Sounds Southern

Recorded on June 20, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of an afternoon rainshower settling over the pasture. The light summer shower seems to please the birds, who continue singing while foraging and preening in the soft rain.Listeners will hear Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Parula, House Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hooded Warbler and Wood Thrush. Sounds Southern Extended will hear over an hour of the gentle summer sounds, perfect for relaxing or meditating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on June 13, 2026 at the dogtrot on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of the summer dawn chorus in the garden. Crickets greet the morning alongside the buzz of honeybees and the hum of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, while the male hummingbirds delivers their distinctive daybreak chip song. The chorus includes Wood Thrush, American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Carolina Wren, Purple Martin, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Parula, Indigo Bunting, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Prairie Warbler, House Finch, Great Crested Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Pileated Woodpecker and Blue Jay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on May 20, 2026 in the woods at Cold Springs, this is the sound of an evening frog chorus following a day of rain and warm temperatures. As darkness settles over the woods, frogs flock to the ephemeral pools, seeps and flooded low places in search of mates, filling the woods with a layered chorus of calls. Listeners will hear the hollow bark of the Barking Treefrog, the rising waaaa of Fowler’s Toads, the resonant glunk of Green Frogs, the chuckling calls of Southern Leopard Frogs and the musical trills of American Toads. Together they create a rich soundtrack to a spring evening in the woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on May 20, 2026 at Sardis Lake after a day of rain, this is the sound of a late-spring frog chorus. Barking Treefrogs, whose short, hollow calls resemble the bark of a beagle on the trail of a rabbit, join Fowler’s Toads American Toads, Green Frogs, and Southern Leopard Frogs along the flooded edges and backwaters. Drip fall from the day’s rain continues to fall from the trees and surrounding vegetation while, as darkness settles in, some of the season’s first fireflies begin putting on a show across in the mixed woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on May 18, 2026 at Sardis Lake, this is the sound of a group of Chuck-will’s-widows, also known as an invisibility, calling through the night as the sun sinks below the horizon and cricket and frog sounds begin to fill the mixed woods along the backwaters of the upper lake. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear the rolling call-and-response of two nightjars, with the closer bird working steadily to defend its territory against a rival moving through the darkness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 25, 2026 in the river bottom at an unnamed creek that empties into the Little Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of a slow-moving creek and the early morning chorus. A recent arrival, the Yellow-breasted Chat, takes the foreground, setting up territory in the thickets along the creek bank. Males carry a wide-ranging repertoire of whistles, cackles, mews, catcalls, caws, chuckles, rattles, squawks, gurgles and pops, repeated and recombined with striking variety.Beneath the birdsong, listeners will hear the steady glunk of a Green Frog and crickets calling from the dense vegetation along the gravel bar. The morning chorus includes Summer Tanager, Common Yellowthroat, Carolina Wren, Indigo Bunting, Northern Cardinal, American Crow, Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown-headed Cowbird, Blue Grosbeak, Wood Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Northern Parula, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Chickadee, Pine Warbler, Orchard Oriole, Gray Catbird, White-eyed Vireo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Waterthrush, Tufted Titmouse, Song Sparrow, Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird and Blue Jay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on May 1, 2026 at Heart Place, this is the sound of a nighttime chorus at Bullfrog Pond under May’s Full Flower Moon, also known as the Frog Moon. Spring Crickets and Southern Wood Crickets form a steady backdrop, joined by the rising waaaa of Fowler’s Toads, the soft tapping of Southern Cricket Frogs, like two small pebbles struck together and the short raspy trill of the Cope's Gray Treefrog.Through the chorus, listeners may catch the faint call of a Chuck-will’s-widow from across the pasture and the nocturnal notes of a Yellow-breasted Chat in the brambles, though both are nearly overtaken by the strength of the amphibian chorus. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear over two hours of this layered nighttime rhythm, well suited for deep rest and relaxation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 23, 2026 on the sleeping porch at the dogtrot, this is the sound of night under the Lyrid meteor shower. Crickets and Southern Cricket Frogs provide a steady rhythm, joined by the kowlp-kowlp-kowlp call of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, a caterwauling chorus from a nearby Barred Owl pair and the rolling call of a Chuck-will’s-widow, returned to Heart Place in the woods at the edge of Kingfisher Pond.Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear over an hour of the Chuck-will’s-widow’s calls, along with distant coyote barks and howls, the soft rhythmic movement of an opossum brushing through the grasses in search of a nighttime meal and pausing to drink from the wildlife water feature. Other nocturnal calls include the occasional honk of a Canada Goose and the peent call of a Common Nighthawk plus psitherism moving through the oak trees in the pasture. This recording is best heard in a quiet setting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 20, 2026 at sunrise along the Little Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of peak spring migration. The morning, covered in fog along the river bottom, builds with Wood Thrush, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee and Northern Cardinal, joined by Indigo Bunting, Red-eyed Vireo, Canada Goose and Summer Tanager, with light breezes moving through the tops of the trees and the barks of an Eastern Gray Squirrel. A stream of warblers carries the center of the recording, including Black-throated Green Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Pine Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler alongside Northern Parula, American Redstart and Louisiana Waterthrush.Listeners will hear the tree canopy filled with the drumming and calls of Red-headed, Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, as well as Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, Brown-headed Cowbird, Blue Jay, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher, American Crow and Red-winged Blackbird, creating a layered morning chorus well suited for meditation or improving one’s mood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 12, 2026 at Cold Springs, this is the sound of sunrise in the cypress swamp. Newly arrived Prothonotary Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush and Swainson’s Warbler dominate the morning chorus, while Eastern Cricket Frogs call from the understory.Other voices in the chorus include Summer Tanager, Northern Parula, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Brown-headed Cowbird, Brown Thrasher, Chimney Swift, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Canada Goose and American Crow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 12, 2026 at Clear Springs, this is the sound of the dawn chorus along the Little Tallahatchie River at the swamp's edge. The steady trickle of artesian springs flowing from the hills floods the understory of hazel alder, pawpaw, river cane, brome-like sedge and cinnamon fern, while the Swainson’s Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush countersing as they establish breeding territories.Other voices in the morning soundscape include the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Chickadee, Prothonotary Warbler, Northern Parula, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-throated Vireo, Tufted Titmouse, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Brown-headed Cowbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, Carolina Wren, Hooded Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Red-eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Blue-headed Vireo, American Crow, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wild Turkey, Chimney Swift and American Robin, along with the drumming of Pileated and Downy Woodpeckers and tapping call of the Southern Cricket Frog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on April 4, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a gentle evening spring rain falling on the metal roof and onto the raindrum as crickets sing and Southern Cricket Frogs call from Heart Pond, Sounds Southern Extended listeners will enjoy two hours of the soft, steady rhythm of the rain-soaked night, perfect for relaxing or drifting off to sleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on March 30, 2026 at Heart Place, this is the sound of night noises at blue hour. Listeners will hear a mixture of crickets in the pasture including the Southern Wood Crickets with their spritely chirps (about four per second), Southeastern Field Crickets delivering long trills with uneven pauses and Carolina Ground Crickets with a rapid, pulsing trill that stumbles now and then. Across the pasture frogs call from Heart Pond including the Southern Cricket Frogs, sounding like two small pebbles tapped together and Fowler’s Toads with their raspy “waaaa” call. The steady rhythm of insects and amphibians creates a natural chorus suited for meditation or drifting off to sleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.