Sounds Southern

Orchard Oriole in the Hedgerow

Recorded on April 25, 2026 in a field along the Little Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of morning birdsong as the rising sun slowly burns away the fog from the river bottom adjacent to a stand of mixed woods. Spring migrating favorites like the Rose-breasted Grosbeak join newly arrived summer residents including Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting, Summer Tanager and Orchard Oriole as they establish territories in the hedgerows along the field edge. Listeners will hear Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat, American Goldfinch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Eastern Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Brown Thrasher, Pileated Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Chickadee, Pine Warbler and Eastern Towhee carried across the foggy morning air. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Yellow-breasted Chat Along the Creekbank

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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Acadian Flycatcher in the Fog Drip

Recorded on April 25, 2026 at Belmont along the Little Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of the dawn chorus while the river bottom is socked in with heavy fog. As moisture gathers on trees and vines and falls back to the forest floor in a steady fog drip, the morning chorus rises through the river bottom. Listeners will hear the Acadian Flycatcher, Wood Thrush, Carolina Wren, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Parula, Brown-headed Cowbird, Hooded Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Prothonotary Warbler, American Crow and White-throated Sparrow. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cricket & Frog Lullaby under the Full Flower Moon

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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hooded Warbler at the Artesian Seep

Recorded on April 20, 2026 at the bluff at the old river town of Belmont where artesian springs flow from the hills and meet up with Little Tallahatchie River bottom, this is the sound of a spring morning at the peak of warbler migration. As fog lifts and air warms, the woods fill with a diversity of birdsong with twenty-nine species heard, including Hooded Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-headed Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Common Yellowthroat, Downy Woodpecker, Summer Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, White-eyed Vireo, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Parula, Swainson’s Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-throated Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrush, Kentucky Warbler, American Crow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Louisiana Waterthrush, along with the banjo-string-plucking glunk sound of a Green Frog calling from the sedges at the edge of the seep. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.