Sounds in the Woods

Ep.146 – Ropchan Memorial Nature Reserve

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:00:29 -0000

Red maple stand near a wetland, spring peepers start at 20:42 Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.145 – Fawn River Nature Preserve

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:00:29 -0000

Spring bird activity in a maple forest Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.144 – Boot Lake Nature Preserve

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:00:30 -0000

Windy day in an oak stand.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.143 – Elkhart Bog Nature Preserve

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:00:30 -0000

Windy day in a freshly burned oak stand (still smelled like fire). Mixed audio mono due to the right microphone peaking due to the wind. Constant distant traffic due to proximity to Interstate 80/90.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.142 – Pipewort Pond Nature Preserve

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 07:00:30 -0000

Under eastern red cedar surrounded by oaks on a windy day. Constant distant traffic due to proximity to Interstate 80/90. Crows, bluejays, and rustling oak leaves throughout.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.141 – Bonneyville Mill County Park

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 07:00:30 -0000

White noise from the spillway of a historic grist mill.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.140 – Arrowhead Marsh Wetland Preserve

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:00:07 -0000

Return to Arrowhead Preserves (Ep. 4). Planted wetland forest adjacent to open prairie and emergent wetlands on a warm, windy December day. Rain started at about 15:30 and an active bluejay in the last 2 minutes.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.139 – Glacial Esker Nature Preserve: Chain O'Lakes State Park

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:00:07 -0000

Return to Glacial Esker Nature Preserve (Ep. 103), but a different area. Oak, maple, and hackberry forest adjacent to Bowen Lake with wet snow.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.138 – Plumb Lake County Park

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:00:25 -0000

Oak-hickory stand on a breezy day with a few squirrels after an unplanned 3 month hiatus.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.137 – Gibraltar Bay Unit: Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:30:02 -0000

Marsh and upland refuge on the site of a former Navy seaplane base and former NIKE missile base. Adjacent to a municipal airport, which resulted in a fair bit of airplane take-off noise.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.136 – Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area (bonus)

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:42 -0000

Unedited version of Ep. 135. Warning: wind clipping audio throughout (especially in the left ear). Return to Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area (Ep. 66). Windy day in an oak and hickory stand adjacent to a mill pond.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.135 – Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 06:00:15 -0000

Return to Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area (Ep. 66). Windy day in an oak and hickory stand adjacent to a mill pond. Short episode due to trimming out clipping from the wind.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.134 – Acres Along the Wabash

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:00:51 -0000

Return to Acres Along the Wabash (Ep. 34). Breezy day in an oak, hickory, and maple stand one the ridge above the Wabash River. A fly buzzes by at 7:09.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.133 – Loon Lake Nature Preserve

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:00:51 -0000

Lots of birds active in a sparse and open black walnut stand along Loon Lake. Chipmunk scurrying at 9:50.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.132 – Spring Lake Woods & Bog

Mon, 01 May 2023 06:00:51 -0000

Return to Spring Lake Woods & Bog (original Ep. 35). Soft oak-hickory forest with April showers. Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.131 – The Dahlem Conservancy

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:00:51 -0000

Spring birds, squirrels, and rain active in a disturbed hardwood forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.130 – Kate Palmer Wildlife Sanctuary

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 06:00:36 -0000

Low hardwood forest along Sandstone Creek. Traffic noise as the property is bisected by a road.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (License)

Ep.129 – Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Return to Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve (original Ep. 23). Oak and maple stand in a classic flatwoods. I would normally remove more traffic noise, but the spring birds were active.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.128 – The Lake

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 07:00:15 -0000

Calm water and early spring birds by the lake. Sand hill cranes at 50:28.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.127 – Wing Haven Nature Preserve

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:00:15 -0000

Mixed hardwood forest with snow and ice falling from the trees.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.126 – McClue Nature Preserve

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 07:00:15 -0000

A still winter day in a yellow-poplar forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.125 – Ropchan Wildlife Nature Preserve

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:00:15 -0000

Snow melting off of shrubs in a mixed oak forest with highway noise.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.124 – Brammall Nature Preserve

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:00:15 -0000

A snowy mixed hardwood forest with plenty of highway noise.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.123 – Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 07:00:15 -0000

Still and quiet day in a hardwood forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.122 – Deam Lake State Recreation Area

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:00:15 -0000

Oak forest with falling acorns and vocal crows.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.121 – Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:00:15 -0000

Old growth forest with large tulip-poplar and white pine within the Hoosier National Forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.120 – Bock Nature Preserve

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:00:15 -0000

Another windy fall day in an oak-hickory forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.119 – Wildwood Nature Preserve

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Windy fall day in a oak forest.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.118 – Haskamp Woods

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Early fall day in a sugar maple forested neighborhood park.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.117 – Fee-Howard Wetland Preserve

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Small protected wetland surrounded by ironweed and American senna.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.116 – Ball Lake Nature Preserve

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 06:00:15 -0000

A small oak-hickory forest. Short episode due to local construction noise.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.115 – Robb Hidden Canyon Nature Preserve

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Oak-hickory forest. The same location as Episode 5.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.114 – Douglas Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Cicadas and katydids in a young oak plantation.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.113 – Kokiwanee Nature Preserve

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Pine plantation with owls, cicadas, and wind.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.112 – Salamonie River State Forest

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Hardwood forest with several waterfalls. Cicadas were not loud enough to mask DNR lawn mower.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.111 – Olin Lake Nature Preserve

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:00:34 -0000

Mixed hardwood forest with lots of birds.

Intro: Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ep.110 – Ouabache Flatwoods Nature Preserve: Ouabache State Park

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:00:14 -0000

Busy episode with leopard frogs, blue jays, active chipmunks chirping and running around the microphone, creaky trees, and birds i don't know in an elm-maple flatwoods.

Ep.109 – Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:00:55 -0000

Windy day in a hickory stand adjacent to Snakey Point Marsh with occasional Canada geese.

Ep.108 – Wabash Border Nature Preserve: Harmonie State Park

Mon, 30 May 2022 06:00:03 -0000

Very still and quiet upland oak forest.

Ep.107 – Harmonie State Park

Mon, 16 May 2022 06:00:15 -0000

Bottomland hardwood forest adjacent to the Wabash River.

Ep.106 – Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 02 May 2022 06:00:25 -0000

Small stand adjacent to Hovey Lake with vocal birds. Barred owl at 11:52.

Ep.105 – Harmonie Hills Nature Preserve: Harmonie State Park

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:00:48 -0000

Ridge-ravine hardwood forest with frogs in the distance.

Ep.104 – Shakamak State Park

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:00:03 -0000

Early spring in an oak forest adjacent to the campground.

Ep.103 – Glacial Esker Nature Preserve: Chain O'Lakes State Park

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:00:28 -0000

Winter wind through a constructed butterfly habitat field on the forest edge. Sandhill cranes starting at 18:23.

Ep.102 – Potawatomi Nature Preserve: Pokagon State Park

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:00:11 -0000

Winter oak-hickory forest on a ridge. I left in more traffic noise than normal because the red-bellied woodpeckers were vocal.

Ep.101 – Tippecanoe River State Park

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:57 -0000

Very windy willow and cottonwood stand on the edge of a waterfowl habitat restoration area.

Ep.100 – Berns Meyer Nature Preserve

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:00:37 -0000

Very windy day in an oak-hickory forest with squeaky creaky trees.

Ep.99 – Falls of the Ohio State Park

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:00:58 -0000

The loudest episode. The Lower Fossil Beds with the constant roar of the Upper Tainter Gates.

Ep.98 – Florence Badger Nature Preserve

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:22 -0000

Rich beech-maple stand in a mixed hardwood forest (with oaks and hickories) and a thick midstory of paw paw. I left in some traffic noise because that's when the critters were active.

Ep.97 – Fox Island County Park: December

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:00:59 -0000

DECEMBER - Active birds as it was a warm, sunny day. An acorn falls from high and lands near the recorder (24:13). For 2021, I recorded at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.96 – Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:00:03 -0000

Sugar maple stand. Some normal fall activity.

Ep.95 – Brighton State Recreation Area

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:00:55 -0000

A windy emergent wetland next to Chenango Lake.

Ep.94 – Fox Island County Park: November

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:00:03 -0000

NOVEMBER - Leaves are falling and the highway noise is louder. Active chipmunks and squirrels preparing for winter. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.93 – Chelsea State Game Area

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:00:35 -0000

Constant katydid or cricket. Sandhill cranes, blue jays, crows, and chipmunks were active in a low box elder forest.

