Sounds Southern

Insect Music under September Stars

Recorded on September 4, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a late-summer night chorus beneath a sky full of stars and waxing gibbous moon. Crickets and katydids f

Hooded Warbler under September Moonset

Recorded on September 6, 2026 in the Cold Springs woods, this is the sound of a dawn chorus beneath a setting waning crescent moon. Chirping crickets provide a steady rhy

Morning in the Late Summer Meadow

Recorded on August 30, 2026 at the prairie remnant along Cold Springs Road, this is the sound of a dawn chorus of insects and birds as summer begins to loosen its grip on

Hummingbird Morning in the Trumpet Vine

Recorded on August 28, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a late-summer morning chorus as the first wave of Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration brings a growing ch

Night Chorus with the Queen of the Night

Recorded on August 26, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a late-summer night chorus while the Night-blooming Cereus, also known as Queen of the Night, is i

Late Summer Lightning & Thunder

Recorded on August 21, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a late-summer thunderstorm breaking a weeklong heat wave. Big thunderheads build at sundown, sendi

Morning in the Partridge Pea Patch

Recorded on August 16, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a summer morning in the middle of an August heat wave. The steady trill of field crickets provides a back

Insect Lullaby under the Perseids

Recorded on August 12, 2026 on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of a nighttime insect chorus beneath the Perseid meteor shower and a dark new moon sky. The rhythm

Pop-up Thundershower on the Sleeping Porch

Recorded on August 7, 2026 on the sleeping porch at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a late afternoon pop-up thundershower, one of those sudden Mississippi summer storms

Hummingbird Charm in the Blue Hour

Recorded on August 8, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of late-summer dawn as blue hour gives way to first light. After an evening of rainshowers, the morning begin

Summer Song on the Backroads

Recorded on Aug 6, 2026 in the prairie remnants along Cold Springs Road, this is the sound of an insect chorus on a warm August night. Listeners will hear bush and tree k

Summer Frog Chorus in the Wall Doxey Woods

Recorded on July 26, 2026 at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs, this is the sound of a summer night chorus of insects and amphibians. The stars of the night are a co

Soft Summer Rain

Recorded on July 26, 2026 on the sleeping porch at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a gentle summer rainshower. Listeners will hear soft rain falling on the metal roof a

Bird-voiced Treefrogs at Spring Lake

Recorded on July 26, 2026 at Spring Lake, this is the sound of a summer night at the 60-acre spring-fed lake at Wall Doxey State Park. Beneath a 95% waxing gibbous moon r

Eastern Wood-Pewee at Blue Hour

Recorded on July 19, 2026 at the woods' edge around Bullfrog Pond, this is the sound of the first birdsong in the pre-dawn. Against a backdrop of steadily trilling cricke

Dusk-singing Cicadas

Recorded on July 20, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of hot summer day giving way to hot summer night. As the last birds finish their evening songs, katydids, cica

Summer Shower at Daybreak

Recorded on July 12, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a light rainshower at daybreak. Rain falls gently on the metal roof while crickets and katydids yiel

Meadow Katydids and Rolling Thunder

Recorded on July 8, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of summer dawn chorus in the pasture. A Meadow Katydid, perhaps an Agile Meadow Katydid, is heard in the

Bluebird Dawn Song

Recorded on July 6, 2026 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of the July dawn chorus. Eastern Bluebird and Northern Cardinal greet the morning, joined by Blue Grosbeak, Eas

Insect Chorus under a Strawberry Moon

Recorded on June 29, 2026 at Heart Place, this is the sound of the summer insect chorus under a rising full Strawberry Moon. Listeners will hear an extended recording of