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Let BirdNote Immerse You In Soothing Birdsong
What could be more relaxing than Tufted Puffins or honking geese?
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BirdNote prides itself on creating a sound-rich, immersive experience for listeners every day. Today’s episode, featuring the Tufted Puffin, the Northern Flicker, and the Canada Goose, is sure to bring you calm and get your day started on a gentle note.
And one more thing before we go: Happy April Fools' Day!
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Let BirdNote Immerse You in Soothing Birdsong
Written by Nick Bayard
This is BirdNote.
Something we at BirdNote pride ourselves on is our ability to offer an immersive and informative sound experience every day. Research shows that exposure to birdsong is good for our mental health and connects us to the natural world. Listen for yourself!
First, take a moment and enjoy the enchanting call of the Tufted Puffin:
[Tufted Puffin call]
Ahhhh…. Can’t you just feel your anxiety melting away? Imagine life as a Tufted Puffin — adrift for most of the year in the cold, dark, unforgiving North Pacific Ocean…
[Tufted Puffin call]
Now, take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the “soothing” sounds of this Northern Flicker:
[Northern Flicker]
Don’t you feel more relaxed? Perhaps as satisfied as a flicker must feel after stuffing her belly with thousands of ants!
[Northern Flicker]
Now! Sit back, relax, and enjoy one of the most calming sounds in all of nature — honking geese!
[Urgent honking]
It’s no wonder that BirdNote is so popular! Listeners like you simply can’t get enough!
[Canada Geese]
So before we go, there’s just one more thing to say:
Happy April Fool’s Day!
For BirdNote, I’m Nick Bayard.
[Reprise of goose honks]
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Senior Producer: Mark Bramhill
Producer: Sam Johnson
Managing Producer: Jazzi Johnson
Managing Producer: Ariana Remmel
Content Director: Jonese Franklin
Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Canada Goose ML637206674 recorded by Garrett MacDonald. Northern Flicker ML224667 recorded by Bob McGuire and ML84808 recorded by Wil Hershberger. Tufted Puffin ML638368912 recorded by Bob McGuire.
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
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Narrator: Nick Bayard
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