Wildlife Sound Effects for Commercial Use
available from Lang Elliott, NatureSound Studio

I have very high quality recordings of the songs and calls of well over 200 birds found in the eastern half of North America. Many of these are featured in my new Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs, which is currently the most comprehensive reference guide to eastern/central bird sounds available. Please obtain this guide if you want to sample the quality of my work.I also have connections with western recordists who can provide excellent recordings of western species.

In addition to bird sounds, I have an abundance of recordings of native frogs and toads, mammals, and insects. These are listed below.

If you are looking for stereo recordings, I have hundreds of superb recordings from throughout eastern and central North America. Many of these are featured in my NatureSound Adventure Series of compact discs. Please get in touch with me for details.

All of my recordings are available for commercial use. Fees vary depending upon the nature of the usage. In general, I offer better recordings at significantly lower prices than my competitors.

Phone or e-mail me if you have any questions.

phone: 607-277-9034
e-mail: lang@naturesound.com

 
 
LIST OF RECORDINGS BY SPECIES:
 
 
BIRDS (about 220 species listed):
 
Loons and Grebes:
 
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
 
Storm-petrels, Pelicans, Gannets, Anhinga:
 
Leach's Storm-petrel
American White Pelican
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
American Anhinga (chicks only)
 
Herons, Egrets, Etc.:
 
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Black-crowned Night-heron
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Least Bittern
American Bittern
Wood Stork
Glossy Ibis
White Ibis
 
Swans, Geese, Ducks:
 
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Brant
White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Mallard
American Black Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Wood Duck
Redhead
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
 
Hawks, etc.:
 
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Northern Goshawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Crested Caracara
Merlin
American Kestrel
 
Game Birds:
 
Spruce Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie Chicken
Lesser Prairie Chicken
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Northern Bobwhite
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
 
Cranes and Rails:
 
Whooping Crane
Sandhill Crane
Limpkin
King Rail
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot
 
Shorebirds:
 
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Killdeer
Piping Plover
Snowy Plover
Marbled Godwit
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Upland Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
American Woodcock
Common Snipe
 
Gulls and Terns:
 
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Gull-billed Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Roseate Tern
Sooty Tern
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Brown Noddy
Black Skimmer
 
Alcids
 
Common Murre
Black Guillemot
Atlantic Puffin
 
Doves and Cuckoos:
 
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Mangrove Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
 
Owls:
 
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
 
Nighthawks:
 
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will
Common Poorwill
Common Nighthawk
Antillean Nighthawk
 
Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfisher:
 
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
 
Woodpeckers:
 
Nortern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Three-toed Woodpecker
 
Flycatchers:
 
Eastern Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
 
Larks and Swallows:
 
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
 
Jays and Crows:
 
Gray Jay
Blue Jay
Florida Scrub Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
American Crow
Fish Crow
 
Titmice, Nuthatches, Creeper:
 
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
 
Wrens:
 
House Wren
Winter Wren
Bewick's Wren
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Sedge Wren
Rock Wren
 
Thrashers, Thrushes, Kinglets:
 
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
American Robin
Wood Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush (= Bicknell's)
Veery
Eastern Bluebird
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 
Pipits, Waxwing, Shrikes, Starling:
 
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Loggerhead Shrike
European Starling
 
Vireos:
 
Black-capped Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
 
Warblers:
 
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennesse Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticutt Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
American Redstart
 
Blackbird Family:
 
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
 
Tanagers:
 
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
 
Finches, Sparrows, Grosbeaks, etc.:
 
House Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
White-winged Crossbill
Eastern Towhee
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Baird's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Chesnut-collared Longspur
Snow Bunting (calls)
 
 
FROGS AND TOADS (32 species listed):
+ numerous stereo choruses
 
Ranidae (True Frogs):
 
Bullfrog
Pig Frog
Green Frog
Wood Frog
Mink Frog
Carpenter Frog
Florida Bog Frog
Plains Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
River Frog
 
Hylidae (Treefrogs and Allies):
 
Green Treefrog
Pine Barrens Treefrog
Barking Treefrog
Squirrel Treefrog
Pinewoods Treefrog
Gray Treefrog (H. versicolor)
Cope's Gray Treefrog (H. chrysoscelis)
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Spring Peeper
Little Grass Frog
Western Chorus Frog
Southern Chorus Frog
Mountain Chorus Frog
Northern Cricket Frog
Southern Cricket Frog
 
Bufonidae (True Toads):
 
American Toad
Southern Toad
Fowler's Toad
Oak Toad
 
Microhylidae (Narrowmouth Toads)
 
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
 
 
MAMMALS (14 species listed):
 
White-tailed Deer
Coyote
Gray Fox
Eastern Chipmunk
Red Squirrel
Gray Squirrel
Flying Squirrel
American Beaver
Muskrat
Porcupine
River Otter
Raccoon
Nutria
Black-tailed Prairiedog
 
 
INSECTS (Basic List of Generic Types):
 
Cicadas (various species)
Cone-headed Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshoppers (various; one from Colorado includes wing clicking in flight)
Snowy Tree Cricket
Other Tree Crickets (continuous trillers)
Mole Cricket
Ground Crickets (various species; chirpers, trillers, etc.)
Bush Katydid
Northern True Katydid
Other Katydids (I have one large chorus in stereo)
+ more unidentified species, and choruses, some in stereo
 
 
STEREO RECORDINGS OF HABITATS AND SPECIES
 
I have numerous stereo recordings from habitats throughout my region, including the midwestern prairie, eastern deciduous forest, northern lake country wilderness, southern swamps and pine woods, and more. Some of these recordings, such as dawn choruses, include sounds of a variety of species. Others are stereo closeups of individual species or particular sound events.
 
To sample the quality of my stereo recordings, please obtain one of the compact discs from my NatureSound Adventure Series.
 


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