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What's that distant sound?

Listen to what's that distant sound? from the US National Park Service sound library. Public-domain recording by the National Park Service (David McCartt/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML229570)).

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What's that distant sound?
0:19Public domain (US NPS)by David McCartt/Macaulay Library at the Cornell…National Park Service
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About this sound

The call of a sandhill crane.

Why parks record sound

The NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division monitors soundscapes in parks across the United States. Natural quiet is treated as a resource to protect, like clean air or dark skies: noise from aircraft, vehicles and machinery can mask animal communication and change the experience of a place.

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