Episode 142: Raindrum Melody and Winter Sparrows
Recorded on January 2, 2026 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a gentle winter rain playing a soft melody on the raindrum ad metal roof, accompanied by winter birdsong. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear over an hour of the delicate rain and birdsong from White-throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, House Sparrow, Red-shouldered Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Towhee, House Finch, Cedar Waxwing, Carolina Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Mockingbird including a curious Carolina Wren who sneaks onto the porch, flutters around, rings the Cosanti bell and slips back into the wet winter landscape.