing near and along the creek in the immediate area were untouched, with the help of the nearby meadow which provided a natural fire break.

The recording starts at dawn, a little before the first birds began to sing, and continues into the morning. Many different birds are heard in this recording, including- American Robin, Lazuli Bunting, Swainson's Thrush, Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Steller's Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, and others.

There is a little more air traffic on this recording than I'd like, but I didn't think it was so bad that I couldn't share this otherwise beautiful soundscape with you. I hope you enjoy it.

This was recorded on a warm and sunny late spring afternoon by the side of forest road 39N05 near the East Fork of the Salmon River in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

This was recorded on a beautiful spring morning in the forest near Six Shooter Butte in Sattitla Highlands National Monument, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. A gentle breeze blew steadily through the fir and pine trees above as the birds began to sing in the faint light of dawn. Listen for the songs of Yellow Rumped Warblers, Western Tanagers, Hermit Thrushes, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and others.

This was recorded on a cold spring night beside rapids on the swiftly flowing North Fork of the Salmon River in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

The Salmon River is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and is free of dams and significant flow diversions of any sort. The river and its watershed are located entirely with the remote and rugged Klamath Mountains in far northern California.

I strapped the mic to an Alder tree such that it was overhanging the water at the river's edge, which had nothing to do with the fact that I forgot to bring my tripod, I swear.

This was recorded on a breezy spring afternoon in the forest beside the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Listen for the footsteps of a passing hiker, that thankfully didn't disturb my conspicuously placed microphone, early in the recording.

This was recorded on a clear spring night beside Dry Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts just before midnight and ends just before sunrise.

This was recorded on a clear and sunny spring day beside the North Fork of the Salmon River near Idlewild Campground in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The river was flowing swift and high with abundant snowmelt originating in the Marble Mountains, a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains. On occasion, Steller's Jay's call raucously nearby from the bare branches of the White Alder growing along the river's edge.

This river is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and lies entirely within the Klamath Mountains in far northern California. According to Wikipedia- "Unlike most other large California rivers, the Salmon is completely free flowing, with no dams or significant flow diversions of any kind. It is one of the most pristine areas in the Klamath River system and one of California's most pristine rivers."

This was recorded on a cloudy spring evening during low tide at Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast in Humboldt County, California. There was a light offshore wind and the ocean surface was glassy, a rare treat at a place that is commonly quite windy.

This was compiled from parts of the overnight recording I made tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock tree standing near Russian Lake in the Russian Wilderness on a very warm summer night in mid July.

The first part of this recording was heard in the previous episode, after which the frogs quieted down and the air traffic picked up. Along with the air traffic came curious cloven hoofed visitors, Black Tailed Deer, that stopped by to investigate my recording rig no less than seven times throughout the night. When I retrieved my gear the morning after I set it up, there was nothing to indicate that it had been inspected the night before, so I was delighted to find upon monitoring the recording that it captured the sounds of the nocturnal inspectors.

This was recorded on a partly cloudy and warm summer evening beside Russian Lake in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind was calm and the lake was still as frogs sang in chorus and snowmelt streams flowed gently into the lake on its far side.

This was recorded tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock tree standing about twenty feet from the lakes edge. The recording starts just after sunset.

This is the first part of what was an all night recording at this spot by the lake. The night started quietly but air traffic picked up due to firefighting operations on the Shelly Fire which was burning about 15 miles to the north. I was hoping to get a good long duration recording at this spot, but the abundance of low flying air traffic, not to mention some curious deer, prevented that from happening.

This was recorded on a partly cloudy and hot summer afternoon beside South Russian Creek in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

I made this recording tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock standing beside the creek, not far from where it exits Russian Lake.

This was recorded early on the morning after summer solstice on the Chimney Crater lava flow in the Medicine Lake Highlands in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Numerous Common Nighthawks were flying around over the lava flow hoping to find a mate. The recording starts before dawn at about 3 am and continues until sunrise.

The nighthawks call frequently as they fly around, and the males occasionally make their "boom" sound which is made by their wing feathers as they dive.

If you'd like to learn more about Common Nighthawks, here is a link the Wikipedia article about them-

Common nighthawk - Wikipedia

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This was recorded beside the North Fork of the Sacramento River on a partly cloudy and warm afternoon in late spring in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was made using the tree ears recording technique on a Lodgepole Pine standing beside the river.

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This was recorded the night prior to the previous episode. I set up two drop rigs on either side of a large meadow the evening before, one of them was a tree ears set up on a Lodgepole Pine and the other was my SAAM mic beneath aspen trees, each of them placed at the edge of the meadow. At around 1:30 am they both captured the sound of this solitary coyote howling. I used a clip from each set up for this, the first was recorded with the tree ears set up and the second was recorded with the SAAM mic.

This was recorded on a mostly cloudy morning under Quaking Aspen trees at the edge of a meadow in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

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This was recorded on a quiet spring night in a Ponderosa Pine dominant forest in the McCloud flats area of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The night started of breezy, then gradually became calm and quiet until dawn when birds began to sing.

I recently got a job that's going to make it difficult to get out and do as much field recording as I'd like. I still plan to keep sharing recordings with you, but they won't be coming out nearly as frequently as they have in the past. For that reason I have ended monthly support for the podcast through Spotify Podcasting, and I ended monthly support on Patreon. There are only a handful of you, but I have been extremely grateful for your support over the months and years, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. There is another handful of you that have made one time donations through my website, I am extremely grateful for your kindness and generosity as well, thank you.

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This was recorded on cloudy night on the margin between the beach and the forest at Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The wind, blowing offshore, picked up for a short time during the night and is heard blowing through the branches of nearby stunted Sitka Spruce before settling back down to a light, barely audible breeze. A frog chorus is heard in the distance with the roar of the breaking waves ever present. The recording lasts through the night until dawn, when the birds begin to sing and the squirrels begin to chitter.

For this recording the microphone was oriented such that it was facing north, with the left side to the west and the right side to the east. The beach at this location is backed by its namesake bluffs, and what sounds like wind blowing on the right is actually the sound of the breaking waves reflecting off the bluffs. When I initially heard it, I thought it was gusty wind blowing through the trees atop the bluffs. Though it wasn't windy below them, I thought perhaps the tall bluffs were sheltering the beach from the wind. But upon closely watching the trees on the bluff for movement, there wasn't any to indicate what would have had to be a pretty strong breeze to produce the sound I was hearing. As I listened closer, I noticed the "wind" I was hearing ebbed and flowed closely in sync with the sound of the breaking surf. It was then it hit me that what I was hearing was in fact the sound of the waves reflecting off the bluffs. If you listen closely, you'll hear the same thing on this recording. I thought this was a very cool sounding phenomenon and I'm happy I was able to capture it and share it with you.

This is the last of the recordings I'm going to share that I made on a short camping trip to Gold Bluffs Beach with my daughter for her 17th birthday. She was incredibly patient with me and my borderline obsessive desire to record as much as possible while we were there, and I am very grateful that she was so tolerant of my efforts to do so. You have her to thank as much as me for gathering the sounds of such a beautiful and special place, and for sharing them with you.

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This was recorded in early spring on a mostly cloudy morning at Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The wind was light and the ocean surface glassy, and I placed the microphone on a bar of sand and small cobblestones exposed by the low tide, close to the water's edge but beyond the reach of the shorebreak.

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This was recorded on a calm early spring morning in Murrelet State Wilderness, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The nearby tributary stream of Squashan Creek flowed swiftly in the gully below as birds sang in the early light of dawn. First to sing on this morning was the Varied Thrush, followed by the complex, rapid song of the Pacific Wren. This part of the forest wasn't far from the ocean, and its hushed roar can be faintly heard in the distance.

I made this recording tree ears style on a Coast Redwood standing beside the Fischer Grove Trail. Though it wasn't an exceptionally enormous tree by Redwood standards, it was still very large tree of 7 or 8 feet in diameter. Spacing the microphones that far apart, with such a big tree between them, doesn't make for an "accurate" stereo recording, but making a recording that accurately reproduced what a person would hear wasn't my intention. I just thought it would an interesting experiment and fun to imagine what a Redwood tree might hear(if it had two human ears, one on either side of its trunk about four feet off the ground), and I was just plain curious about how setting the mics up like this would sound. I was initially reluctant to share this recording, but I figured what the heck, maybe you'd be interested to hear it, too.

Aside from it being experimental, another reason I was reluctant to share this recording is due to the fact that there is a bit of faint noise pollution. It wasn't the usual air traffic, and this spot is far from any highway, so I'm guessing it was the distant sound of heavy equipment working on the ongoing Redwoods Rising forest restoration project. I was definitely a little bummed out to hear it on this recording, but I don't think it takes too much away from the otherwise beautiful soundscape. If you'd like you can learn more about the forest restoration project here- Redwoods Rising - Save the Redwoods League

Interesting fact- On September 5, 1980, Redwood State and National Parks was designated a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations.

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I recorded this on a cloudy night at the beginning of spring on Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The wind was light and blowing offshore, and through the night the tide went from high to low and back to high by morning. The recording started at about 9 p.m. and continues till a bit before sunrise at about 7 a.m.

This recording is entirely free of noise pollution.

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Thanks to everybody that has rated the show, and especially those of you that have written a review on Apple Podcasts. Your kind words mean a lot!

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This was recorded on a clear and sunny winter afternoon at McArthur Swamp, Shasta County, California. Gusty wind rushed across the grassland, rustling the tall dry grasses and swooshing past their stiff stalks.

McArthur swamp is an area of protected wetlands and grasslands adjacent to the Tule River and Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park located just north of the small town of McArthur. The area provides wintering habitat, essential food, breeding grounds, and nesting areas for waterfowl and other birds, and is an important stopover for migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway.

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Thanks to everybody that has rated the show, and especially those of you that have written a review on Apple Podcasts. Your kind words mean a lot!

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I recorded this at my home in the small town of McCloud in Siskiyou County, California. It was a relatively warm winter morning, and a flock of Evening Grosbeaks was busily eating a breakfast of sunflower seeds from a feeder hanging from the branch of a birch tree in my backyard. I placed a microphone on either side of the trunk of the tree(tree ears style) and recorded the action.

I recorded this on a breezy winter afternoon beside Big Lake in the northeast corner of Shasta County, California. The sky started off mostly cloudy with rain showers to the west, but the showers dissipated as they moved eastward towards the lake, and the clouds broke up allowing the sun to shine through.

In this episode the constant lapping of small wind waves against the tule lined shore is punctuated by the soft sound of the wind blowing through the bare branches of nearby trees and the gentle rustling of dry grasses. Various species of ducks call as they bob on the surface in large flocks far out on the lake. Geese are heard in the distance calling from the ground, with the occasional flock heard flying high above. Listen for the solitary call of a Red Tailed Hawk, and distant flocks of Sandhill Cranes in flight.

There was an unfortunate amount of air traffic the day this was recorded, but I liked this recording too much not to share it with you. I hope you like it as well and don't mind the air traffic too much.

I recently got a new production assistant! She is a sweet dog named Molly and she was a big help with this episode. I look forward to her help with many, many future recordings.

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A big thank you to those of you that support the show monthly through Spotify and Patreon. Your contributions go directly into making these recordings and I am extremely grateful for your help.

Thanks to everybody that has rated the show, and especially those of you that have written a review on Apple Podcasts. Your kind words mean a lot!

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Please make an effort to reduce the amount of single use plastics you use and do your best to keep them and all plastics out of the environment. Many small actions added together can have a big impact! We can all make a difference on this planet by making more conscientious choices about the stuff we use and thereby leave a smaller footprint on the environment and help preserve nature for future generations. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a cloudy January evening during an outgoing tide on the beach beside the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County, California. The steady roar of large surf breaking in the distance is punctuated by the waves pushing in against the powerful current of the river and rhythmically crashing against the shore.

The river was running high and was colored chocolate brown with the abundance of sediment it was carrying from the recently breached Copco No. 1 dam far upriver near the California-Oregon border. The one-hundred year old dam is the last of four to be breached as part of the largest dam removal and river restoration project in American history. As the water behind the dam is drawn down, the first step of its eventual removal, the massive quantity of sediment that built up over its lifetime is being carried downstream for its long overdue meeting with the Pacific Ocean. The removal of the dams will return the river to a free-flowing, natural state and will restore spawning habitat for salmon, steelhead, and many other fish. If you'd like to learn more about the Klamath River dam removal, click on one of the following links-

Klamath River Renewal (klamathrenewal.org)

Dam Removal on the Klamath River (americanrivers.org)

Klamath Dams Removal | California Trout (caltrout.org)

Klamath River: Largest dam removal in U.S. history begins : NPR

Fourth dam breached on the Klamath River - OPB

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This is a compilation of clips from the past year of the podcast, blended together for your enjoyment. Thank you so much for listening this year!

This was recorded on a rainy night at the very end of autumn in a stand of Quaking Aspen trees beside Bigelow Meadow in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I made this recording tree ears style by placing a small microphone on either side of the trunk of a Quaking Aspen tree that was standing near the edge of the meadow. The leaves had long since fallen from the tree and those surrounding it, and the leaf litter carpeting the ground made a good sounding surface for the falling rain.

This is the second night of a three night drop rig recording I made at this location. I set up the recording rig on a Sunday afternoon and retrieved it on the following Wednesday morning. In that time over six inches(fifteen centimeters) of rain fell on the area. I was very happy to find my gear dry and undamaged when I retrieved it.

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This was recorded on a cold and windy late autumn day at the edge of Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

At the location beside the lake where this was recorded, shards of ice that looked like broken plate glass were piled up along the shore. This occurred sometime in the days prior, when the lake had frozen over and the thin ice was broken up by wind and blown across the surface of the lake to its edge, where it accumulated into a long pile which stretched for several hundred feet along the shoreline. As the biting wind blew unobstructed across the frozen lake, it caused the icy surface to flex and move, making an abundance of cracking, crunching, creaking, crackling, snapping, and popping sounds in the piled ice shards at the lakes edge, as well as the sound of water moving and gurgling just beneath the ice.

I made this recording using the wind protection I recently made for my Wildtronics SAAM microphone. The mic was directly in the path of the strong and gusty wind, and without the wind protection the recording would have been ruined by wind noise overwhelming the mic. The materials I used to make the wind protection were paid for in part with contributions from listeners, to whom I am extremely grateful. Thank you!

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This was recorded on a cold and sunny morning beside Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I made this recording at the same time the previous episode was recording, about 250 meters away.

I used the binaural recording technique for this, in which a microphone is worn on each ear in order to capture sound as closely as possible to the way we naturally hear. I strongly recommend using headphones for the best listening experience.

The air was absolutely still and the sunshine was pleasantly warm on the otherwise cold morning. I put on my binaural microphones and sat on the sandy shore at the very edge of the lake. The sunlight caused its frozen surface to expand, causing cracks and producing an abundance of otherworldly sounds.

