Crows and wind chimes

Mar 24, 2020, 10:16 PM

Portland lockdown sounds recorded by Bobb Amidon. 

"This was recorded from my backyard in North East Portland. You can hear the crows that have gathered around the big trees in my neighborhood, the wind, wind chimes and the occasional car. The recording starts with a single crow cawing in the foreground, and a response from another crow further away. Then both crows meet in our big walnut tree and caw together.

"North East Portland, Oregon, and Portland in general is feeling pretty quiet. We've only been under an official lockdown for one day so far, though we've been practicing social distancing for a few weeks now. 

"My wife and I have been able to work from home, and our fortunate in that we don't feel that our jobs are in danger at this time, but many others in Portland aren't so lucky as many shops and restaurants have to layoff the majority of their employees. My heart breaks for them. On the plus side, I see many members of my community reaching out to help others when possible.

"We have a 7 year old, who is doing her best to stay positive. Each day, we try to give her some educational things to do using a workbook we bought for her, writing letters to her friends, reading, and an educational application that she uses at school. We balance that out with fun activities like crafting, art, and video chats with her friends. She seems to be adjusting pretty well, and we are very proud of her. Though I imagine this would be much harder on older kids and teenagers.

"I hope you all are staying safe and healthy, and I look forward to hearing what your piece of the world sounds like."

Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds