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02:12:30

177: Summer Thunderstorm in the Forest

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2025/07/26

This was recorded on a stormy summer night beside a small pond in the forest east of Black Fox Mountain in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I placed the microphone beside the pond in order to capture the sound of the raindrops hitting the water. I then covered the microphone and tripod with pine needles to prevent the rain from hitting them directly, which would cause unwanted sounds. I think it worked very well.

03:30:00

Trinity Alps Wilderness- Morning Chorus in Trail Gulch

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2025/07/08

This was recorded on a clear summer morning in Trail Gulch in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Siskiyou County, California. I set the mic up in an Alder thicket, not far from Trail Gulch Creek, near the edge of a large meadow. Much of the area burned in a large wildfire in 2021, but the trees and vegetation growing near and along the creek in the immediate area were untouched, with the help of the nearby meadow which provided a natural fire break. The recording starts at dawn, a little before the first

00:11:30

Bonus! Hermit Thrush Singing Near the East Fork of...

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2025/06/11

This was recorded on a warm and sunny late spring afternoon by the side of forest road 39N05 near the East Fork of the Salmon River in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.

01:12:21

175: Dawn Chorus in Sattitla Highlands National Monument

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2025/06/07

This was recorded on a beautiful spring morning in the forest near Six Shooter Butte in Sattitla Highlands National Monument, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. A gentle breeze blew steadily through the fir and pine trees above as the birds began to sing in the faint light of dawn. Listen for the songs of Yellow Rumped Warblers, Western Tanagers, Hermit Thrushes, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and others.

09:00:00

174: All Night Beside the North Fork of the Salmon River

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2025/06/07

This was recorded on a cold spring night beside rapids on the swiftly flowing North Fork of the Salmon River in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The Salmon River is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and is free of dams and significant flow diversions of any sort. The river and its watershed are located entirely with the remote and rugged Klamath Mountains in far northern California. I strapped the mic to an Alder tree such that it was overhanging the water at

02:00:00

173: Breezy Spring Afternoon in the Forest

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2025/06/07

This was recorded on a breezy spring afternoon in the forest beside the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Listen for the footsteps of a passing hiker, that thankfully didn't disturb my conspicuously placed microphone, early in the recording.

06:31:32

172: Spring Night at Dry Lake

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2025/06/07

This was recorded on a clear spring night beside Dry Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts just before midnight and ends just before sunrise.

03:26:33

171: Spring Day Beside the North Fork of the Salmon...

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2025/04/24

This was recorded on a clear and sunny spring day beside the North Fork of the Salmon River near Idlewild Campground in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The river was flowing swift and high with abundant snowmelt originating in the Marble Mountains, a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains. On occasion, Steller's Jay's call raucously nearby from the bare branches of the White Alder growing along the river's edge.This river is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers

01:29:08

170: Lost Coast- Spring Evening At Mattole Beach

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2025/03/30

This was recorded on a cloudy spring evening during low tide at Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast in Humboldt County, California. There was a light offshore wind and the ocean surface was glassy, a rare treat at a place that is commonly quite windy.

00:29:38

Bonus! Visitors In The Night At Russian Lake

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2024/09/06

This was compiled from parts of the overnight recording I made tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock tree standing near Russian Lake in the Russian Wilderness on a very warm summer night in mid July. The first part of this recording was heard in the previous episode, after which the frogs quieted down and the air traffic picked up. Along with the air traffic came curious cloven hoofed visitors, Black Tailed Deer, that stopped by to investigate my recording rig no less than seven times throughout

01:11:59

169: Russian Wilderness- Tree Ears- Nightfall Beside...

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2024/09/06

This was recorded on a partly cloudy and warm summer evening beside Russian Lake in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The wind was calm and the lake was still as frogs sang in chorus and snowmelt streams flowed gently into the lake on its far side. This was recorded tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock tree standing about twenty feet from the lakes edge. The recording starts just after sunset. This is the first part of what was an all night recording at

03:33:00

168: Russian Wilderness- Tree Ears- South Russian Creek

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2024/09/06

This was recorded on a partly cloudy and hot summer afternoon beside South Russian Creek in the Russian Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I made this recording tree ears style on a Mountain Hemlock standing beside the creek, not far from where it exits Russian Lake.

02:44:04

167: Nighthawks Over Chimney Crater Lava Flow

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2024/08/05

This was recorded early on the morning after summer solstice on the Chimney Crater lava flow in the Medicine Lake Highlands in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Numerous Common Nighthawks were flying around over the lava flow hoping to find a mate. The recording starts before dawn at about 3 am and continues until sunrise. The nighthawks call frequently as they fly around, and the males occasionally make their "boom" sound which is made by their wing feathers as

03:47:00

166: Tree Ears- Beside The North Fork Of The...

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2024/06/30

This was recorded beside the North Fork of the Sacramento River on a partly cloudy and warm afternoon in late spring in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was made using the tree ears recording technique on a Lodgepole Pine standing beside the river.Kelly Rafuse (@soundbynaturepodcast) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook Sound By Nature Podcast I really hope you enjoy this recording. Please do something today, and everyday, that helps preserve the natural world

00:04:47

Bonus! Lone Coyote Howling In The Night

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2024/06/15

This was recorded the night prior to the previous episode. I set up two drop rigs on either side of a large meadow the evening before, one of them was a tree ears set up on a Lodgepole Pine and the other was my SAAM mic beneath aspen trees, each of them placed at the edge of the meadow. At around 1:30 am they both captured the sound of this solitary coyote howling. I used a clip from each set up for this, the first was recorded with the tree ears set up and the second was recorded with the SAAM

01:15:00

165: Beneath Aspens At Meadows Edge

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2024/06/15

This was recorded on a mostly cloudy morning under Quaking Aspen trees at the edge of a meadow in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.Kelly Rafuse (@soundbynaturepodcast) • Instagram photos and videos Sound By Nature Podcast I hope you enjoy this recording, thank you very much for listening. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sound.

09:12:06

164: Peaceful Night In The Forest

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2024/05/27

This was recorded on a quiet spring night in a Ponderosa Pine dominant forest in the McCloud flats area of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The night started of breezy, then gradually became calm and quiet until dawn when birds began to sing. I recently got a job that's going to make it difficult to get out and do as much field recording as I'd like. I still plan to keep sharing recordings with you, but they won't be coming out nearly as frequently as they

09:00:00

163: Gold Bluffs Beach- At The Edge Of The Beach And...

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2024/04/14

This was recorded on cloudy night on the margin between the beach and the forest at Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The wind, blowing offshore, picked up for a short time during the night and is heard blowing through the branches of nearby stunted Sitka Spruce before settling back down to a light, barely audible breeze. A frog chorus is heard in the distance with the roar of the breaking waves ever present. The recording lasts through the night

01:50:58

162: Gold Bluffs Beach- Low Tide in the Intertidal Zone

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2024/04/06

This was recorded in early spring on a mostly cloudy morning at Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The wind was light and the ocean surface glassy, and I placed the microphone on a bar of sand and small cobblestones exposed by the low tide, close to the water's edge but beyond the reach of the shorebreak.Do you like the podcast and want to help it get made? You can do just that by making a contribution! Just click one of the following links or

01:00:23

161: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park- Redwood Tree...

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2024/03/30

This was recorded on a calm early spring morning in Murrelet State Wilderness, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California. The nearby tributary stream of Squashan Creek flowed swiftly in the gully below as birds sang in the early light of dawn. First to sing on this morning was the Varied Thrush, followed by the complex, rapid song of the Pacific Wren. This part of the forest wasn't far from the ocean, and its hushed roar can be faintly heard in the distance.I made this

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