Prairie Soundscape

Authors

Rebecca J. Romsdahl, University of North DakotaFollow

Abstract

This series of soundscapes represents dawn and dusk. Morning Cacophony was recorded at 6:00 AM, May 2023 on the Tympanuchus Reserve near Crookston, MN — a rare remnant prairie never plowed. Voices of the prairie: sedge wren, bobolink, greater prairie chicken, sandhill crane, red-winged blackbird, clay-colored sparrow. Night Chorus was captured at 2:00 AM, June 2024 on restored grassland at Bluestem Preserve near Moorhead, MN — once farmland, now thriving prairie. Nocturnal symphony: whip-poor-will (song + warning call), coyotes, treefrogs, grasshopper sparrow, soft wind, gentle rain.

Recommended Citation

Romsdahl, Rebecca J. (2025) "Prairie Soundscape," The Cicadian: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://commons.und.edu/cicadian/vol1/iss1/12