Summer Night Sounds

Summer nights in the Ozarks are a great time to spend time to spend in nature after dark; all while never leaving the comfort of your favorite outdoor chair!

When the sun goes down, the Ozarks become a symphony of animal calls, songs, chirps and croaks. In this episode, Kelly speaks with Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist Jay Barber about the different insects, frogs, birds and mammals we hear on these summer nights.

• Broad-winged tree cricket
• Jumping bush cricket
• Northern katydid
• Snowy Tree Cricket

• Cricket frog
• Bullfrog
• Green frog
• Gray tree frog

• Whippoorwill
• Chuck-wills-widow
• Barred owl

• Coyote

Animal sounds provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation.