Episode 129: Great Horned Owl Greets the Dawn

Recorded on November 23, 2025 at Heart Place, this is the sound of the bird chorus at dawn. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear twenty minutes of a Great Horned Owl’s hoo-awws as blue hour shifts into sunrise. Listeners will also hear the morning calls of the Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Carolina Wren, Northern Mockingbird, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Towhee, Blue Jay, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fox Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee and the gentle psithurism of wind moving through the trees. This delicate recording is best enjoyed in a quiet setting.