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WETLANDS - DATA SHEET WETLANDS FILENAME DESCRIPTION QP09 1017 Wetlands swamp early morning trickle.wav Swamp, early morning trickling water with distant cricket chorus and faint whine of mosquitoes, animal splash in background. Loop. QP09 1018 Wetlands swamp early morning breeze.wav Swamp early morning breeze with splashes, faint crickets, occasional distant single whoop of Barred Owl and distant single Pig Frog. Loop. QP09 1019 Wetlands swamp early morning frog echoes.wav Swamp early morning Southern Leopard Frogs dominate with Carpenter Frogs in background. Echoes provide large sense of space. Loop. QP09 1020 Wetlands swamp early morning frogs V1.wav Swamp early morning with Southern Leopard Frogs prominent, Great Blue Heron squawk, insects chorus in background. Moth futters at times. Loop. QP09 1021 Wetlands swamp early morning frogs V2.wav Swamp early morning with Southern Leopard Frogs very conspicuous at start then Pig Frogs and Southern Cricket Frogs in background with insects. Loop. QP09 1022 Wetlands swamp morning frogs.wav Swamp morning Pig Frogs dominate, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron squawk, background insect chorus and Southern Cricket Frogs. Loop. QP09 1023 Wetlands swamp morning soft insects distant frogs.wav Swamp morning soft insect chorus with distant Bullfrogs and Bird-voiced Treefrogs. Mosquitos present, close at times. Loop. Swamp morning with moderately distant crickets, American Crow, repetitive Barred Owl, Gray Catbird, Carolina Wren, Brown Thrasher, Northern Cardinal. Occasional mosquitoes, sometimes very QP09 1024 Wetlands swamp morning birds mosquitoes.wav close and landing. Southern Leopard Frog distinct but seldom with distant Pig Frog. Loop. QP09 1025 Wetlands swamp morning insects owls splashes.wav Swamp morning prominent Barred Owl hoots and whoops, soft insect chorus, water splashes from fsh feeding, breeze passes overhead, brief Little Grass Frog. Loop. QP09 1026 Wetlands swamp morning insects V1.wav Swamp morning insect trills background with Eastern Whip-poor-will. Loop. QP09 1027 Wetlands swamp morning insects V2.wav Swamp morning quiet ambience with soft insect chorus, background bird chatter, water splashes. Loop. Swamp with prominent frogs and songbirds, insects in background. Birds include Northern Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Prothonotary Warbler, Summer Tanager. Frogs include Bullfrogs, Bird-voiced QP09 1028 Wetlands swamp morning frogs songbirds.wav Treefrogs, Green Frogs. Faint water splashes at times. Loop. Swamp morning with constant close mosquitoes and featured Yellow-breasted Chat with background Northern Cardinal, Great Crested Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Bullfrogs. QP09 1029 Wetlands swamp morning mosquitoes songbirds.wav Loop. QP09 1030 Wetlands swamp evening crickets frogs toads.wav Swamp evening crickets with prominent Green Treefrogs with Fowler's Toads screeching in background. Loop. QP09 1031 Wetlands swamp evening toads insects.wav Swamp Fowler's Toads conspicuously calling back and forth with crickets and faint mosquito hum. Background with feeding fsh, Northern Cricket Frogs, insect trill. Loop. QP09 1032 Wetlands swamp evening toads.wav Swamp dominated by Fowler's Toads screeching back and forth. Crickets in background. Loop. QP09 1033 Wetlands swamp evening insects.wav Swamp insects trill with feeding fsh splashes, distant Flowler's Toads screeching, Southern Leopard Frogs and Northern Cricket Frogs also in background with distant Barred Owl hoots. Loop. Swamp early night frog chorus dominated by Bullfrogs, Bird-voiced Treefrogs, Green Treefrogs with others in the background. Rapid splashes of jumping frog. Chorus builds and subsides QP09 1034 Wetlands swamp early night frog chorus.wav repetitively. Loop. QP09 1035 Wetlands swamp night rain frogs.wav Swamp night with Bird-voiced Treefrogs, Barred Owl whoops, and background Green Frogs. Light rain. Occasional mosquito. Loop. QP09 1036 Wetlands swamp night drips frogs cricket.wav Swamp night drips with Bird-voiced Treefrogs and crickets, background Green Frogs. Occasional mosquito. Loop. Swamp night with Bird-voiced Treefrogs and Bullfrogs dominating. Also Green Treefrogs, Green Frogs, Northern Cricket Frogs in foreground. Insect trills and light drips. Complex building and QP09 1037 Wetlands swamp night frog chorus V1.wav subsiding of multiple species. Loop. QP09 1038 Wetlands swamp night frog chorus V2.wav Swamp night frog chorus with Bullfrogs, Green Tree Frogs, Bird-voiced Treefrogs, Green Frogs. Builds and subsides repetitiously. Loop. QP09 1039 Wetlands swamp late night frog chorus.wav Swamp late night with Bullfrogs, Green Frogs, and Green Treefrogs all in foreground. Northern Cricket Frog and Bird-voiced Treefrogs appear intermittently. Trill of distant insects various. Loop. Freshwater marsh early morning with trickle prominent, birdsong developing, mosquitoes close at times. Dark-eyed Junco and American Bittern are prominent birds while White-throated Sparrow, QP09 1040 Wetlands marsh early morning trickle birds.wav Nashville Warbler, Barred Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming), American Robin, Common Loon, unidentifed gulls, Spring Peepers are present in background. Brief voice of American Toads. Loop. Freshwater marsh early morning with Coyote choruses. Sora present. Boreal Chorus Frogs throughout in background. Distant coyotes answer featured coyote chorus. Overall quiet, peaceful and QP09 1041 Wetlands marsh early morning coyote chorus.wav expansive. Distant fowing water. Loop. © 2015 by BOOM Library GbR !1 WETLANDS - DATA SHEET WETLANDS FILENAME DESCRIPTION QP09 1042 Wetlands marsh early morning mosquito cloud birdsong.wav Freshwater marsh early morning distant birdsong and developing mosquito cloud. Birds in background are Red-winged Blackbird, Mourning Dove, and Western Meadowlark. Loop. QP09 1043 Wetlands marsh morning birds V1.wav Freshwater marsh morning birds including prominent Marsh Wren, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, American Coot, Canada Goose with Sandhill Crane, American Robin in background. Loop. QP09 1044 Wetlands marsh morning birds V2.wav Freshwater marsh morning birds with Canada Goose, Mallard, American Coot, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Marsh Wren with Sora at times in background. Loop. QP09 1045 Wetlands marsh morning cacophony.wav Freshwater marsh morning cacophony of Marsh Wren center with Yellow-headed Blackbird flling background with busy Canada Geese. Loop. QP09 1046 Wetlands marsh day birds.wav Freshwater marsh daytime with Marsh Wren center, then Sora, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Sandhill Crane, American Coot in background. Some water play. Loop. QP09 1047 Wetlands marsh day bird wind.wav Freshwater marsh with prominent Marsh Wren and passing breeze. Red-winged Blackbird, Willet, Canada Goose, Black-crowned Night-Heron in background. Loop. Freshwater marsh active daytime birds with Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Mourning Dove, American Coot, Black-billed Magpie, Sora, QP09 1048 Wetlands marsh day birds close busy.wav Western Meadowlark. Background with American Bittern, Eastern Kingbird, Ring-necked Pheasant. Loop. QP09 1049 Wetlands marsh day birds busy.wav Freshwater marsh active daytime with Canada Goose, Marsh Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Ring-necked Pheasant. Yellow-headed Blackbird, Virginia Rail in background. Loop. QP09 1050 Wetlands marsh day birds active clear.wav Freshwater marsh with Red-winged Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Ring-necked Pheasant. Spacious. Wilson’s Snipe at times in background. Loop. Freshwater marsh daytime with prominet Yellow-headed Blackbird well spaced and Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Marsh Wren, Willow Flycatcher in background. Bird futters among QP09 1051 Wetlands marsh day birds spacious V1.wav marsh reeds at times. Loop. QP09 1052 Wetlands marsh day birds spacious V2.wav Freshwater marsh daytime with prominent Yellow-headed Blackbird also Yellow-rumped Warbler in background. Flies swarming in distance. Loop. QP09 1053 Wetlands marsh day birds spacious V3.wav Freshwater marsh daytime with prominent Yellow-headed Blackbird. Yellow-rumped Warbler in background. Loop. QP09 1054 Wetlands marsh day Sandhill Crane V1.wav Freshwater marsh day with featured Sandhill Crane. Marsh Wren, Red-winged Blackbird in background. QP09 1055 Wetlands marsh day Sandhill Crane V2.wav Freshwater marsh with Sandhill Crane and Virginia Rail with Red-winged Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Canada Goose in background. Loop. QP09 1056 Wetlands marsh day Snow Goose fock.wav Massive snow goose fock takes fight with increases in calls then circle back calling. Canada goose background. Loop. QP09 1057 Wetlands marsh day wind.wav Freshwater marsh bordering on woodland is windy. Minor faint water laps. Distant American Robin, Song Sparrow, Ring-necked Pheasant. Loop. Freshwater marsh in late afternoon is windy, muffing all bird sounds to become indistinct. Background contains Baird’s Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, cricket chorus and Boreal QP09 1058 Wetlands marsh late afternoon wind.wav Chorus Frogs. Loop. QP09 1059 Wetlands marsh late afternoon wind birdsong.wav Freshwater marsh windy late afternoon Song Sparrow with Canada Goose, Mallard, Ring-necked Pheasant in background. Rustle of reeds. Peaceful and subdued. Loop. Freshwater marsh late afternoon wind through reeds. Subdued distant calls of Song Sparrow, Canada Goose, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Peaceful. Deep roar is approaching gust. QP09 1060 Wetlands marsh evening wind.wav Loop. QP09 1061 Wetlands marsh
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