Morning Chorus at the Birdfeeders

Mar 25, 2020, 03:35 PM

Cincinnati lockdown sounds recorded by Rich Bitting. 

"I recorded the dawn chorus in my backyard focusing on my bird feeders. 

"Ohio is under a "stay at home" order. The usual sound from the traffic and airplanes was noticeably sparse. I did, however, hear the horns from a train switching yard about two miles away. The leaves have not yet sprouted so the soundscape is filled with distant sound. 

"I did notice a predominant hum from the neighborhood heat pumps and furnaces. The temperature this morning @ 6:50 AM was 42°F."

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