A track from my recently released nature album "Dawn On Haleakala", “Dawn On Haleakala” is a unique recording of rare Hawaiian birds high on the slopes of Haleakala Mountain in Maui. This dawn chorus features an hour-long nature ambient soundscape from a pristine alpine environment. The Haleakala Conservancy is an ideal organization to endorse for the preservation and promotion of Maui's ecology. This recording was made possible in part by the support of Quiet Parks International. Support this album by streaming or purchasing it from the following links.
https://haleakalaconservancy.org 
https://www.quietparks.org

Listen to the full album here https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/dawn-on-haleakala

Sunrise - Puka ʻana O Ka Lā

I had left a drop rig overnight in a small section of woodland, with the DPA mics attached to a tree trunk. This recording was at early dawn, just after sunrise, featuring woodland birds including Song Thrush, Robin, Blue Tits and Great Tits.

12.04.2023
Zoom F3 + 2 x DPA 4060s (Tree Ears)

Woodland Spring Dawn Chorus - Hällsjö, Skultuna, Sweden

Botanical Birdsong was performed at the Botanic Garden in Leicester in collaboration with Attenborough Arts Centre on Saturday 19 August 2023.

A one-off musical performance inspired by the vocalisations of birds singing at dawn at the Botanic Garden.

Audiences can expect to hear the sounds of the robin, blue tit, great tit, blackcap, wood pigeon, blackbird and more in a soundtrack created by Leicester-based artist Lucy Stevens.

Lucy has worked with Rishii Chowdury and Akash Parekar to inspire a new composition of Indian classical music, which will showcase a wide repertoire of melodic phrases that mimic and complement the sounds of birds.

Botanical Birdsong

Cuckoos at dawn in south east England. A compilation from an early morning recording session. Recorded on farmland close to a river using a spaced Omni microphone rig.

Cuckoos calling at dawn in an English river valley

Dawn Chorus near Mount Chinghee

Two rigs simultaneously recording the same dawn within the same landscape, located about half a kilometre apart. The beautiful calls of a Pied Butcherbird can be heard from each location. Its first two sequences of calls are nearer to the first location (Perspective 1), in the background of a flurry of foreground bird activity. Its third sequence of calls are very near to the second location (Perspective 2), within a rather different soundscape mood. But all three sequences are heard from both locations, either as distant or as near.

Recorded respectfully on the land of the Meru and Danggali peoples.

Related playlist: https://soundcloud.com/frgtests/sets/lewitt-double-nos-examples

2023.10.29 Mallee Dawn in Spring with Pied Butcherbird: Perspective 2

Two rigs simultaneously recording the same dawn within the same landscape, located about half a kilometre apart. The beautiful calls of a Pied Butcherbird can be heard from each location. Its first two sequences of calls are nearer to the first location (Perspective 1), in the background of a flurry of foreground bird activity. Its third sequence of calls are very near to the second location (Perspective 2), within a rather different soundscape mood. But all three sequences are heard from both locations, either as distant or as near.

Recorded respectfully on the land of the Meru and Danggali peoples.

2023.10.29 Mallee Dawn in Spring with Pied Butcherbird: Perspective 1

An audio soundscape recorded at Berry Hill Fields, Stoke-on-Trent during a dawn chorus community nature walk in September 2023. Featuring ambient sound, conversation and birdsong. Compiled and edited by artist Leanne Cunningham, produced by Urban Wilderness CIC and funded by Keele University as part of the 'Wilder Connections' project exploring local biodiversity.

Dawn Chorus by Leanne Cunningham

This track was recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe in April 2023, in the Southwest part of the island. 
More at: 
https://virgiliooliveira.bandcamp.com/album/natural-sounds-from-s-o-tom-e-pr-ncipe

Virgilio Oliveira

Dawn Chorus in Sao Tome e Principe

Dawn Chorus

Early dawn chorus on Lough Macnean Upper, which straddles the borders of Cavan, Leitrim and Fermanagh. The recording was made on the Fermanagh side but the birds call echo, borderless, into the three counties.

Species: Curlew, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren, Wood pigeon, Mallard
Date and time of recording: 22 March 2022, 5.30am
Location: Lough Macnean Upper, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Habitat: Wetlands, lake, unimproved grassland
Gear: 
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Dawn Chorus - Lakelands

March Spring - dawn chorus and singing

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Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus (BICEP Edit)

This is a field recording of the morning chorus in the woods near Logan, Ohio.

