Sounds of Southwest Missouri and the Ozarks

When I moved from my country home in Southwest Missouri to city life in 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 memories 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/Video file	(Some of these sound files are large -  be patient)
Tibicen Pruinosa	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	Cicada - Here is another cicada that can be heard on an Ozarks evening.
Tibicen chloromera	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	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	Southern Wood Cricket
US crickets	Every Cricket Sound in the US
US Katydids	Every Katydid Sound in the US   (Another)
US Cicada	Every Cicado Sound in SE US
Pseudacris crucifer wav	Tree Frog / Spring Peeper -
Listen	Eastern Gray Treefrog -
Bufo Americanus au	Eastern American Toad -
Bufo Americanus Charlesmithi aiff	Dwarf American Toad -
US Birds	Bird Sounds of the US
Nocturnal Sounds	Missouri Nocturnal Noises
	Missouri Field Guide (regretfully, no sounds)
Listen	July Morning Sounds in Ozarks
Listen	August Night Sounds in Ozarks

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