A Guide to Night Sounds
by Lang Elliott, NatureSound Studio

 

Explore the fascinating sounds of the night with this unique 65-minute audio guide featuring 60 species of night-active mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects of North America. This exciting collection gives the listener unparalleled soundprints of each night-dweller's distinctive calls. Each species is introduced by a short narrative on the audio, followed by an example of its calls. The illustrated 36-page companion booklet gives detailed descriptions of each species' sounds along with life history information.

65-minute audio with 36-page booklet
Cassette version suggested retail: $12.95
Compact Disc version suggested retail: $16.95

See below for ordering information and list of species.

Below is a RealAudio soundfile optimized for 28.8 modems. To play this file, you will need a recent version of the RealPlayer.

Introductory Section (RealAudio segment from guide)

ORDERING INFORMATION: The above guide is published by NorthSound Music Group, which filed for bankruptcy in February 2002. Inventory is still available. Individuals who want to order using their credit card should phone 1-800-432-8376, which is a store in Virginia called One Good Tern. Wholesale customers (= stores, nature centers, etc.) should try ordering from the two following wholesale distributors:

Common Ground Distributors: 1-800-654-0626
Universal Music: 1-8004-28-4439 (You will need to tell them it's a "NorthSound " product; otherwise they will be confused)

List of 60 species covered in this guide:

Thrushes
Wood Thrush
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
 
Nightjars
Whip-poor-will
Chuck-will's-widow
Common Poorwill
Common Nighthawk
 
Shorebirds
American Woodcock
Common Snipe
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
 
Ducks and Geese
Mallard
Canada Goose
 
Owls
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Common Barn-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
 
Frogs and Toads
Spring Peeper
Pacific Treefrog
Pickerel Frog
Western Chorus Frog
Northern Cricket Frog
Green Frog
Bullfrog
Pig Frog
American Toad
Woodhouse's Toad
 
Rails and Relatives
Clapper Rail
Black Rail
Sora
Virginia Rail
Yellow Rail
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
Limpkin
 
Alligators
American Alligator
 
Herons
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Bittern
 
Wrens
Marsh Wren
Sedge Wren
 
Sparrows
White-throated Sparrow
 
Mimic Thrushes
Gray Catbird
 
Insects
Snowy Tree Cricket
Mole Cricket
Ground Cricket
Katydids
Cone-headed Grasshopper
Pine Sawyer
 
Mammals
Coyote
Raccoon
American Beaver
Porcupine
River Otter
White-tailed Deer
 
Loons
Common Loon

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This page designed and copyrighted 1997 by Lang Elliott, NatureSound Studio, PO Box 84, Ithaca, New York 14851-0084. Telephone: 607-277-9034. Lang Elliott e-mail: lang@naturesound.com