Hocking Hills Woodland Dawn Chorus 4.23.24

Got out of bed at 2.57am.  This morning was different in that Marjorie and our two visitors Anouk and Emer came along to experience the dawn chorus and see me record it.  We left in Marjorie's car for Ballyfad wood at about 4am, arrived there at about 4.15am.  We were somewhat early but not a bad thing as it takes awhile to set up the two recording rigs.  First I set up the Warm Audio 84's (Omni capsules) going into the Tascam DR100-Mk3 (At 48db gain), next to a good sized Oak tree, then further on I set up the Lewitt 440's and the Sound Devices MixPre3 with the 30 meters of cable (At first the gain was set to 65db, then after a jet went through I lowered the gain to 62db, this turned to be spot-on correct).  There was sometimes a light breeze from the north-west, this is a good direction as it keeps the noise from the motorway away almost completely, amazing given the motorway is only 2.75Km away from the recording location.  
Only downside is that if there is noise from the roads to the north-west it will come in loudly, so one has to be a bit lucky.  I noted the first bird song at 5.03am.  Got both recorders going and we went away to near the bridge to sit down on the wooden steps while the recorders were recording.  We talked quietly and enjoyed the birdsong all around us.  I listened for any swish of traffic coming from any direction, thankfully instances of noise were rare, I heard nothing from the north-west, had I known it was going to be that good I would have brought the third rig and set it up too.  The weather was dry, clear, nearly calm, cool with a three-quarters moon low in the sky.  The sun was up when we left for home at about 6.50am, home at 7.05am.  Equipment; Lewitt 440's & a MixPre3 recorder.  Recording 4151.

Dawn Chorus (4) 28th of April 2024 at 5.28am in Ballyfad Wood

I am currently collecting material for a sound map of my home town Heidelberg, this recording was made for that purpose. In an allotment area, somewhere around 5 am, the birds wake up and join those that have been singing all night long. We can hear – as a soloist – a redstart with a background chorus of 3 Nightingales and some blackbirds, together with others. The city is still quiet – I was touched to find such a friendly dawn chorus in the middle of the still sleeping city. The recording is an excerpt from an unattended overnight recording.
Clippy EM 272 in A/B, 60 cm in Zoom F3.

Dawn chorus in town – redstart, nightingales, blackbirds….

This is a field recording of the morning chorus in the woods near Logan, Ohio

Hocking Hills Woodland Dawn Chorus 4.25.24

Cette année le temps était maussade et l’ambiance était à son image.

This year the weather was a bit gloomy, reflected in the chorus.

2024 © Ph.V.

International Dawn Chorus Day 2024

Part of an unattended overnight recording, 4.30 am. Even at this time there are occasional traffic sounds. They are slightly compensated by a barking stad (around 2:30) and, later, occasional snorting donkeys.
em272 in zoom F3, rendered to 24 bit.

Morning birds in the Odenwald, stag, donkeys

Sound recordist Colin Hunter 
Founder of the World Sounds project

Lucy Stevens is a multidisciplinary British contemporary artist whose work explores our relationship and understanding of nature conservation.
She draws inspiration from ornithology and colour theory. She is also an amateur birdwatcher. Her projects often include working in collaboration with experts in the natural world including scientists, museum curators, ornithologists, photographers and musicians.

Her work interprets birdsong, museum collections and conservation data into mixed media abstract portraits on paper and sound works developed from gathering field recordings. 

Her most recent work in collaboration with The British Trust for Ornithology and Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust explores the effects of climate change on migratory birds. The new collection of mixed media artwork is informed by scientific research to demonstrate declines in bird populations and changes in bird behaviour due to extreme weather conditions. She also works closely with Leicester Museum’s natural science avian collection to change the narrative around museums and conservation. 

Lucy lives and works in Leicester. She received an MA and BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University. Her work has been shown in exhibitions and art fairs across the East Midlands and London. She has also taken part in artist residencies in Scotland, Brussels, France, and Sweden.

Richard Bitting is an artist, composer, and teacher residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He makes soundscape-based audio compositions, concert music, visual artworks, photographs, and sound art installations.

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Our ancient bond of oak and stone
Requires us to stand tall
Ochre damask at our feet
Honey in our soul.

~ poem by Rachel Curtin

Flames of love balm the spirit
Dreaming of return
Alive in joy.

~  poem by Rachel Curtin

Star of water

Drop of water on a rose leaf
sprints to the finish
Melting a door

~ poem by Rachel Curtin


Earth Song

The earth was meant to be free
The earth was meant to be free

Rivers flowing
And the trees are growing

Find your space
And your place

The earth was meant to be free
The earth was meant to be free

Find your space
And your pace

Trees are growing
And the river’s flowing

Hold your head high
The earth was meant to be free.

~Poem and song - by Rachel Curtin

A cabinetmaker by trade.  I have been recording birds for over 40 years.  Even as a seven year old I loved to hear the sound of birds. 
I believe that birdsong is a perfect reflection of the natural environment and yet a part of the experience of the environment.  
Over the years I have made some wildlife films and videos.  For wildlife recording I have been around Ireland, Wales, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Belize, Guyana, Brazil, Peru and Costa Rica. At the moment I have 26 albums of birdsong/nature, most of which can be found here for free download in high quality F.L.A.C. format.
  
Birdsong is Spiritual Medicine,
a Natural Treasure 
and a Companion to Silence.

New tracks tagged #Dawn Chorus