I find it very difficult to sit silently while wearing binaural microphones, as they pick up the sound of the slightest movements, breathing, and even stomach rumbles. Breathing silently is not as easy as it sounds, especially when not acclimated to the elevation the lake sits at, which is about 6,800 feet or 2,070 meters. Though I tried hard, you may hear a faint breath here and there. This was as long as I could go before I had to shift my sitting position, clear my throat, and take a few normal breaths. That said, I thought this recording was worth sharing. I hope you like it!

This was recorded on a cold, sunny, and still morning at the edge of frozen Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

Early in the morning the sun was obscured by clouds, but after they passed by and the sun shined upon the icy lake, surreal sounds began emanating from the surface. The ice at the edge of the lake snapped and crackled, and long cracks ran across the the icy lake surface, creating strange and otherworldly sounds. The recording has not been altered in any way, this really is what it sounded like.

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I recently made some wind protection for my SAAM Microphone in order to get better recordings on windy days. Several people remarked that it looked like Cousin It from the Addams Family, so that's what I've started calling it. I went to Medicine Lake, in Modoc National Forest, on a very cold and windy day in order to test it out, and these are the results.

These are the raw files straight from the recorder(Zoom F6) with no editing of any kind. All I did was apply a five second fade to the beginning and end of each clip and combine them into one audio file.

The first minute and a half is the mic with only the wind protection I got from the manufacturer, and the second minute and a half is the mic with Cousin It(the wind protection I made). I don't have an anemometer so I can't say exactly what speed the wind was blowing, but I can say that it was blowing pretty hard. I'm guessing the stronger gusts were 25-30 miles per hour(40-48 kilometers per hour). The spot by the lake I did the test was surrounded by Lodgepole Pine, you can clearly hear the wind blowing through them in the background.

I was pretty happy with how it worked, Cousin It did a great job of protecting the mic from the wind. I look forward to using Cousin It to get recordings for you without fear of the microphone being overwhelmed by unwanted wind noise.

This was recorded on a cold and clear autumn day in the forest high above Cabin Creek near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. A light breeze blew through the tops of the Douglas Fir trees towering above, shaking loose rain that was still clinging to the needles from the night before. The recording starts just after sunrise and continues until just before sunset.

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MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!!!

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This was recorded beneath a stand of Mountain Hemlock and Lodgepole Pine on a breezy autumn day at Porcupine Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The air was cold and crisp as the sun shined through passing high clouds, while gusty wind blew through the trees surrounding the clear water of the high mountain lake. Unbothered by the wind, a small banditry of Mountain Chickadees made its way through the trees, calling cheerfully as they flitted among the branches foraging for food.

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This was recorded on a clear autumn day near the Pacific Crest Trail in a deep, shady, and densely forested mountain gulch at the bottom of a small waterfall on Trough Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California.

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My heart aches for all of those suffering at the hands of people in power, all around the world. I desperately hope that the ideological, political, and religious differences that stoke violence and conflict can be resolved or put aside before any more people suffer and die. Regardless of our differences, we all bleed red and deserve to be treated with compassion and dignity.

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This was recorded on a rainy autumn night in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. A breeze blew through the trees above early on then gradually subsided as the rain fell steadily through the night before becoming lighter as morning drew near.

This was recorded tree ears style in which a small microphone is placed on either side of the trunk of a tree, in this case a White Fir. I placed the mics low on the trunk in order to better capture the sound of the rain hitting the forest floor. I hope you like it.

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Please do something today and every day that helps preserve and protect nature and our environment for the benefit of future generations. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

I recorded this in the meadow at the south end of Taylor Lake in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

It was a warm morning for the elevation of the meadow(6500') thanks to the cloud cover overnight. The bumblebees, butterflies, and other pollinators were out early, flying from flower to flower getting their of fill of nectar. Cows grazed out of sight, hidden from view by the many willow thickets which populated the meadow, their presence betrayed by the clanging of their cowbells.

I laid the microphone down in the grass amongst the abundant white flowers blanketing the meadow(I've been trying to identify them but have been unable to). As you listen imagine yourself laying down in the meadow with the bumblebees and other pollinators buzzing all around. I recommend listening with headphones for the best listening experience.

This was recorded on a cloudy night beside Taylor Lake in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts at around midnight and continues until sunrise.

The night was fairly calm with a faint breeze blowing through the treetops. Cows grazing in the area were active for a good portion of the night as they slowly made their way, with cowbells clanging, to the meadows at the south end of the lake. They eventually settled down and their noisy bells fell mostly silent until dawn. A brief and very light rain shower passed during the night, and again in the early morning as the buzz of flying insects increased with the morning light.

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Please do something today and every day that helps preserve and protect nature and our environment for the benefit of future generations. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a warm summer day beside Taylor Lake in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I placed the microphone near the edge of the lake beneath White Fir trees just behind the shrubby Alder growing at the water's edge. The recording starts at about midday and continues until the late afternoon

The day started out breezy, then after a while the wind subsided before picking up again in the late afternoon. Small thunderstorms pass by south of the lake, with a few rumbles of thunder heard in the distance. Cows grazed on the far side of the lake, and their cowbells are heard throughout the recording.

There is some air traffic which is unavoidable on a long recording like this, pretty much anywhere during the day. Most of it is commercial air traffic and flying high, but there are a couple of lower flying airplanes which were involved in firefighting operations on the multiple wildfires burning in far northern California which were sparked by lightning in the days prior to the recording. You will also hear the distant voices of other visitors who were likely unaware of how well sound carries across a lake like this.

In the past I would have used only a portion of this recording, omitting human generated sounds as much as possible. But in my desire to provide you with an honest idea of what you would actually hear at this place and time, I decided to use the whole recording including the anthropogenic sounds. I hope you don't mind.

I am incredibly grateful to those of you that have supported the podcast in the past, and those of you that still do. There aren't many of you, which to me makes your contributions that much more meaningful. Thank you so much for supporting what I do.

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I really hope you enjoy this recording. I hope it inspires you to get out and spend time in nature, and to do what you can to help preserve it. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded overnight beside a mountain stream at the edge of a meadow in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a calm and cool night and, aside from the sound of the water, was fairly quiet until the birds begin to sing at dawn. The recording starts at about 10:30 at night and continues until about 6:30 in the morning.

I recorded this during a short, two-night backpacking trip to the area in early July. In order to save weight I brought a minimal recording set up which included a small recorder, power bank, and a pair of microphones. I used the tree ears recording technique for this recording, in this case a Lodgepole Pine that was standing beside the stream.

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This is a really long one, I hope you like it. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on cool summer night in the forest high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The rushing water of several mountain streams is heard in the distance, providing a soothing background to a calm and peaceful night.

I gathered this recording in the forest not far from my campsite and is what I heard as I lay in my tent drifting off to sleep. I thought it was an especially soothing soundtrack to a restful night of sleep.

I recorded this during a short, two-night backpacking trip to the area in early July. In order to save weight, I brought a minimal recording set up which included a small recorder, power bank, and a pair of microphones. I used the tree ears recording technique for this recording, in this case a mature Western White Pine.

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This is a long one, I hope you like it. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a sunny and warm summer day in the forest beside a cold mountain stream high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts in the morning and continues until mid afternoon.

I recorded this during a short, two-night backpacking trip to the area in early July. In order to save weight, I brought a minimal recording set up which included a small recorder, power bank, and a pair of microphones. I used the tree ears recording technique for this recording, in this case a Lodgepole Pine that was standing beside the stream.

