Sounds of Southwest Missouri and the Ozarks

When I moved from my home in Southwest Missouri to Florida, among the many other things I missed, were the sounds of summer in my native Ozarks. Background sounds in movies could bring a rush of mememories of my youth. Now that I have returned I am devoting a page to those Ozarkians who may be no longer be living here. Here are some of the sounds you may be missing.

Many of these sounds are off-site and linked from here for your convenience. I am not a scientist, so if any information on here is incorrect, please let me know.

Sound file	(Some of these sound files are large -  be patient)
Tibicen Pruinosa wav	Cicada - Amongst the species of cicada's found in the Ozarks, is the Tibicen pruinosa. When these little fella's get to roaring, no other sound reminds me more of the Ozarks.
Tibicen auletes wav	Cicada - Here is another cicada that can be heard on an Ozarks evening.
Tibicen chloromera wav	Cicada - And a third. I was surprised there was so many different species of cicada's. Those listed are here are a sampling and by no means all inclusive.
Gryllus pennsylvanicus wav	Field Cricket - When there is just one of them close, they can get on your nerves. But put thousands of them in nearby fields and you have a beautiful chorus.
Gryllus fultoni wav	Southern Wood Cricket
Gryllus rubens wav	Southeastern Field Cricket
Gryllus texensis wav	Southwestern Field Cricket
US crickets	Every Cricket Sound in the US
US Katydids	Every Katydid Sound in the US
Pseudacris crucifer wav	Tree Frog / Spring Peeper -
Hyla versicolor wav	Eastern Gray Treefrog -
Bufo Americanus au	Eastern American Toad -
Bufo Americanus Charlesmithi aiff	Dwarf American Toad -
US Birds	Bird Sounds of the US
US Birds	More Bird Sounds of the US
	More Missouri specific sounds to be added as time allows

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