132: Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park- Dawn Chorus On Earth Day

This was recorded at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park on the morning of Earth Day in Shasta County, California. It was a clear and crisp spring morning beneath a large oak tree standing beside the Lava Springs Trail at the edge of an oak, pine, and juniper woodland not far from the waters edge. The recording starts in darkness an hour before sunrise and continues into the morning.

I recorded this during a six night camping trip at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. The park is one of the least visited state parks in California, and is only accessible by boat, canoe, or kayak. I paddled my canoe loaded with camping gear to the Horr Pond Campground and spent the entire time in almost complete solitude. I only saw two other people there during my entire stay, a very friendly couple who lived locally and were visiting for the day. Otherwise, I had the place entirely to myself, which was a real treat. I made many recordings while I was there, and look forward to sharing some of them with you in the near future.

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a little less than five miles as the crow flies from the small, rural farming and ranching community of McArthur and the highway which passes through it. The land between the park and town is flat and open, and sound passes unobstructed across it. Therefore it is not beyond the reach of the noise pollution the town and highway create. That said, in addition to a few passing aircraft, it's not too loud and I didn't feel that it distracted from the abundance of sound created by the nearby waterfowl and songbirds.

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