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This is a long one, I hope you like it. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded in the forest on a clear summer morning high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The air was cool but not cold, in fact relatively warm for 6,700 feet elevation. The rushing water of several streams is heard in the distance as they cascade down the sides of the valley before eventually coming together to form the North Fork of the Sacramento River.

In this recording you'll hear many different birds including Western Wood-Pewee, Olive Sided Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Mountain Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Hairy Woodpecker, and many more.

I recorded this during a short, two-night backpacking trip to the area in early July. In order to save weight, I brought a minimal recording set up which included a small recorder, power bank, and a pair of microphones. I used the tree ears recording technique for this recording, in this case a mature Western White Pine.

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This was recorded in the early evening in the forest near Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Thunderclouds had been brewing for much of the afternoon when finally this thunderstorm sprang to life at the end of the day, so I hastily grabbed my recording gear and set it up beneath a tree in the forest not far from my campsite.

On the day day prior to this recording there were thunderstorms which lasted for much of the day, but unfortunately it was also the day that the forest service arrived with heavy equipment to clean up the roads and campgrounds and ready them for their official opening. They cleared the roads of snow and debris, moved snow out of many of the campsites, and removed downed trees and limbs. Though I did make a recording of the storms that day, it was filled with the sounds of heavy equipment and chainsaws in the distance. But luckily a storm popped up again the following evening and I was able to make this recording. By then people were beginning to trickle in to the area, and you will hear the sounds of a few vehicles passing on the nearby road. This is by no means a pristine natural soundscape, but I thought it sounded pretty cool and I don't think the few anthropogenic sounds detract from it too much. I hope you think the same.

This was recorded on a clear and cool summer night in the Hemlock Campground at Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The lake had only been made accessible a few days earlier when the road was cleared of snow and the campground wasn't officially open yet. I was the only person there and I was happy to enjoy a quiet and peaceful night in solitude.

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This was recorded late on a clear and calm night in the forest beside a small meadow flooded with snowmelt not far from Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Frogs are heard singing at the lake in the distance and nearby in the shallow water of the flooded meadow.

This recording was made tree ears style by placing a microphone on either side of the trunk of a tree, in this case a Lodgepole Pine.

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This was recorded at dawn on a cool early summer morning in the Lodgepole Pine forest surrounding Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

I set up the mic in the forest near the campground I was staying in (which I had entirely to myself), close enough to the lake that you can hear the splash of jumping trout, yet still surrounded by trees. Despite it being early summer patches of snow remained on the ground nearby and throughout the forest, a testament to the heavy snowfall the area received during the past winter.

The recording begins at first light, while the frogs and toads were close to finishing their nightly chorus on the far side of the lake, the songs of American Robins and Mountain Chickadees started to ring out through the forest, and the calls of Common Nighthawks was heard high above in the early morning twilight. Listen for the sound made by the Common Nighthawks as they dive steeply then abruptly pull up and cause their wing feathers to vibrate, making a very unique sound. Also listen for the call of an Osprey and the sound of it diving and catching a trout for breakfast, and a pack of coyotes howling in the distance. You'll also hear Red-breasted Nuthatches, Hairy Woodpeckers, Ravens, and more.

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I hope this recording provides you with a brief respite from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded just after sunset beside Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind had just died down and the remaining wind ripples lapped against the rocky shoreline, then slowly subsided as the lake became increasingly still. Frogs and toads called out in chorus on the far side of the lake as the darkness settled in and the clouds dissipated, revealing an incredibly starry sky. After a while, a faint breeze whispered through the Lodgepole Pines standing like sentinels beside the lake.

This episode was put together from a recording I made on the first night of a camping trip I took to the lake. There were a few jets which passed by during the recording, which I would have left in had they not been so loud. But I decided that they were too out of place in the otherwise peaceful soundscape, so I edited them out and crossfaded the parts together to provide you with a seamless listening experience.

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I really hope you enjoy this recording, thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

*This episode is a little quieter than usual, you may need to turn up the volume to hear it well.

This was recorded on a late spring afternoon in a small stand of Quaking Aspen growing beneath tall Ponderosa Pines beside a seasonally flooded meadow located east of Bear Mountain in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

I made this recording using the tree ears technique, in which a microphone is placed on either side of the trunk of a tree, in this case a Quaking Aspen. Thunderstorms were in the weather forecast so I made makeshift rain covers for the mics by making small platforms above them using forked sticks and twigs, upon which I placed a couple large handfuls of pine needles to prevent rain from hitting the microphones directly and causing unwanted noise. It worked very well for the rain that did pass over the area.

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I hope this recording provides you with a bit of solace from the stress of everyday life. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded early on a clear spring morning in the forest near White Deer Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

The recording starts about an hour before sunrise as the birds were just beginning to sing, and the frogs were winding down their nighttime chorus. You'll hear many different birds on this recording including Great Horned Owl, American Robin, Hammond's Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, Cassin's Vireo, Western Tanager, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Hermit Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch and more. One sound I was particularly happy to capture is the booming wing sound of the Common Nighthawk, which is made by males as they dive at females during courtship.

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I really hope you enjoy this recording. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a spring afternoon at White Deer Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The thunder began in the distance with a light breeze blowing through the Ponderosa Pines and White Firs towering above, then clouds rapidly gathered overhead and built into active thunderheads which produced abundant lightning and loud thunder. As the storm slowly moved directly overhead, it began to rain and the thunder became frighteningly loud.

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Please do something today that will help preserve and protect nature and our environment, our children count on it. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded early on a clear and warm spring morning at Bigelow Meadow in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. A light and steady breeze blew across the willow thickets and a few nearby pine trees which call the meadow home, with the soft roar of the McCloud River, running high with an abundance of snowmelt, heard in the distance.

The recording starts in predawn darkness a little after three in the morning, towards the end of the nightly frog chorus. Even at that very early hour birds are beginning to sing. As the frog chorus slowly subsides, the dawn chorus slowly begins. You will hear an abundance of birds on this recording, which include Black-headed Grosbeaks, Yellow Warblers, MacGillivray's Warblers, Western Wood-pewees, Song Sparrows, Canada Geese, Great Horned Owls, and many more.

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This was recorded early on a rainy morning near a seasonal lake deep in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I set the recording rig up tree ears style on a White Fir and left it for two nights at this location. This episode is from very early on the first morning of the recording. It starts in the darkness of predawn in steady rain near the end of an all night frog chorus and continues into the early morning light. Listen for the eerie calls of a pair of Barred Owls starting at 1:49:44.

No roads or trails lead directly to the seasonal lake near which this was recorded. The Pacific Crest Trail will get you to the general area, but from there it is a very steep off trail hike through dense forest to reach the lake itself. It's in no way easy to get to, but it is a beautiful place that is worth the difficult hike.

The frog chorus lasts through the first half of the episode, if is a little too much for you, skip ahead to about 1:17:30.

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This was recorded in spring at Conical Depression in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. Conical Depression is a wide, shallow crater with a small lake in the middle, which is ringed with tule and cattails, with a wide clearing around the lake which is surrounded by juniper and oak woodland.

I set up the microphone beneath junipers and oaks near the edge of the clearing to record for twenty-four hours. I then took two minutes from every hour and edited it all together, with a short crossfade between each clip, for this episode. It's a departure from the continuous recordings I normally use for full episodes, but I thought it was more than just a bonus episode. I hope this gives you a sense of the variations in the soundscape over a twenty-four hour period in one location.

