Arkansas forest in late summer ~ 5 am August 14, 2022 by dismalhiker published on 2022-08-15T00:25:19Z August 14, 2022... forest soundscape at ~ 5 am. Quiet, still, calm, little wind, dominated by insect sounds typical of this time of year. Recorder & mics located on the edge of a still pool in Brown Creek, not flowing this time of year due to lack of rain in late summer here. There actually is a very slight flow of water, which can be heard thoughout the recording. Photo shows site of recording. Near the beginning of the recording there are calls of an eastern screech owl. Later, a few frogs chime in. This night was relatively cool for August (temps in the high 60°F range). In the forest here, this is the the quietest time of the night, 1-2 hours before dawn. After dawn, the cicadas will start, the wind will pick up and it won't be quiet again until late afternoon. As night falls, the evening summer soundscape here is dominated by (very loud) katydids, crickets, other insects and sometimes frogs/toads, for hours... continuing through most of the night until early morning quiet time. Recorded with Earsight mics about 50-60 cm apart into a Zoom F3 recorder. Low frequencies were attenuated and volume was adjusted. Headphones recommended (as always). Genre nature recording Comment by Listening to Nature Great sounds!! 2022-08-22T15:54:03Z Comment by dismalhiker Frogs 2022-08-15T00:46:46Z Comment by dismalhiker I think this is an eastern screech owl (comments/corrections welcomed) 2022-08-15T00:46:29Z