Raccoons squealing, grunting, purring and barking below a hooting Great Horned Owl. Recorded along the upper reaches of saltmarsh along the Delaware bayshore (mid-February, 5.00am).
Eastern Gray Squirrel gnawing on black walnut fruit (Oct, PA).
American Red Squirrel chatter (July, ME).
Eastern Chipmunk chips (May, NJ).
Eastern Chipmunk chitter (Sep, PA).
Eastern Chipmunk chuck (Sep, PA).
Southern Flying Squirrel alarm call (approx 90 minutes after sunset, Mar, NJ).
Southern Flying Squirrel chitter, same individual (Mar, NJ).
Coyote (approx 120 mins after sunset, Nov, PA).
Raccoons screeching (12.05am, Mar, PA)
Raccoons squealing, grunting, purring and barking below a hooting Great Horned Owl. Recorded along the upper reaches of saltmarsh along the Delaware bayshore (mid-February, 5.00am).
raccoon squeals and grunts
raccoon barks over owl hoots
Distress calls by a young Raccoon moving about in dense vegetation (Sep, NJ).
Canada Lynx (June, AK).
This White-tailed Deer fawn was crouched on the bank of a creek with the doe standing beside it. The cries are distress calls and I suspect the fawn was sick or injured (May, PA).
Birds of the World Online previously The Birds of North America Online (BNA). Comprehensive information on all aspects of life history, including audio and video. By subscription.
Birdsong by the Seasons. Donald Kroodsma, Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Another great book with CDs from Dr Kroodsma.
Flight Calls of Migratory Birds WR Evans and M O'Brien. CD-ROM www.oldbird.org. Excellent source of information on flight calls
Nature's Music, The Science of Birdsong. Peter Marler and Hans Slabbekoorn. Elsevier Academic press. 2004. A treasure trove of information, advanced but very readable (comes with CD).
Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America. Nathan Pieplow, 2017. Highly recommended, includes almost all known vocalizations of eastern US birds, with spectrograms and detailed analysis. Excellent!
Stokes Field Guide to Bird Song, Eastern Region, by Lang Elliot. 3 CDs. Of commercial recordings, this has the most comprehensive collection of songs and calls.
The Singing Life of Birds. Donald Kroodsma, Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Terrific book (plus CD), a must read.
The Songs of Wildbirds. Lang Elliott., Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Excellent photos with high quality recordings including some rare ones such as the flight song of the Western Meadowlark.
The Sound Approach to Birding. A guide to understanding bird sound. A. van de Berg, M Constantine, M. Robb. Superb discussion of bird calls and song with 2 CDs.