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by Alice Pierotti
Sounds Southern immerses listeners in the tranquil and vibrant field recordings of North Mississippi’s hill country. Each episode, presented by recordist Alice Pierotti, offers a 20-minute journey into the soothing sounds of nature in the rural south, from dancing leaves to distant birdcalls.For those who wish to delve deeper, Sounds Southern Extended subscribers gain exclusive access to complete recordings, ranging from 30 to 120 minutes, perfect for relaxation, meditation or background ambience.Recorded on the land of the Woodland and Middle Mississippian peoples, the Chickasaw and the Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians.....www.soundssouthern.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Today20 min
Summer Sunrise with the Ruby-throats
Recorded on June 13, 2026 at the dogtrot on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of the summer dawn chorus in the garden. Crickets greet the morning alongside the buzz of honeybees and the hum of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, while the male hummingbirds delivers their distinctive daybreak chip song. The chorus includes Wood Thrush, American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Carolina Wren, Purple Martin, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Parula, Indigo Bunting, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Prairie Warbler, House Finch, Great Crested Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Pileated Woodpecker and Blue Jay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 4 days ago19 min
Blue Moon Rain on the Sleeping Porch
Recorded on May 31, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a midnight rainshower. Crickets and frogs continue their nighttime chorus as rain dances across the metal roof and plays the raindrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago22 min
Frog Chorus in the Cold Springs Woods
Recorded on May 20, 2026 in the woods at Cold Springs, this is the sound of an evening frog chorus following a day of rain and warm temperatures. As darkness settles over the woods, frogs flock to the ephemeral pools, seeps and flooded low places in search of mates, filling the woods with a layered chorus of calls. Listeners will hear the hollow bark of the Barking Treefrog, the rising waaaa of Fowler’s Toads, the resonant glunk of Green Frogs, the chuckling calls of Southern Leopard Frogs and the musical trills of American Toads. Together they create a rich soundtrack to a spring evening in the woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Indigo Bunting in the Dawn Pasture
Recorded on May 31, 2026 at Heart Place, this is the sound of the dawn chorus in the pasture near Heart Pond. As the first light spreads across the field, Indigo Bunting, Wood Thrush, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal and Mourning Dove greet the day, joined by Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-throated Warbler, Summer Tanager and Blue Grosbeak. Other voices in the chorus include Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Chickadee, Red-winged Blackbird, Carolina Wren, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, Blue Jay, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Great Crested Flycatcher, Northern Parula, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Crow, Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed Vireo, Chipping Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago21 min
Barking Tree Frog in the Rising Creek
Recorded on May 20, 2026 at Sardis Lake after a day of rain, this is the sound of a late-spring frog chorus. Barking Treefrogs, whose short, hollow calls resemble the bark of a beagle on the trail of a rabbit, join Fowler’s Toads American Toads, Green Frogs, and Southern Leopard Frogs along the flooded edges and backwaters. Drip fall from the day’s rain continues to fall from the trees and surrounding vegetation while, as darkness settles in, some of the season’s first fireflies begin putting on a show across in the mixed woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago19 min
Prairie Warbler in the Wildflowers
Recorded on May 9, 2026 on the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of the dawn chorus as the last of the spring warblers move through the hill country. A Prairie Warbler takes center stage, its buzzy zee-zee-zee-zee-zee-zeeeee carrying across the morning air and out over the spring meadow.Joining the chorus are Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Cardinal, American Crow, Wood Thrush, Carolina Wren, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Blue Jay, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Orchard Oriole, Carolina Chickadee, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, Purple Martin, Northern Parula, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird and Northern Mockingbird. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago22 min
Nightjar Dusk Song
Recorded on May 18, 2026 at Sardis Lake, this is the sound of a group of Chuck-will’s-widows, also known as an invisibility, calling through the night as the sun sinks below the horizon and crickets and frogs sounds begin to fill the mixed woods along the backwaters of the upper lake. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear the rolling call-and-response of two nightjars, with the closer bird working steadily to defend its territory against a rival moving through the darkness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago21 min
Orchard Oriole in the Hedgerow
Recorded on April 25, 2026 in a field along the Little Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of morning birdsong as the rising sun slowly burns away the fog from the river bottom adjacent to a stand of mixed woods. Spring migrating favorites like the Rose-breasted Grosbeak join newly arrived summer residents including Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting, Summer Tanager and Orchard Oriole as they establish territories in the hedgerows along the field edge.Listeners will hear Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat, American Goldfinch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Eastern Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Brown Thrasher, Pileated Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Chickadee, Pine Warbler and Eastern Towhee carried across the foggy morning air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
About Sounds Southern
Sounds Southern immerses listeners in the tranquil and vibrant field recordings of North Mississippi’s hill country. Each episode, presented by recordist Alice Pierotti, offers a 20-minute journey into the soothing sounds of nature in the rural south, from dancing leaves to distant birdcalls.For those who wish to delve deeper, Sounds Southern Extended subscribers gain exclusive access to complete recordings, ranging from 30 to 120 minutes, perfect for relaxation, meditation or background ambience.Recorded on the land of the Woodland and Middle Mississippian peoples, the Chickasaw and the Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians.....www.soundssouthern.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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