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. Please donate! Your contribution helps make this podcast p...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 103
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 towar...
Apr 25, 2022•6 min
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 seco...
Apr 22, 2022•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 102
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 hal...
Apr 21, 2022•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 101
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 pro...
Apr 18, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 100
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 Fir tree. There was more air traffic than I would have liked, but nevertheless I am very happy with wh...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 15 min
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 ...
Apr 08, 2022•3 hr•Ep. 100
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 overnight recording. We set up early in the evening on the day before this was recorded, and I was happy to find e...
Apr 03, 2022•4 hr 30 min•Ep. 98
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 McCloud River area of Northern California. There is air traffic on this recording, a form of noise po...
Mar 20, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 97
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 record the sound of rainfall on the lake will be. I hope you don't find it too bothersome on what I t...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 96
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 producing these recordings and providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the podcast, please show y...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 95
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 unnerving walking through the forest when it was this windy, I strongly advise against it. I was definitely keepi...
Feb 17, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 94
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 steadily on the ridge tops, with powerful gusts pushing down through the trees below. Despite the strong wi...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 93
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 providing you with natural sound. If you enjoy the natural sound I provide you with, please make a donation: ...
Jan 20, 2022•3 hr 3 min•Ep. 92
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 water was very low. As I paddled up to to where the river entered the lake the water became so shallow ...
Jan 14, 2022•43 min
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 contributions help a lot and motivate me to continue providing you with natural sound. Thank you! If you'...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 91
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 your help. I'm looking forward to the coming year and continuing to provide you with natural sound. Thanks a...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 90
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 listeners like you. If you appreciate natural sound that has been thoughtfully gathered and is entirely ...
Dec 01, 2021•3 hr 30 min•Ep. 89
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/
Nov 26, 2021•4 min
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 pollution which have plagued my many attempts at collecting recordings for you over the past few weeks. I'd ...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 88
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 Nature is independently produced and is made possible in part by contributions from listeners like you. I...
Oct 25, 2021•3 hr 40 min•Ep. 87
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 in this area a few days before this, but it is was a holiday weekend during hunting season and the s...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 86
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 appreciate natural sound that has been thoughtfully gathered and is entirely free from advertising, please suppo...
Oct 03, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 85
This recording was gathered at the very end of summer in a stand of Quaking Aspen at Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a clear, sunny, and breezy afternoon at the start of this very long recording, with the wind calming down towards the end, and as sunset drew near tree crickets began to sing. There is a little air traffic in this episode, but it is to be expected on such a long recording in this part of the state. Sound By Natur...
Sep 22, 2021•4 hr 31 min•Ep. 84
This was recorded near the end of summer in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was the first significant rain we received in Northern California for quite some time and provided a welcome relief from the wildfire smoke that has been lingering in the area for much of the summer. I gathered this recording on the first day the forest reopened after it had been closed for nearly a month due to numerous wildfires burning throughout the state, a lack of resources to fight an...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 83
This recording was gathered on a summer afternoon beside Squaw Valley Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Squaw Valley Creek originates from springs above the tree line high on Mount Shasta then descends the mountain and makes it's way into the deep, forested, and shady canyon where this was recorded. It was a beautiful summer day, though a bit smoky from the numerous large wildfires burning throughout Northern California at the time of recording. If you like what...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 82
This was recorded at Mud Creek on the south side of Mount Shasta in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was very hot earlier in the day which accelerated melting of Mud Creek glacier, which feeds Mud Creek, and as the meltwater cascaded down the mountain it picked up copious amounts of sediment, rock, and debris which turned the creek into a torrent of liquid mud. I recorded this in the evening at sunset and this is the tail end of a much larger mud flow which occurre...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 81
This recording was gathered on a hot summer day beside a cold, spring fed mountain stream with cicadas singing in nearby trees in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California. 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 truly grateful for their support, but what I receive on a monthly basis only covers a small fraction of the cost of bringing you these recordings, not to mention ...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 80
This was recorded at a spring fed mountain stream on a summer afternoon in the Trinity Mountains, a subrange of the Klamath Mountains, in Siskiyou County, California. It was a hot, sunny, and breezy day, with birds singing and bumblebees and other flying insects buzzing around in the flowers and greenery which lined the banks of the stream. It has been an abnormally dry year in this part of California, much of the west coast really, with a snowpack which has long since melted and temperatures fa...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 79
This is a recording of a Black Bear making a rough inspection of my recording rig in the forest a few miles outside the town of McCloud, Siskiyou County, California. I left my mics and recorder in the forest overnight in order to capture the dawn chorus the following morning. I had my Wildtronics microphone set on a tripod, and my Clippy microphones attached tree ears style to either side of the trunk of a small Black Oak tree, all connected to my Zoom F6 recorder. In the morning before I arrive...
Jun 18, 2021•15 min
