This recording was gathered on a clear and sunny late winter morning beside Squaw Valley Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The creek was flowing swiftly from snowmelt and recent rain, which was a welcome sight to see after the past couple years of severe drought. I placed the microphone at spot beside creek with some large rocks sticking up out of the water, in the hope of capturing the song of the American Dipper, which is a small bird that feeds on invertebrat...
Mar 18, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 128
This was recorded at low tide during the new moon on a rocky beach in Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California. The tide was extremely low and the microphone was placed in the intertidal zone between boulders at the base of a massive, towering rock. The roar of strong wind, rough seas, and huge surf is heard in the background as the waves, which weaved their way through the many rocks and reefs farther out, crash and splash against the boulder strewn shore. I made this recording while...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 127
I recorded this on my recent three night snow camping trip near Moosehead Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I made my campsite by digging a pit in the snow and building short walls around it, which I then covered with a nylon tarp. On the final night of my trip, graupel showers started falling, then transitioned to snow. This episode consists of two recordings I made in my campsite under the tarp that night, the first part is a heavy graupel shower that passed t...
Feb 19, 2023•36 min
This was recorded on a cold, cloudy, and breezy morning in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. There was a small group of dead standing Red Fir trees not far from my campsite that a pair of Downy Woodpeckers were busily pecking at looking for insects beneath the bark. Mountain Chickadees and Red Breasted Nuthatches can be heard in the background, and a pair of curious Ravens fly by to see what all the ruckus is about. This recording is one of several I made while on a thre...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 126
I gathered this recording beside Moosehead Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a clear and sunny afternoon with light to moderate wind blowing through the trees. Deep snow covered the ground and much of the creek, though some stretches were exposed at the bottom of deep channels which had formed in the snow above the creek and allowed the sound of trickling water and dripping snowmelt to be heard from above. The occasional splash is heard from small chunks ...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 125
This was recorded on a cool and clear winter day while walking on the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The recording starts beside Butcherknife Creek, then follows the trail north to Water Strider Creek. The trail starts off covered in snow, which becomes increasingly patchy, then passes over mostly bare forest floor. It crosses a small stream and a creek as it winds it's way in and out of shady gullies through dense coniferous forest. I made this...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 124
This was recorded on clear and cool winter day beside Water Strider Creek on the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I set the microphone up on the edge of the small creek where it crosses the trail in a deep and heavily forested gully. While this was recording I hiked down the trail to Butcherknife Creek, then made a binaural recording as I walked back to Water Strider Creek. You can hear that recording in the next episode. I could really use your s...
Jan 28, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 123
This episode picks up where the previous episode left off on a rainy winter night in the forest near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. In this second part of the recording the wind picks up and the rain falls more heavily as the night passes by and morning draws near. I could really use your support. Please consider helping this podcast get made by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or becoming a monthly supporter through Anchor. ...
Jan 16, 2023•4 hr 30 min•Ep. 122
This recording was gathered on a rainy winter night in the dense forest near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The wind was calm and the rain fell steadily on the snowy forest floor. This is the first part of an all night recording. During the second part of the night the wind picks up and the rain becomes heavier; you can hear it in the next episode. I made this by using the tree ears recording technique, in which a microphone is placed on eit...
Jan 15, 2023•3 hr•Ep. 121
This is a compilation of all the recordings from this past year. I chose one minute from episode 91 through 120, including bonus episodes, and compiled them in the order they were released to make this episode. Thank you so much for listening this year. I really enjoyed gathering these recordings this past year, and I look forward to gathering many more in the coming year. I hope you look forward to listening to them! I'd like to give a special thanks to my monthly supporters on Anchor and Patre...
Dec 26, 2022•34 min
This was recorded on a clear and cold night in the snowy forest beside Cabin Creek in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. I could really use your support. Please consider helping this podcast get made by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or becoming a monthly supporter through Anchor. You can do so by visiting the following links- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ https://www.patreon.com/soundbynaturepodcast You can become a monthly supporter at An...
Dec 16, 2022•3 hr 45 min•Ep. 120
I recorded this while snowshoeing in the forest outside of the small town of McCloud in Siskiyou County, California. We received more than a foot of snow over the few days prior to the day this was recorded, with a couple inches of fresh snow the night before, and I wanted to try making a binaural recording while snowshoeing. I was carrying an umbrella because the snow was wet and melting out of the trees, and I was wearing a fleece jacket(my snow jacket is really noisy while walking and moving ...
Dec 05, 2022•20 min
This was recorded on a cold and blustery autumn day at the foot of Mount Shasta in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind blows steadily through the tops of the tall Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and White Fir trees in the surrounding forest, with gusts swirling down now and then to rustle the dry leaves of the California Black Oak trees under which I set up the microphone. Oak leaves can be heard falling to the forest floor after they've been freed from their twigs...
Nov 29, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 119
This one is a little different than my usual recordings. I normally make recordings that are farther from civilization, but I thought this sounded nice, so I'm sharing it with you. I hope you like it! I recorded this while walking in the fresh snow from my house in the small town of McCloud out into the forest and back. It was snowing when I left my house, then it turned to a rain and snow mix on my way back home. The sounds of the small town fade into the distance as I walk nearly two miles int...
Nov 10, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 118
I recorded this on a warm and sunny autumn afternoon while walking the full length of the Cabin Creek Trail. The recording starts at the trail's end near Beartrap Creek, then follows Squaw Valley Creek upstream for five miles, and ends at the trailhead near Cabin Creek. This recording was made using the binaural recording technique in which a small microphone is placed in each ear, the same way you would with earbud headphones, with the microphone facing out in order to capture sound as closely ...
Oct 21, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 117
I recorded this on a warm fall afternoon at Little Crater Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This bonus episode is composed of two recordings I made at the lake. The first half is the sound of wind ripples lapping against the rocky east shore of the lake, and the second half is of a small stream as it emerges from the base of a steep, bouldered slope at the south end of the lake. I would have liked to get a long recording that I could use for a full episode, but...
Oct 18, 2022•10 min
This was recorded on a clear late summer morning beside Bumpass Creek just below the Bumpass Hell geothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California. The fumaroles at Bumpass Hell can be heard roaring in the distance as the acidic and mineral rich water of the creek flows by. A lot of time, effort, and work goes into gathering these recordings for you, and I can really use your help. I am committed to keeping this podcast free to hear, and free from advertising, so the o...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 116
This was recorded early on a clear and cold late summer morning at Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California. The recording was gathered from the boardwalk near a boiling pool of murky, highly acidic water. The jet like sound is made by the many nearby fumaroles emitting steam and volcanic gases. Bumpass Hell is one of the most popular geothermal areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park, so I went as early as I could to avoid the crowds. I got there just before sunri...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 115
This was recorded on a windy evening just before sunset at Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast in Humboldt County, California. The surf was rough due to the strong wind which produced a wind swell and created choppy seas speckled with white caps beyond the surf line. This is another recording I made during my one night stay at the Mattole Campground on the Lost Coast. The Lost Coast is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in California, or any of the lower 48 states. The Mattole Campground s...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 114
This was recorded on a windy morning beside the Mattole River Estuary at Mattole Beach, Humboldt County, California. The roaring surf is heard in the background as small wind waves lap at the shore of the estuary. I was fortunate to make a quick trip out to the Lost Coast and camped for one night at Mattole Campground on Mattole Beach near the mouth of the Mattole River. It was very windy for the short time I was there, but nevertheless I was lucky to make a few recordings. This recording was ma...
Aug 18, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 113
This was recorded on a warm summer afternoon at Shastine Crater as distant thunderstorms passed by then slowly drifted away. I was hoping to catch the thunderstorms as they passed overhead, but unfortunately I was a little late. Nevertheless I am happy with what I was able to get and I hope you enjoy it. This recording is a little more quiet than usual so you may need to turn the volume up a bit. Also, there are some buzzing insects on this recording which are abundant in the forest at this time...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 112
This was recorded on a cool summer day at Fleener Creek Beach in the Lost Coast Headlands on an incoming tide. The beach was narrow and sandy, tucked below the high cliffs which loomed above. The recording starts in the late morning under overcast skies, but the cloud layer broke up a bit just before noon and allowed some sunlight to peek through. The Lost Coast Headlands are one of six onshore units of the California Coastal National Monument, which protects all islets, rock outcroppings, and r...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 111
This was recorded on a bright and sunny summer morning beside the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Please donate https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ Support the podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/soundbynaturepodcast You can also become a monthly supporter by clicking the link at the end of this podcast description. Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those who have made one time donations, and ...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 110
This recording was gathered in summer beside a small stream flowing through a meadow high in the valley of the North Fork of the Sacramento River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This is just one of numerous spring fed streams that flow through numerous meadows into the North Fork of the Sacramento River, which can be heard in the distance. The recording starts well before dawn at around 2:30 a.m. and continues through sunrise till around 7:00 a.m. Please support t...
Jul 17, 2022•4 hr 30 min•Ep. 109
This was recorded at the entrance to Pluto Cave, a large lava tube just north of Mount Shasta in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.
Jun 16, 2022•15 min
This was recorded on a rainy morning in late spring beside Bigelow Meadow in the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts as the dawn chorus was well under way and just as the rain began to fall. This recording was made tree ears style, with a microphone placed on either side of the trunk of a small Incense Cedar tree growing beneath a large Ponderosa Pine amongst a cluster of Quaking Aspen. There is some air traffic on this...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 108
This was recorded on a cloudy spring afternoon just above the base of Mount Shasta in a stand of old growth trees near Squaw Valley Creek, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The creek was not far away, though out of sight in it's steep gully, with massive conifers towering overhead and light wind blowing through the trees. There is some air traffic on this recording. Please support this show! Your contribution helps make this podcast possible. All contributions go direc...
Jun 05, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 107
This recording was gathered on a clear spring day at the confluence of two mountain streams high in the upper watershed of the Middle Fork of the Sacramento River. It was a very warm day for this time of year in the mountains, and a soft breeze blew through the pine and fir trees looming above while birds sang cheerily and flying insects buzzed around. There is some air traffic on this recording. Please support this show! Your contribution helps make this podcast possible. All contributions go d...
May 27, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 106
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 this recording. As you might imagine, the sound of the dripping water inside the cave is not terribly loud,...
May 19, 2022•3 hr 30 min•Ep. 105
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 traffic but none of it passed directly overhead and therefore wasn't too loud. Considering the leng...
May 15, 2022•4 hr•Ep. 104
