This binaural recording was made while meandering around the forest and meadows high in the watershed of the Middle Fork of the Sacramento River in the Trinity Mountains, a subrange of the Klamath Mountains, in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a blustery day which started off sunny, but by afternoon clouds gathered and it began to rain as I wandered around the forest, across streams, and through small meadows. I briefly sought shelter from the rain beneath the ...
Jun 18, 2021•46 min
This was recorded at Shasta View Spring in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The spring is located near the Pacific Crest Trail below the Trinity Divide, and overlooks the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River with a beautiful view of Mount Shasta. I need your help. This podcast is independently produced by me alone and is made possible in part by contributions from my monthly supporters. I am extremely grateful for their support, but what I receive on a mon...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 78
This recording was gathered beside a spring fed stream from the trunk of a Jeffrey Pine tree high up in the watershed of the Middle Fork of the Sacramento River, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a warm evening with occasional breezes, singing birds, and buzzing insects as the cold mountain stream trickled by. The low call of a male Sooty Grouse can be heard in the distance. There is a little noise pollution in the form of air traffic on this recording, but I fe...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 77
This was recorded early on a windy morning in a forest of Red Fir trees in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I placed the microphones on either side of the trunk of a massive, old growth Red Fir tree, as if they were it's ears, and recorded the dawn chorus. Sound By Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by the generous support of listeners like you. If you enjoy these recordings and appreciate that they ar...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 76
This was recorded on a spring day on the south flank of Medicine Lake Volcano in the Medicine Lake Highlands near the edge of Chimney Crater, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a windy day with passing showers of graupel, also called pellet snow or soft hail.
May 22, 2021•34 min
This was recorded on a spring afternoon beside a seasonal snowmelt lake near a lonely forest road at Pumice Stone Well, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a mostly cloudy afternoon with thunderstorms passing nearby as frogs intermittently sang in chorus, a brief light rain shower passed overhead, and wind blew through the Lodgepole Pines which surround the shallow lake.
May 15, 2021•23 min
This recording was collected just after sunset on a calm, clear evening near the upper McCloud River, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The frogs started with a couple of warmups before beginning their full, boisterous performance. This podcast is independently produced and is made possible in part by the generous support of listeners like you. If you enjoy these recordings and appreciate that they are free from advertising, I hope you will consider becoming a supporte...
May 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 75
This recording was gathered beside the upper McCloud River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a calm and clear morning on the first day of May and the birds sang cheerily in the warm sunlight. Sound By Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by the generous support of listeners like you. If you appreciate nature field recordings which have been thoughtfully gathered with respect for nature, and is completely free from advertising, perhaps...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This was recorded on International Dawn Chorus Day at Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. International Dawn Chorus Day is held on the first Sunday in May and was created to encourage people to get up early and listen to the beautiful sounds of birdsong. You can learn more about it here- https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day It was a cool and breezy morning and I have to confess there weren't quite as many birds on this morning a...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 73
This was recorded on a cold and rainy spring morning while walking along the McCloud River Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The rain fell steadily as I strolled along, at times mixed with wet and slushy snow, and heavy water drops fell from the trees as the rain collected in the foliage before dripping down to the forest floor. This recording was made using a binaural microphone configuration which means the microphones were placed at ear level on either side...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 72
I was recently able to acquire a pair of small clippable microphones, with help from supporters and contributors, and I thought I'd test them out by setting them up in a binaural configuration. I clipped them to a bandana on either side of my head at ear level and went for a walk on a local section of the Pacific Crest Trail. I still have to work out some kinks, but I was pretty happy with what I got. There was a lot of air traffic on the day I recorded, and the least noise polluted part of the ...
Apr 23, 2021•20 min
This recording was collected on a calm morning which became increasingly windy as the sun climbed up into the sky at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. The microphone was set up about 50 meters from the water next to a low, shrubby lava outcrop which provided a bit of protection from the the gusty wind that gathered in intensity during this recording and continued into the day. Sound By Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by the generous suppor...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 71
This was recorded early on a rainy morning inside the weathered old cabin at Crystal Springs, Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. http://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ [email protected] @soundbynaturepodcast on Facebook and Instagram
Apr 11, 2021•39 min
I captured this recording of a Marsh Wren as it flittered around in the tules on the water's edge at Crystal Springs, Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. http://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ [email protected] @soundbynaturepodcast on Facebook and Instagram
Apr 09, 2021•4 min
This was recorded on a cold and misty morning beneath an oak tree by the waters edge at Crystal Springs in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. The recording starts about forty minutes before sunrise and slowly gets louder as more and more birds join the chorus. The park is located only a few miles from the rural farming communities of McArthur and Fall River Mills, and is unfortunately not beyond the reach of the noise pollution which these towns and the highway running ...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 70
This recording was gathered on a clear, cool night beside a small wet meadow near the Ja She Creek Campground in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. The frogs sang in chorus continuously before an unidentified animal walked onto the wet and grassy stage and compelled them to end their performance. There is unfortunately some noise pollution on this recording, in the form of air traffic, but the frogs were singing loudly and I didn't think it overshadowed their performanc...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 69
This recording was gathered on a chilly night in early spring beside the campfire at my campsite in the Crystal Springs Campground in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. A large deciduous tree had fallen across the trail not far from my campsite, and the park maintenance workers had cut out the section blocking the trail, which I used for firewood. I am not quite sure what kind of tree it was, but the wood, some of which was studded with acorns by busy acorn woodpeckers,...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 68
This was recorded on an early spring morning next to the stone fish traps at Ja She Creek in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California. Ja She Creek is more of a series of interconnected ponds than a creek in the classic sense, all of which are fed by countless underwater springs. The stone fish traps were constructed by the indigenous people who have inhabited the area for thousands of years, the Ajumawi(as spelled on the tribal website) band of the Pit River Tribe, for whom t...