In this episode you'll hear a variety of birds, including but not limited to Tree Swallows, White Crowned Sparrows, House Finches, Mourning Doves, California Quail, White Breasted Nuthatches, House Wrens, Mallard Ducks, and Great Horned Owls. You will also hear an absolutely cacophonous chorus of frogs that started a little after sunset and slowly diminished through the night into the following morning. Fair warning, the frogs get pretty loud.

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This was recorded on a clear and warm spring evening in the Horr Pond Campground at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. I built the fire with downed oak branches I gathered from the surrounding forest floor, and started it just before sunset. It burned vigorously at first, then slowly died down as darkness fell and the stars came out.

I recorded this during a six night camping trip at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. The park is one of the least visited state parks in California, and is only accessible by boat, canoe, or kayak.

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a little less than five miles as the crow flies from the small, rural farming and ranching community of McArthur and the highway which passes through it. The land between the park and town is flat and open, and sound passes unobstructed across it. Therefore it is not beyond the reach of the noise pollution the town and highway create. That said it's pretty faint on this recording and I didn't feel that it or the few passing aircraft distracted from the sounds of the campfire and the surrounding forest.

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This was recorded at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park on the morning of Earth Day in Shasta County, California. It was a clear and crisp spring morning beneath a large oak tree standing beside the Lava Springs Trail at the edge of an oak, pine, and juniper woodland not far from the waters edge. The recording starts in darkness an hour before sunrise and continues into the morning.

I recorded this during a six night camping trip at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. The park is one of the least visited state parks in California, and is only accessible by boat, canoe, or kayak. I paddled my canoe loaded with camping gear to the Horr Pond Campground and spent the entire time in almost complete solitude. I only saw two other people there during my entire stay, a very friendly couple who lived locally and were visiting for the day. Otherwise, I had the place entirely to myself, which was a real treat. I made many recordings while I was there, and look forward to sharing some of them with you in the near future.

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a little less than five miles as the crow flies from the small, rural farming and ranching community of McArthur and the highway which passes through it. The land between the park and town is flat and open, and sound passes unobstructed across it. Therefore it is not beyond the reach of the noise pollution the town and highway create. That said, in addition to a few passing aircraft, it's not too loud and I didn't feel that it distracted from the abundance of sound created by the nearby waterfowl and songbirds.

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This was recorded in the predawn hours beside Bigelow Creek in Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. There was still several feet of snow blanketing the forest floor and the creek was flowing well, whereas at this time last year what little snow there was had long since melted and the creek was dry. After a couple years of severe drought, it's very nice to see so much water back on the land.

I recorded this using the tree ears recording technique, in which a microphone is fixed to either side of the trunk of a tree. In this case the tree was a standing dead White Fir(Abies concolor) that was beside the creek. I snowshoed about three and a half miles from the highway to set up the microphones and recorder on the afternoon prior to this recording, and came back to retrieve it the next day. This part of that recording is from the time late at night and early in the morning when there is mostly no air traffic. In this four and a half hour recording there is only one distant jet passing by.

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I hope wherever you are in the world this recording provides you with a bit of solace from the many stresses of everyday life. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a cool and partly cloudy spring day beside the Sacramento River in the Sacramento River Bend Area, Tehama County, California. I set up the microphone at a small opening in the dense vegetation growing along the muddy bank of the river. The river was running high and swift, which was very nice to see after the past couple years of drought. A Lesser Goldfinch foraged in the willows just to the right of the mic, then stopped to sing its song.

This was recorded on a cold morning in early spring beside McArthur swamp in Shasta County, California. Located just south of the rural town of McArthur, the McArthur Swamp provides important habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds traveling the Pacific Flyway.

The recording starts in the early morning beneath the stars as light just began to build on the eastern horizon, and continues well past sunrise. You will hear numerous bird species including Snow Geese, Greater White Fronted Geese, Canada Geese, Sandhill Cranes, a variety of ducks, songbirds, and more. Listen for the sudden whoosh of hundreds of Snow Geese taking flight all at once, the gentle splashing of ducks and geese moving around in the water close by, the song of the Marsh Wren, and the wing sounds of ducks flying past. I recommend using headphones for the best listening experience. You will also hear distant sounds of the highway and other man made noise, and of course air traffic, which is unavoidable on a recording of this length at this location or just about anywhere in the state.

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This was recorded on a cool spring afternoon at the Sacramento River Bend Area in Tehama County, California. The area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and is located along a large bend of the Sacramento River in the Sacramento Valley, which is the portion of the Central Valley of California that lies north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

It was my first time visiting the area, and I was hopeful that it would be a good place for sound recording. Though I did bring my recording gear, this visit was really a scouting trip to check out the area and hopefully find some good places to record in the future. It's a beautiful landscape of rolling hills covered in blue oak savannah, with lush riparian habitat along the river and creeks. With the abundance of precipitation we have received this winter, the area was saturated and every possible feature of the landscape that could carry water was doing so. Birds were singing, water was flowing, wildflowers were blooming, fresh green grass was growing, and the oak trees were just beginning to leaf out; it was an absolutely beautiful spring day.

There was an unfortunate amount of air traffic and other noise pollution, but I did manage to get this recording of Western Meadowlarks, Mourning Doves, and other birds in the oak savannah during the afternoon. I look forward to returning soon and trying to capture a dawn chorus, the sound of the river, and the sounds of the many seasonal streams.

Full disclosure- I did have to use a pretty aggressive high pass filter on this recording to remove low frequency noise pollution. Though this was recorded during a short break between passing aircraft, there was still too much noise pollution to make for a pleasant listen, and the filter didn't affect the subject of this recording, which is the birds, so I thought it would be okay. I hope you don't mind.

This was recorded on the Spring Equinox beside the Tule River Trail, near Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, in Shasta County, California. It was a cold and windy day, and I put the microphone in one of the few places in the area that was sheltered from the wind, which was in the tules growing along the waters edge below the levee atop which the trail runs. It wasn't a perfectly sheltered spot, but far better than if the microphone was out in the open. There was an abundance of migrating geese and other waterfowl in the area, as well as Sandhill Cranes, and though unfortunately the strong wind prevented me from placing the microphone in the best place to capture their sounds, I still managed to get some good flybys which I edited together for this bonus episode. You'll also hear the rustling of the dry tules in the wind, and fish surfacing in the water.

This was recorded on a sunny afternoon in late winter beside Squaw Valley Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California.

I recorded this on the same day as the previous episode at a spot beside the creek where the water was rushing over a large rock, which created a continuous deep glugging sound. The rock over which the water was rushing was just big enough, and the water was flowing just fast enough, that it created a hollow space on the downstream side which(I am no expert in fluid dynamics or acoustics, so this is pure speculation on my part) acted as a resonance chamber to produce the deep, low frequency sound you hear in this recording. I recommend that you listen with a good pair of headphones if you can.

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This recording was gathered on a clear and sunny late winter morning beside Squaw Valley Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The creek was flowing swiftly from snowmelt and recent rain, which was a welcome sight to see after the past couple years of severe drought.

I placed the microphone at spot beside creek with some large rocks sticking up out of the water, in the hope of capturing the song of the American Dipper, which is a small bird that feeds on invertebrates beneath the water of rocky, fast moving streams, creeks, and rivers. One of the rocks had a few droppings on it, so I knew that they were in the area. Luckily while I was setting up the recording rig a Dipper flew in, perched atop a rock, and watched me curiously as I set up. You'll hear it's song over the rush of the water a few times on this recording, as well as the brash calls of the Steller's Jay.

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I hope this recording provides you with a little relief from the chaos of the world. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded at low tide during the new moon on a rocky beach in Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California. The tide was extremely low and the microphone was placed in the intertidal zone between boulders at the base of a massive, towering rock. The roar of strong wind, rough seas, and huge surf is heard in the background as the waves, which weaved their way through the many rocks and reefs farther out, crash and splash against the boulder strewn shore. 

I made this recording while on an unplanned and impromptu day trip to the coast with my daughter. I had originally planned to record the sound of wintering waterfowl at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, but at Lower Klamath NWR the only area with water and birds was right beside the highway, and Tule Lake was completely dry and devoid of any waterfowl. The years long drought we have been experiencing here in Northern California has been devastating, and despite a decent amount of snow and rain at the start of winter, the precipitation didn't keep up. And even if it did, it will take several very wet years to replenish these areas which are crucial to wintering and migratory waterfowl and the predatory birds and wildlife which depend on them. All that said, my daughter and I decided to make the long drive from there to the coast, and we were lucky to arrive during one of the lowest tides of the year. It was a rare sunny day and we took a little hike down the Coastal Trail from the Lagoon Creek to a rocky cove(where I made this recording) and watched the sunset.

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I recorded this on my recent three night snow camping trip near Moosehead Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I made my campsite by digging a pit in the snow and building short walls around it, which I then covered with a nylon tarp. On the final night of my trip, graupel showers started falling, then transitioned to snow. This episode consists of two recordings I made in my campsite under the tarp that night, the first part is a heavy graupel shower that passed through, the second part is a snow shower with a little graupel mixed in for a bit, then ends with steady snowfall. Each part is about seventeen minutes long, and I faded them together for a seamless transition.

You might be wondering, what is graupel? Graupel is formed when snowflakes pass through supercooled water droplets as they fall. The supercooled water droplets freeze on contact, and then accumulate on the snowflake as they fall and become very tiny snowballs. Graupel is sometimes referred to as soft hail, and it falls much faster than snow, which is why it makes so much noise when it hits the tarp.

This was recorded on a cold, cloudy, and breezy morning in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. There was a small group of dead standing Red Fir trees not far from my campsite that a pair of Downy Woodpeckers were busily pecking at looking for insects beneath the bark. Mountain Chickadees and Red Breasted Nuthatches can be heard in the background, and a pair of curious Ravens fly by to see what all the ruckus is about. 

This recording is one of several I made while on a three night camping trip to the Walking Bear Camp area of Moosehead Creek. Unfortunately during my stay there was an abundance of air traffic. This recording includes a bit of that air traffic, but I thought it wasn't so bad that I couldn't share it with you.

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I gathered this recording beside Moosehead Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a clear and sunny afternoon with light to moderate wind blowing through the trees. Deep snow covered the ground and much of the creek, though some stretches were exposed at the bottom of deep channels which had formed in the snow above the creek and allowed the sound of trickling water and dripping snowmelt to be heard from above. The occasional splash is heard from small chunks of snow falling from the overhanging edges of the channel into the creek. 

This recording is one of several I made while on a three night camping trip to the Walking Bear Camp area of Moosehead Creek. Unfortunately during my stay there was an abundance of air traffic. This hour long segment is the best hour out of five I recorded at this location on that afternoon, with the rest of the recording having frequent loud air traffic, both jets and small aircraft, passing close by and directly overhead. Though this hour does have more air traffic than I prefer, I thought it wasn't so bad that I couldn't share it with you. I hope you don't find it too distracting. 

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I really hope that this recording provides you with a brief respite from the many stresses of the world. Thank you for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a cool and clear winter day while walking on the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The recording starts beside Butcherknife Creek, then follows the trail north to Water Strider Creek. The trail starts off covered in snow, which becomes increasingly patchy, then passes over mostly bare forest floor. It crosses a small stream and a creek as it winds it's way in and out of shady gullies through dense coniferous forest. 

I made this recording on the same day I recorded the previous episode. I set up a microphone beside Water Strider Creek, and while it recorded I hiked south to Butcherknife Creek, then made this recording on my way back. It was a beautiful day and I was very happy to get two recordings to share with you. I hope you enjoy them both!

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This was recorded on clear and cool winter day beside Water Strider Creek on the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I set the microphone up on the edge of the small creek where it crosses the trail in a deep and heavily forested gully.

While this was recording I hiked down the trail to Butcherknife Creek, then made a binaural recording as I walked back to Water Strider Creek. You can hear that recording in the next episode.

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This episode picks up where the previous episode left off on a rainy winter night in the forest near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. In this second part of the recording the wind picks up and the rain falls more heavily as the night passes by and morning draws near. 

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This recording was gathered on a rainy winter night in the dense forest near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The wind was calm and the rain fell steadily on the snowy forest floor. This is the first part of an all night recording. During the second part of the night the wind picks up and the rain becomes heavier; you can hear it in the next episode. 

I made this by using the tree ears recording technique, in which a microphone is placed on either side of the trunk of a tree, in this case a Douglas Fir. I protected the microphones from the rain by making a little cover using boughs from the recently downed top half of a nearby Ponderosa Pine, which had been broken off by powerful winds during one of the many strong storms that recently battered the area. I set up the mics and recorder just before dark, then came back and retrieved them the following morning. Upon my return I was very happy to find everything dry and unharmed by the rain. 

At 1:06:24 you will hear a tree fall in the distance, if you listen closely.

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I really hope this recording brings you a little peace and provides you with a brief respite from the many stresses of everyday life. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This is a compilation of all the recordings from this past year. I chose one minute from episode 91 through 120, including bonus episodes, and compiled them in the order they were released to make this episode. 

Thank you so much for listening this year. I really enjoyed gathering these recordings this past year, and I look forward to gathering many more in the coming year. I hope you look forward to listening to them!

I'd like to give a special thanks to my monthly supporters on Anchor and Patreon, and to those of you that made one time donations. Your help is greatly appreciated, and is truly helping to keep this podcast going. Thank you so very much for your support!

This was recorded on a clear and cold night in the snowy forest beside Cabin Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. 

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Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those who have made one time donations, and my supporters on Patreon. I truly appreciate your help! 

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I really hope this recording can provide you with a bit of solace in this chaotic world. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

I recorded this while snowshoeing in the forest outside of the small town of McCloud in Siskiyou County, California. We received more than a foot of snow over the few days prior to the day this was recorded, with a couple inches of fresh snow the night before, and I wanted to try making a binaural recording while snowshoeing. I was carrying an umbrella because the snow was wet and melting out of the trees, and I was wearing a fleece jacket(my snow jacket is really noisy while walking and moving around) and I didn't want to get too wet. I was also carrying the umbrella because the falling snow makes a nice sound as it falls on it, and would otherwise not make any sound at all. This is the first binaural recording I have made while snowshoeing, and I thought it turned out alright so I'm sharing it with you. I hope you like it! 

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This one is a little different than my usual recordings. I normally make recordings that are farther from civilization, but I thought this sounded nice, so I'm sharing it with you. I hope you like it! I recorded this while walking in the fresh snow from my house in the small town of McCloud out into the forest and back. It was snowing when I left my house, then it turned to a rain and snow mix on my way back home. The sounds of the small town fade into the distance as I walk nearly two miles into the forest, then pick up as I return. Wet and heavy snow was falling from the branches and melting out of the trees, and sound a bit like rain as I pass near and under them, with drops of water occasionally hitting the brim of my hat. I did my best to keep a slow pace in the wet and heavy snow so I wouldn't have to breathe too hard, as walking in this kind of snow can be pretty tiring. 

I recommend listening to this recording with a headphones. 

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. Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those who have made one time donations, and my two supporters on Patreon. With your help I was able to purchase the binaural microphones I used to make this recording. I really appreciate it!

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Please do all you can to make the world a more peaceful and sustainable place for all living things. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

I recorded this on a warm and sunny autumn afternoon while walking the full length of the Cabin Creek Trail. The recording starts at the trail's end near Beartrap Creek, then follows Squaw Valley Creek upstream for five miles, and ends at the trailhead near Cabin Creek. 

This recording was made using the binaural recording technique in which a small microphone is placed in each ear, the same way you would with earbud headphones, with the microphone facing out in order to capture sound as closely as possible to how a person would hear it themselves. This technique creates a lifelike listening experience and and allows the listener hear what it would sound like to be on location at the time of recording. I strongly recommend listening to this recording with a pair of headphones.  

A lot of time, effort, and work goes into gathering these recordings for you, and I can really use your help. I am committed to keeping this podcast free to hear, and free from advertising, so the only help I get in making this is due to the kindness and generosity of you, the listener. Please consider helping me out by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or by becoming a monthly supporter through Anchor. You can do so by visiting the following links-

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Please do all you can to make the world a more peaceful and sustainable place for all living things. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

I recorded this on a warm fall afternoon at Little Crater Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This bonus episode is composed of two recordings I made at the lake. The first half is the sound of wind ripples lapping against the rocky east shore of the lake, and the second half is of a small stream as it emerges from the base of a steep, bouldered slope at the south end of the lake. I would have liked to get a long recording that I could use for a full episode, but a combination of nearly continuous air traffic and gusty wind prevented that, despite having recorded for over two hours in each of the spots featured in this bonus episode. I guess that just gives me a good reason to return to this beautiful, isolated, and infrequently visited lake. 

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This was recorded on a clear late summer morning beside Bumpass Creek just below the Bumpass Hell geothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California. The fumaroles at Bumpass Hell can be heard roaring in the distance as the acidic and mineral rich water of the creek flows by. 

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This was recorded early on a clear and cold late summer morning at Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California. The recording was gathered from the boardwalk near a boiling pool of murky, highly acidic water. The jet like sound is made by the many nearby fumaroles emitting steam and volcanic gases.

Bumpass Hell is one of the most popular geothermal areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park, so I went as early as I could to avoid the crowds. I got there just before sunrise and was able to make this recording before any other visitors arrived. I have only visited this area on warm summer days in the past, so it was really neat to see it on a cold morning when the steam coming from the numerous fumaroles and boiling pools was clearly visible and hung in the air for a long time before dissipating. And the early morning sunlight on the colorful landscape was incredibly beautiful. If you ever get the chance to visit this place I highly recommend going early on a cold morning, you'll be glad you did.

A lot of time, effort, and work goes into gathering these recordings for you, and I can really use your help to provide you with high quality field recordings of natural sound. I am committed to keeping this podcast free to hear, and free from advertising, so the only help I get in making this is due to the kindness and generosity of you, the listener. Please consider helping me out by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or by becoming a monthly supporter through Anchor. You can do so by visiting the following links-

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This was recorded on a windy evening just before sunset at Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast in Humboldt County, California. The surf was rough due to the strong wind which produced a wind swell and created choppy seas speckled with white caps beyond the surf line.  This is another recording I made during my one night stay at the Mattole Campground on the Lost Coast. The Lost Coast is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in California, or any of the lower 48 states. The Mattole Campground sits at the northern trailhead of the Lost Coast Trail, which I very much hope to hike someday, and make recordings along the way.  

This episode is dedicated to my very good friend Orion Gardner, who tragically passed away recently. He was a lifelong surfer and lover of the ocean, and I know he would have absolutely loved this stunning stretch of coastline. He was also one of the earliest supporters of the podcast, whose kind words helped motivate me to continue making these recordings and continue sharing them with you. He was one of my oldest and dearest friends, and he will be forever missed. 

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This was recorded on a windy morning beside the Mattole River Estuary at Mattole Beach, Humboldt County, California. The roaring surf is heard in the background as small wind waves lap at the shore of the estuary. 

I was fortunate to make a quick trip out to the Lost Coast and camped for one night at Mattole Campground on Mattole Beach near the mouth of the Mattole River. It was very windy for the short time I was there, but nevertheless I was lucky to make a few recordings. This recording was made with the help of a driftwood hut someone had built on the beach beside the estuary, which provided good shelter from the strong, gusty wind. 

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This episode is dedicated to a very good friend of mine that recently died, Orion Gardner. He was one of my oldest and dearest friends, and an incredible human being who will be sorely missed.

Thank you for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound. 

This was recorded on a warm summer afternoon at Shastine Crater as distant thunderstorms passed by then slowly drifted away. I was hoping to catch the thunderstorms as they passed overhead, but unfortunately I was a little late. Nevertheless I am happy with what I was able to get and I hope you enjoy it.

This recording is a little more quiet than usual so you may need to turn the volume up a bit. Also, there are some buzzing insects on this recording which are abundant in the forest at this time of year, I hope you don't mind too much. 

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I really hope you enjoy this recording. Thank you very much for listening. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sound. 

This was recorded on a cool summer day at Fleener Creek Beach in the Lost Coast Headlands on an incoming tide. The beach was narrow and sandy, tucked below the high cliffs which loomed above. The recording starts in the late morning under overcast skies, but the cloud layer broke up a bit just before noon and allowed some sunlight to peek through.

The Lost Coast Headlands are one of six onshore units of the California Coastal National Monument, which protects all islets, rock outcroppings, and reefs within 12 nautical miles of shore along the entire 840 mile long coastline of California, as well as 7,942 acres of public land onshore.

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I was lucky to gather this recording during a quick side trip on my way to pick my daughter up from summer camp, I really hope you enjoy it. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sound.

This was recorded on a bright and sunny summer morning beside the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. 

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I hope you enjoy this episode. Please be kind to the earth and your fellow humans. Thank you for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This recording was gathered in summer beside a small stream flowing through a meadow high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This is just one of numerous spring fed streams that flow through numerous meadows into the North Fork of the Sacramento River, which can be heard in the distance. 

The recording starts well before dawn at around 2:30 a.m. and continues through sunrise till around 7:00 a.m.

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I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to protect and preserve our fragile natural world any way you can. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded at the entrance to Pluto Cave, a large lava tube just north of Mount Shasta in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

This was recorded on a rainy morning in late spring beside Bigelow Meadow in the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts as the dawn chorus was well under way and just as the rain began to fall. This recording was made tree ears style, with a microphone placed on either side of the trunk of a small Incense Cedar tree growing beneath a large Ponderosa Pine amongst a cluster of Quaking Aspen. 

There is some air traffic on this recording.

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I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, that it inspires you to get outside and into nature yourself, and also to protect and preserve our fragile natural world any way you can. I am also hoping for an end to all war and conflict around the world, and an end to the tragic mass shootings that happen with disturbing frequency in this country. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a cloudy spring afternoon just above the base of Mount Shasta in a stand of old growth trees near Squaw Valley Creek, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The creek was not far away, though out of sight in it's steep gully, with massive conifers towering overhead and light wind blowing through the trees. 

There is some air traffic on this recording.

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I'd very much like to thank my monthly supporters on Anchor, those of you that have donated both recently and in the past, as well as my one Patreon supporter. You truly are helping to keep this podcast going, and I greatly appreciate your help. Recently with your help I was able to acquire a pair of Lom mikroUsi omnidirectional microphones. Thank you!!!

