Sound By Nature

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 t...

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...

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 sa...

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 whe...

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 th...

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...

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 contribut...

This is the very first recording I made with the new microphone I just got, the Wildtronics SAAM(Stereo Ambient Array Microphone). I was so excited to use it I made this recording on the evening of the day it came in the mail. It was a cold breezy spring day with passing graupel showers, and I walked a couple of miles into the forest outside of the town I live in and set it up beneath a Douglas Fi...

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.&nb...

This recording was gathered on a clear spring morning in the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts just before dawn and continues until late in the morning.   I received production assistance for this recording from my daughter Sierra. She chose an excellent location to set up the microphone and recorder for an ov...

This was recorded on a rainy morning in early spring at Bigelow Meadow in the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Though it was recorded on the day before the spring equinox and therefore technically still winter, Mother Nature doesn't strictly follow the calendar and the sound of birdsong is a clear indicator that spring has arrived to the M...

This recording was gathered just before sunset during a light rain shower at the water's edge of Lake McCloud in Shasta County, California. There is unfortunately quite a bit of air traffic on this recording. Normally I would keep trying until I got a recording with little or, ideally, no air traffic, but we have received very little rain this winter and I don't know when the next opportunity to r...

This was recorded on a cold and clear winter day beside a trickling spring in Doodlebug Gulch near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Hawkins Creek is heard flowing in the canyon far below. This recording is dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Please donate! Your contribution helps make this podcast possible. All donations go directly towards prod...

This recording was gathered on a clear and sunny morning near Sand Flat on the southwest side of Mount Shasta in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind was strong with powerful gusts causing the towering Red Fir trees to sway wildly. Branches and twigs littered the snow covered forest floor, having been freshly pruned by the gale force wind.  It was very unnervi...

This recording was gathered on a windy winter day below tree line near Horse Camp on the southwest side of Mount Shasta in the Mount Shasta Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.  It was a cold and beautiful day with high clouds moving steadily across the sky and a small lenticular cloud perched atop the mountain. The wind was coming from the north and blew s...

This recording was gathered on a clear winter afternoon beside the McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a sunny and mild day in the deep, rugged, and heavily forested canyon which this stretch of the river flows through.  Please donate! Your contributions make this podcast possible. All donations go directly into producing these recordings and pro...

This was recorded on a clear and cool winter day while I paddled a canoe on Lake McCloud in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The sun was shining brightly as I paddled along, with a light breeze occasionally rippling the otherwise calm surface of the lake. Lake McCloud is not a natural lake but a reservoir built on the McCloud River, and at the time I recorded this the wat...

This recording was gathered on a breezy winter day in Castle Crags Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It had been misting earlier in the day and the mist that collected on the foliage of the nearby Red Fir and White Fir trees can be heard dripping onto the snow.  I am very grateful for my monthly supporters and those of you that have made a donation. Your...

This was recorded on the clear and cold morning of New Year's Eve at the Middle Fall of the McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.  Thank you very, very much to all my monthly supporters and those of you that donated to the podcast over this past year. You keep me motivated to continue doing this, and I want you to know that I deeply appreciate all of yo...

This was recorded in the Eddys mountains, a sub-range of the Trinity Mountains, which in turn is a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains, in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The night was calm, clear and crisp and the crackling fire slowly dies down as the firewood burns away.  Sound By Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by contributions from lis...

This was recorded on a cold autumn day at half frozen Toad Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind ripples on the open water were pushing bits and pieces of broken ice against the edge of the frozen half of the lake, which created some interesting sounds. Donate- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/

This was recorded on a clear autumn day beside Tom Neal Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The creek runs through a deep, wooded canyon in a remote, rugged, and wild area of the forest. I made a recording for the podcast at this location before(episode 8), but I wanted to come back as it is a favorite place of mine and is far away from the sources of noise pollutio...

This was recorded on a stormy autumn day at Shastine Crater on the south flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano, a large shield volcano in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The rainfall dripped from the over hanging rim of the small volcanic spatter cone under which the microphone was placed, while strong and gusty winds blew through nearby fir and pine trees. Sound By Natur...

This recording was gathered on a brisk autumn day in the Trinity Mountains beside Bear Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California. Light wind blows steadily through the trees above as the creek trickles by. Listen for the sound of Dark Eyed Juncos fluttering around in the nearby trees about ten minutes into the recording. I made a previous attempt at gathering a recording...

This was recorded on the Pacific Crest Trail footbridge over the McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a warm, clear, and beautiful day in the deep and densely forested canyon which this stretch of the river flows through.  Sound By Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by contributions from listeners like you. If you a...