Mar 31, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 67
This was recorded on a late winter afternoon along the Pacific Crest Trail in a heavily snow laden stand of massive old growth conifers in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It had snowed all day and I was packing up my gear and getting ready to hike back several miles through the new fallen snow when unexpectedly, and much to my delight, a rare rumble of thunder rolled through the forest. Luckily, I was able to capture two subsequent thunderclaps in the snow, which I...
Mar 12, 2021•7 min
I recorded this Red Breasted Sapsucker, a type of woodpecker, drumming on an old dead tree in the backyard on a sunny Sunday morning. If you'd like to learn more about this interesting bird, go to https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Sapsucker/id
Mar 07, 2021•1 min
This was recorded on a blustery night in a stand of tall Red Fir and White Fir trees near Little Castle Lake in Castle Crags Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I was camped out in the snow not far from where this recording was made, and I set my recording rig up to record the wind overnight. The night was very windy and I was camped closer to a standing dead tree than I should have been, so I laid awake most of the night hoping that a branch or even the whol...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 66
This bonus episode is composed of three recordings of Red-Winged Blackbirds I gathered at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge near the California-Oregon border in Siskiyou County, California. This wildlife refuge is not remotely located and is popular with birders, and as such there is quite a bit of noise pollution. So instead of giving you one long recording full of passing jets, airplanes, cars, trucks, trains, and people ooh-ing and aah-ing at the abundant birds, I put this together from ...
Feb 19, 2021•24 min
This was recorded on a clear and sunny morning in a stand of Red and White Fir trees, after it had snowed the night before, in Castle Crags Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. As the sun warmed the snow covered trees towering above, it began to melt the snow, which rained down onto the snowy forest floor. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the generous support of listeners like you. If you appreciate field recordings which have been gathered mindfully wit...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 65
I recorded this while snowshoeing on untracked snow down the McCloud River Trail from the Lakin Dam day use area to the overlook at the Upper Fall of the McCloud River.
Feb 05, 2021•38 min
This was recorded on a partly cloudy winter day on the snowy bank of the McCloud River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the generous support of listeners like you. If you appreciate field recordings which have been gathered mindfully with respect for nature, and are completely free from advertising, perhaps you would like to support the podcast as well. Will you help me continue to provide you with these recordings by beco...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 64
This was recorded at a remote campsite near the Pacific Crest Trail in densely forested mountains in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County California. It was a cold, clear, moonlit night with a steady breeze blowing through the trees. I set up the microphone beside the fire to record late at night after the air traffic had died down, and after I went to sleep nearby, so you may hear the sound of a sleeping bag rustling here and there. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the genero...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 63
This was recorded on a sunny and mild winter day at the confluence of Squaw Valley Creek and Tom Neal Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The swiftly flowing, rocky creeks provide perfect habitat for the American Dipper, a small bird that feeds by diving under fast moving water, often white water, in search of food. Both males and females sing year round, and they are North America's only truly aquatic songbird. Listen for their songs over the sound of the rushing...
Jan 17, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 62
This was recorded on a winter day with rain and sleet falling in a densely forested, mountainous area just below the snowline near the Pacific Crest Trail south of Girard Ridge in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest , Shasta County, California. Though a slushy accumulation gathered on the ground and in the trees, the true snowline was about two hundred vertical feet above the spot this recording was made. This is an unsettling time to be an American. I recorded this on the day our Capitol buildin...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 61
This was recorded on a rainy day in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I made a small hut to cover my microphone while it was raining, and a raven stopped by to inspect my work. The raven made some comments while performing it's inspection, but an unfortunate language barrier prevents me from being able to accurately translate what it had to say. I just hope I passed the inspection.
Jan 05, 2021•3 min
This was recorded on a crisp, clear, and breezy winter day at a secluded forest meadow in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The wind blew steadily across the treetops with gentle gusts occasionally rustling dry leaves clinging stubbornly to the branches of nearby Black Oaks tucked in amongst towering fir and pines at the edge of the placid, snow covered meadow. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the generous support of listeners like you. If you appreciate natura...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min