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I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, that it inspires you to get outside and into nature yourself, and also to protect and preserve our fragile natural world any way you can. I am also hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and all war and conflict around the world, and an end to the tragic mass shootings that happen with disturbing frequency in this country. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This recording was gathered on a clear spring day at the confluence of two mountain streams high in the upper watershed of the Middle Fork of the Sacramento River. It was a very warm day for this time of year in the mountains, and a soft breeze blew through the pine and fir trees looming above while birds sang cheerily and flying insects buzzed around. 

There is some air traffic on this recording.

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I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and I hope it inspires you get outside and into nature yourself. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This recording was collected inside an ice cave in the Medicine Lake Highlands, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The cave itself is a lava tube which collects cold air during the winter, and as snowmelt and rain seep through the lava above, it freezes inside the lava tube which preserves the cold within throughout the year. 

You may need to turn the volume up for this recording. As you might imagine, the sound of the dripping water inside the cave is not terribly loud, and I didn't want to turn up the gain too much on the recorder because it would have sounded artificial. 

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I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to do all you can to protect and preserve our natural world.  Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on a clear and bright moonlit night beside the McCloud River Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was the warmest night of spring so far and the moon was close to full. The recording starts just after sunset as the birds were singing their last songs of the day and the frogs were warming up for their nightly chorus.

There is a little bit of air traffic but none of it passed directly overhead and therefore wasn't too loud. Considering the length of this recording, four jets in four hours is not too bad. I made two previous attempts to record the frogs at this location, and both times there was much more air traffic. So I considered this time a success. I hope you enjoy it!

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Please do something good for the Earth today, I promise you that it will make you feel good!

I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to do all you can to protect and preserve our natural world.  Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on International Dawn Chorus Day beside the Upper McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a cold and clear spring morning and the recording starts before sunrise as light was filling the sky and the dawn chorus filled the air. 

Thankfully there was no air traffic overhead for the duration of this recording, so I am very glad to say that this episode is free of noise pollution.

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PEACE FOR UKRAINE! PEACE ON EARTH! PEACE FOR ALL LIVING THINGS!!!

I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to do all you can to protect and preserve our natural world. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This is a recording of a Black Bear inspecting my recording rig at sunset at Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

I left my recording rig in an Aspen thicket at the edge of the meadow to record all day, and went to retrieve it at sunset. Just as I arrived on the far side of the meadow, I saw a Black Bear emerge from the Aspen thicket right where my equipment was. It walked out on the meadow and began grazing on grass as I slowly walked towards it. When I was about 200 feet away it looked up at me, I waved my arms, and it ran off into the forest. It was a pretty big bear with beautiful brown fur(Black Bears come in many colors, not just black), and I felt lucky to see it, and even luckier when I found that though the microphone had been knocked over, it and everything else was undamaged. I think that means that I passed the inspection!

This is a continuation of the previous recording of a rainy and windy spring day in a deep, forested gully beside the Pacific Crest Trail just around the bend from West Trough Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The rain was steady, and dripped heavily from the trees as the wind blowing through the the treetops high above gradually increased in intensity.

On the day I recorded this I was able to gather over six hours of noise pollution free sound. This is the second half of that recording. I hope you enjoy it!

Please donate! Your contributions help make this podcast possible. All donations go directly towards producing these recordings and providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the podcast please show your appreciation and make a donation: https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ If you'd like to become a monthly supporter you can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this podcast description, or by visiting the donation page on the podcast website. It's the best way to support the podcast because it provides me with a reliable resource which I can draw from to help me provide you with natural sound. 

I'd really like to thank my monthly supporters and those of you that have donated both recently and in the past. You truly are helping to keep this podcast going, and I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you!!! 

You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. 

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I continue to hope for an abrupt end to the war against Ukraine. The suffering of the Ukrainian people at the hands of a megalomaniacal autocrat is absolutely unjustifiable. PEACE FOR UKRAINE!!! 

I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to do all you can to protect and preserve our natural world. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on rainy and windy spring day in a deep, forested gully beside the Pacific Crest Trail just around the bend from West Trough Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The rain was steady, and it dripped heavily from the trees towering above, while occasional strong gusts of wind blew across the treetops.  

On the day I recorded this I was able to gather over six hours of noise pollution free sound. This is the first half of that recording, the second half will be in the next episode of the podcast. I hope you enjoy it!

Please donate! Your contributions help make this podcast possible. All donations go directly towards producing these recordings and providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the podcast please show your appreciation and make a donation: https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ If you'd like to become a monthly supporter you can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this podcast description, or by visiting the donation page on the podcast website. It's the best way to support the podcast because it provides me with a reliable resource which I can draw from to help me provide you with natural sound. 

I'd really like to thank my monthly supporters and those of you that have donated both recently and in the past. You truly are helping to keep this podcast going, and I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you!!! 

You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. 

Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com 

I continue to hope for an abrupt end to the war against Ukraine. The suffering of the Ukrainian people at the hands of a megalomaniacal autocrat is absolutely unjustifiable. PEACE FOR UKRAINE!!! 

I hope wherever you are listening that this benefits you in some small way, and it inspires you to want to protect and preserve our natural world. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded on Easter morning beside the Upper McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a refreshingly crisp spring morning, with a thin blanket of recently fallen spring snow covering the banks of the river. 

There is some air traffic on this recording, and you may hear some faint sounds from the distant highway.

Please donate! Your contributions help make this podcast possible. All donations go directly towards producing these recordings and providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the podcast please show your appreciation and make a donation: https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ If you'd like to become a monthly supporter you can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this podcast description, or by visiting the donation page on the podcast website. It's the best way to support the podcast because it provides me with a reliable resource which I can draw from to help me provide you with these recordings.

I'd really like to thank my monthly supporters and those of you that have donated both recently and in the past. You truly are helping to keep this podcast going, and I appreciate each and every one of you.

You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast.

Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com

I continue to hope for an abrupt end to the war against Ukraine. The suffering of the Ukrainian people at the hands of a megalomaniacal autocrat is absolutely unjustifiable. PEACE FOR UKRAINE!!!

I hope that wherever you are hearing this, that it benefits you in some small way. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound.

This was recorded in the middle of a clear and calm night at the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was late enough that there was no air traffic and no sound from the distant highway, therefore this recording is free of noise pollution. Listen for the sound of pine cones as they occasionally fall from the nearby Ponderosa Pine tree.  

This recording is a part of the same recording session which the previous episode came from. With the help of my daughter Sierra and her excellent choice of recording location, we set up the recording rig on the evening prior to this recording and recorded all night and into the next morning.  

Please donate! Your contributions help make this podcast possible. All donations go directly towards producing these recordings and providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the podcast please show your appreciation and make a donation: https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ If you'd like to become a monthly supporter you can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this podcast description, or by visiting the donation page on the podcast website. It's the best way to support the podcast because it provides me with a reliable resource which I can draw from to help me provide you with these recordings. 

I'd really like to thank my monthly supporters and those of you that have donated both recently and in the past. You truly are helping to keep this podcast going, and I appreciate each and every one of you. 

You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. 

Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com 

I am still hoping for a swift end to Putin's war against Ukraine. The unprovoked imperialistic aggression is utterly unjustifiable, and the ongoing intentional killing of innocent civilians is truly beyond the pale. I hope that the international community does all it can to put an end to this senseless assault against Ukraine and its people. PEACE FOR UKRAINE NOW!!!🇺🇦 

I hope that wherever you are in the world you are healthy, safe, and sound. Thank you for listening.