Ep.92 – Fox Island County Park: October

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:00:11 -0000

OCTOBER - I setup the recorder about 5 minutes before the rain starts -- at 4:17 in the episode -- and it continues throughout. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.91 – Lower Huron Metropark

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:00:09 -0000

Oak, hickory, and basswood forest along the banks of the Huron River. Constant trill of crickets and occasional mosquitoes. I did trim out the bulk of fly-overs, but since DTW is so close, jet after jet passed by.

Ep.90 – Fox Island County Park: September

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:00:38 -0000

SEPTEMBER - Distant birds and chipmunk chirps muffled by the wind and highway noise. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.89 – McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:00:30 -0000

Sugar maple and yellow-poplar forest with lots of pawpaw in the midstory - annual cicadas, birds, and distant road noise

Ep.88 – Fox Island County Park: August

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:00:53 -0000

AUGUST - Constant annual cicadas and highway noise. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.87 – Herman F. Hammer Wald Nature Preserve

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:00:48 -0000

Bur oak, white oak, and northern red oak plantation with wind, annual cicadas, and crickets

Ep.86 – Fox Island County Park: July

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:00:28 -0000

JULY - Birds, cicadas, and a mosquito. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.85 – Muskallonge Lake State Park

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:00:34 -0000

Lake Superior beach with fallen trees due to record high lake levels last year.

Ep.84 – Gregory State Game Area

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:00:44 -0000

Birds, insects, and the wind.

Ep.83 – Fox Island County Park: June

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:00:36 -0000

JUNE - Vocal birds and a bit of rain. At about 21:00 minutes the wind picks up and then it rains for about a minute. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.82 – Cowles Bog: Indiana Dunes National Park

Mon, 31 May 2021 06:00:28 -0000

Upland forest and emergent wetland ecotone (with a couple of trains) named after Henry Chandler Cowles.

Ep.81 – Fox Island County Park: May

Mon, 17 May 2021 06:00:13 -0000

MAY - So many more birds compared to April! Great weather, so busy park. Normally I edit out people as much as possible, however, I had to leave some in around 15 minutes. This was when a particularly vocal bird was near my recorder, fluttered around, and kept calling. Also, wood pecker hammering in the distance. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.80 – Dune Prairie Nature Preserve: Indiana Dunes State Park

Mon, 03 May 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Stabilized dune, oak savanna with sandhill cranes.

Ep.79 – Fox Island County Park: April

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:00:07 -0000

APRIL - More highway noise than birds, but occasional squirrel. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.78 – Pinhook Bog: Indiana Dunes National Park

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:00:20 -0000

Dead ash stand on a windy day with creaky trees, sandhill cranes, and crows.

Ep.77 – Chain O'Lakes State Park

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:00:53 -0000

Young, scrubby stand with crows and wind

Ep.76 – Fox Island County Park: March

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:00:07 -0000

MARCH - Birds are getting more active, but still highway noise due to lack of leaves. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.75 – Lake Loramie State Park

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:00:15 -0000

In the rain, under a log, next to a lake.

Ep.74 – Fox Island County Park: February

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:00:33 -0000

FEBRUARY - Snow amplified highway noise, some birds. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.73 – Tel-Hy Nature Preserve

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:00:50 -0000

Oak-hickory forest perched above the Wabash River

Ep.72 – Fox Island County Park: January

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:00:05 -0000

JANUARY - Active squirrels throughout. For 2021, I'm going to record at the same location monthly. It is in an oak-maple forest at the base of an ancient sand dune. This is the same park from Episode 1.

Ep.71 – Pehkokia Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 07:00:23 -0000

A peaceful oak-hickory forest

Ep.70 – Payton County Park

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:00:11 -0000

Scrub-shrub field surrounded by white oak forest (neighboring roosters at 17:00 and construction throughout; needed to change batteries at 10:00 and changed location slightly)

Ep.69 – Metea County Park

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 07:00:03 -0000

Floodplain boxelder stand (several small airplanes from near by airport).

Ep.68 – Campus Forest

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:00:12 -0000

Upland sugar maple-basswood forest near campus (white-tail deer snorts right after intro).

Ep.67 – Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:00:59 -0000

Moist meadow in a suburban wetland restoration site.

Ep.66 – Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:00:11 -0000

Breezy white pine plantation above a small pond.

Ep.65 – Pisgah Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 06:00:06 -0000

Open grassland with scattered oaks (sandhill cranes in the distance at 38:22, 38:28, and 50:18)

Ep.64 – Durham Lake Wildlife Conservation Area

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 06:00:14 -0000

Wetland surrounded by maples and oaks

Ep.63 – North Country Trail: Muskallonge Lake State Park

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 06:00:31 -0000

A northern spruce-fir forest near Lake Superior (a critter scurries past the recorder at 7:46)

Ep.62 – Munro Nature Preserve

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:00:42 -0000

Oak-maple forest formerly owned by Gene Stratton-Porter (thunder starts at 6:15)

Ep.61 – Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:00:57 -0000

Restored prairie

Ep.60 – Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Elm-silver maple forested wetland

Ep.59 – Crooked Lake State Nature Preserve

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:00:59 -0000

Low sugar maple stand

Ep.58 – Mt. Etna State Recreation Area

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 06:00:59 -0000

Sugar maple thicket near a reservoir

Ep.57 – Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:00:03 -0000

Scrub field surrounded by pines and cedars (woodpecker at 15:38)

Ep.56 – Robert C. and Rosella C. Johnson Nature Preserve

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:00:49 -0000

White and red pine plantation

Ep.55 – Whitehurst Nature Preserve

Mon, 18 May 2020 06:00:53 -0000

White pine-black cherry-red bud stand

Ep.54 – Vandolah Nature Preserve

Mon, 04 May 2020 06:00:37 -0000

Sugar maple-black cherry stand near the interstate

Ep.53 – My Front Yard (Night)

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 06:00:09 -0000

I've been taking my state's stay-at-home order seriously - trying not to travel far from home for non-essential reasons. All of the local nature preserves are in Season One.

This is my front yard at night with urban sounds (trains at 20:00-35:00).

Ep.52 – My Back Yard

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:00:14 -0000

I've been taking my state's stay-at-home order seriously - trying not to travel far from home for non-essential reasons. All of the local nature preserves are in Season One. Because of these two issues, here is my back yard surrounded by red buds.

This is the one year mark (special 60 minute episode). Season One was released weekly. Season Two will be delayed due to pandemic and distance to natural areas. Also, Season Two will be released biweekly.

Ep.51 – My Front Yard

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:00:33 -0000

Ep.50 – Mt. Hope State Recreation Area

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:00:33 -0000

Stand of dead ash

Ep.49 – Lost Bridge State Recreation Area

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:00:22 -0000

Black cherry and black walnut stand near a small duck pond

Ep.48 – Ouabache State Park

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:00:29 -0000

Windy in a small white pine plantation

Ep.47 – Kil-So-Quah State Recreation Area

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 06:00:27 -0000

Even more winter in a sugar maple forest near with highway sounds

Ep.46 – Little Turtle Recreation Area

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 07:00:58 -0000

More winter in a sugar maple forest near with highway sounds

Ep.45 – J.E. Roush Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:00:37 -0000

Winter in a sugar maple forest with highway traffic

Ep.44 – Pokagon State Park

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:00:35 -0000

Breezy oak bottoms with distance crows and a vocal squirrel

Ep.43 – Chain O'Lakes State Park

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:00:49 -0000

February silence with a little snow fall near a beaver pond

Ep.42 – Lloyd W. Bender Memorial Forest Nature Preserve

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:00:23 -0000

Oak forest floodplain

Ep.41 – Edna W. Spurgeon Nature Preserve

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:00:22 -0000

Beech-maple forest with large yellow-poplar

Ep.40 – Lonidaw Nature Preserve

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:00:58 -0000

Spirit Queen of the Woods along a stream feeding Little Whitford in a maple-elm forest

Ep.39 – James P. Covell Nature Preserve

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00:52 -0000

Windy January day in a floodplain forest along Cedar Creek

Ep.38 – Fox Fire Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 07:00:54 -0000

Windy January day in a oak-hickory forest

Ep.37 – Cypress Meadow Nature Preserve

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 07:00:07 -0000

December "silence" in a cedar-oak savanna (adjacent to an interstate highway)

Ep.36 – Dygert Nature Preserve

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 07:00:59 -0000

December silence in a sugar maple bottoms

Ep.35 – Spring Lake Woods & Bog

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:00:14 -0000

December silence in an oak-hickory forest

Ep.34 – Acres Along the Wabash

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 07:00:29 -0000

Silver maple stand in the Wabash River floodplain

Ep.33 – Anna Brand Hammer Reserve

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:00:19 -0000

Relatively flat oak-hickory forest with a vocal woodpecker

Ep.32 – Flat Rock Creek Nature Preserve

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:00:18 -0000

Oak-hickory forest just upland from unchannelized creek floodplain

Ep.31 – Grand Mere State Park

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:00:06 -0000

Oak forest edge at (another) Lake Michigan dune blowout

Ep.30 – Warren Dunes State Park

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 07:00:27 -0000

Wetland slack in Lake Michigan dune blowout

Ep.29 – Warren Woods State Park

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:00:55 -0000

Very calm climax beech-maple forest (something falls from the trees at minute 1:15 and active squirrels near the end)

Ep.28 – Van Buren State Park

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:00:10 -0000

Small blowout adjacent to sassafras-oak forest on Lake Michigan

Ep.27 – Lake Erie Metropark

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:00:37 -0000

Hackberry-black walnut stand near Lake Erie

Ep.26 – William C. Sterling State Park

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:00:03 -0000

Beach on Lake Erie surrounded by cottonwoods

Ep.25 – Deetz Nature Preserve

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:00:30 -0000

Riparian silver maple-sycamore forest along the Maumee River

Ep.24 – Blue Cast Springs Nature Preserve

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:00:08 -0000

Oak-hickory forest and site of an early-1900s sanitarium

Ep.23 – Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 06:00:55 -0000

Beech-maple flat woods adjacent to an old field recovering with little blue stem and goldenrod

Ep.22 – Seven Lakes State Park

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 06:00:55 -0000

Silver maple and swamp white oak wetland with lots of dead ash.

Ep.21 – Bend View Metropark

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:00:30 -0000

Boxelder and hackberry wet forest adjacent to Erie Canal

Ep.20 – Providence Metropark

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:00:54 -0000

Cottonwood stand along the Maumee River with white noise from Providence Dam and wind

Ep.19 – Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:00:59 -0000

Another oak-hickory forest with more cicadas

Ep.18 – Greider Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:00:21 -0000

Oak-hickory forest with cicadas and a woodpecker

Ep.17 – Trine State Recreation Area

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:00:45 -0000

Black cherry grove in a field of rolling hills.

Ep.16 – Beechwood Nature Preserve

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 05:00:59 -0000

Ash-elm stand near a wetland with ever present traffic.

Ep.15 – Rush Lake State Game Area

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:00:45 -0000

Oak-pine barrens

Ep.14 – Port Crescent State Park

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:00:18 -0000

Sandy beach with American beach grass and beach pea.

Ep.13 – Albert E. Sleeper State Park

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:00:14 -0000

Old beach ridge-swale complex with northern red oak, big tooth aspen, and a scurry of chipmunks.

Ep.12 – Deford State Game Area

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Pine plantation with red maple regeneration and light rain

Ep.11 – Burchfield County Park

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Oak and beech forest on the Grand River

Ep.10 – Danford Island Park

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Small village park on the Grand River

Ep.9 – Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:00:10 -0000

Sugar maple forest with white noise (Little Miami River and wind)

Ep.8 – Sugarcreek Metropark

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 05:00:19 -0000

Alongside a stream riffle, near trail

Ep.7 – Glenn Thompson Nature Reserve

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 05:00:02 -0000

Hackberry-boxelder flat woods with traffic sounds

Ep.6 – Russ Nature Reserve

Mon, 27 May 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Mixed hardwood forest with an owl

Ep.5 – Robb Hidden Canyon Nature Preserve

Mon, 20 May 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Some birds, the wind, and distant machinery.

Ep.4 – Arrowhead Prairie

Mon, 13 May 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Red winged blackbirds, more frogs, and a train.

Ep.3 – Little Wabash River Nature Preserve

Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Some crows over red cedars.

Ep.2 – Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Some birds, the wind, and a stream.

Ep.1 – Fox Island County Park

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:11:23 -0000

Frogs and birds in a forested wetland.