Songs of Spring

11/17/21 • 31 min

"Olympic National Park has taught me that it's possible to not only love a place, but love a place deeply at first listen," says Gordon Hempton. "And spring is when Olympic is at its most musical."

Delight in the sounds of Pacific Chorus Frogs, the Varied Thrush, grouse, and many more.

ID the birds in this episode: Songs of Spring Bird List

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Support for Sound Escapes comes from Jim and Birte Falconer of Seattle.

BirdNote Presents: Sound Escapes is produced by Mark Bramhill and John Kessler. Ashley Ahearn is our editor. Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

"Olympic National Park has taught me that it's possible to not only love a place, but love a place deeply at first listen," says Gordon Hempton. "And spring is when Olympic is at its most musical."

Delight in the sounds of Pacific Chorus Frogs, the Varied Thrush, grouse, and many more.

ID the birds in this episode: Songs of Spring Bird List

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Support for Sound Escapes comes from Jim and Birte Falconer of Seattle.

BirdNote Presents: Sound Escapes is produced by Mark Bramhill and John Kessler. Ashley Ahearn is our editor. Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

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Nightfall on the Zabalo

Today we’re visiting the Zabalo River in Ecuador. It’s a completely undisturbed ecosystem, where all the creatures we hear are all native to the land, and have coexisted and continued to evolve together for thousands of years. No animal is stepping on the communications of another animal. No two birds sound alike.

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BirdNote Presents: Sound Escapes was edited by Jason Saul and written by Ashley Ahearn and Mark Bramhill. Sound design by John Kessler and Laura Giannone. Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Amazon Awakenings

The world's first wilderness quiet park was certified at Ecuador's Zabalo River in 2019.

In this episode of Sound Escapes, you'll hear sounds recorded by Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker, at Zabalo River Wilderness Quiet Park — deep inside the Amazon.

Gordon calls this place a living Eden. "And when we listen there, we listen for miles. Not city blocks. We listen for miles."

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Support for Sound Escapes comes from Jim and Birte Falconer of Seattle.

BirdNote Presents: Sound Escapes is produced by Mark Bramhill and John Kessler. Ashley Ahearn is our editor. Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu