Episode 86: Wood Thrush Dawn Song at Heart Place Woods

Recorded on May 26, 2025, in the woods at Heart Place, this is the sound of the spring dawn chorus as a line of thunderstorms begins to move in. The gusting winds blow through the oak and pine treetops, as the rich, varied, flute-like ee-oh-lay and buzz-like whistle of the Wood Thrush takes center stage in the understory. Listeners will also hear the songs of the Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Carolina Wren, Tufted Titmouse, Indigo Bunting and Purple Martin. This is the sound of morning birdsong welcoming the day beneath a storm-stirred spring sky, as two Wood Thrushes countersing in the distance and wind whispering through the trees—psithurism—creates a soothing green noise, perfect for meditation.