Soundscapes of Alaska
A searchable library of soundscape recordings from Alaska National Parks. These highlights were selected and labeled by Halyn Betchkal with the National Park Service. Special thanks to Halyn for making this site possible!
Continue on to hear howling wolves, surging glaciers, chorusing birds, and more—each paired with a spectrogram.
Learn more about how this data was collected and what a spectrogram is on the About page.
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Great Grey Owl Call With Whooping End Variation
Birds. Location: Denali - Birch Creek. Duration: 16 seconds.
White-Tailed Ptarmigan
Birds. Location: Denali - Fang Mountain. Duration: 16 seconds.
Northern Waterthrush Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Hauke Creek. Duration: 1 minute and 10 seconds.
Varied Thrush Song Long Sequence
Birds. Location: Denali - Hauke Creek. Duration: 41 seconds.
Willow Ptarmigan
Birds. Location: Denali - Highway Pass 1. Duration: 7 seconds.
Fox Sparrow Song With Possible Calls and Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Hogan Creek 3. Duration: 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
American Tree Sparrow Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Hogan Creek 3. Duration: 1 minute and 10 seconds.
Common Raven Croak Calls, Popping Call, and Water Droplet With Reverberation
Birds. Location: Denali - Hot Slough. Duration: 52 seconds.
Wandering Tattler With Golden-Crowned Sparrow and Fox Sparrow Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Kichatna Mountains. Duration: 19 seconds.
Common Loon With Robust Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Muddy River. Duration: 23 seconds.
Blackpoll Warbler With Dense Chorus Below
Birds. Location: Denali - Muddy River. Duration: 1 minute and 40 seconds.
Swainson's Thrush and Common Loon Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Muddy River. Duration: 1 minute.
Sandhill Crane With Reverberant Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Muddy River. Duration: 37 seconds.
Fox Sparrow Solo Song
Birds. Location: Denali - Polychrome Mountain 2. Duration: 29 seconds.
White-Crowned Sparrow Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Sanctuary River 3. Duration: 2 minutes.
Common Raven Flight Calls With Reverberance, Preceded by Wingbeats
Birds. Location: Denali - Sushana Ridge. Duration: 55 seconds.
White-Crowned Sparrow Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 1 minute and 1 second.
Orange-Crowned Warbler Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 4 minutes.
American Three-Toed Woodpecker Drumming With Swainson's Thrush and Dark-Eyed Junco
Birds. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Dark-eyed Junco with Varied Thrush and Swainson's Thrush
Birds. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 43 seconds.
Varied Frequencies of Varied Thrush with Swainson's Thrush in Background
Birds. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 41 seconds.
Fox Sparrow Song With Thunder and Swainson's Thrush
Birds. Location: Denali - Wolf Creek. Duration: 29 seconds.
American Robin Song
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Florence Creek Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 30 seconds.
White-Crowned Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush, and Red Squirrel Chorus
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Florence Creek Lake. Duration: 2 minutes and 49 seconds.
Common Loon With Rich Avian Chorus
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Florence Creek Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 42 seconds.
Mew Gull With Chorus Background
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Walker Lake Swan Island. Duration: 43 seconds.
Common Loon With Punctuated Calls and Background Chorus
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Nutuvukti Lake North. Duration: 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
Avian Chorus With Savannah Sparrow and Insect Wingbeats
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Upper Noatak River. Duration: 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
Savannah Sparrow Song With Chorus
Birds. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Upper Noatak River. Duration: 1 minute and 22 seconds.
Sooty Grouse Near Microphone
Birds. Location: Glacier Bay - Bartlett Cove. Duration: 1 minute.
Varied Thrush Song With Humpback Whale in Background
Birds. Location: Glacier Bay - Rendu Inlet. Duration: 1 minute and 36 seconds.
Gray-Cheeked Thrush Song With Distant Riparian Chorus
Birds. Location: Katmai - Crosswinds Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 17 seconds.
Common Loon Call Chorus
Birds. Location: Katmai - Jojo Lake. Duration: 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
Common Raven Calls With American Tree Sparrow in Background
Birds. Location: Katmai - Katmai Bay. Duration: 1 minute and 6 seconds.
Common Loon Calls With Extensive Echo
Birds. Location: Lake Clark - Hanmore Lake. Duration: 25 seconds.
Insect Wingbeats and Running Animal
General. Location: Denali - Highway Pass 1. Duration: 37 seconds.
If a Tree Falls
General. Location: Denali - Moose Creek. Duration: 19 seconds.
Denali Kennels Dogs Howling
General. Location: Denali - HQ Phenology Site. Duration: 1 minute and 19 seconds.
Rain With Faint Bird Chorus
General. Location: Denali - Thorofare River. Duration: 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
Avian Chorus With Rain Showers
General. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 2 minutes.
Animal Movement, Bird Chorus, and River
General. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
Curious Natural Sound Like Child Humming
General. Location: Glacier Bay - Bartlett Cove. Duration: 1 minute and 45 seconds.
Rain and Punctuated Bird Song
General. Location: Lake Clark - Kijik Lake. Duration: 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
Rain With Avian Chorus
General. Location: Lake Clark - Kijik Lake. Duration: 3 minutes and 7 seconds.
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Rock Slide With Several Phases
Geophony. Location: Denali - Backside Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 40 seconds.
Rock Slide With Large Pieces at End
Geophony. Location: Denali - Backside Lake. Duration: 50 seconds.
Thunder and Rain
Geophony. Location: Denali - Birch Creek. Duration: 34 seconds.
Muldrow River Surge Long Cut
Geophony. Location: Denali - Bend of the Muldrow. Duration: 2 minutes.
Muldrow River Surge Short Clip
Geophony. Location: Denali - Bend of the Muldrow. Duration: 1 minute and 26 seconds.
Muldrow surge low-frequency rumble with pika calls
Geophony. Location: Denali - Bend of the Muldrow. Duration: 18 seconds.
Rock Slide With Slow-Moving Igneous Blocks
Geophony. Location: Denali - Cathedral Mountain. Duration: 25 seconds.
Avalanche With Bird Song
Geophony. Location: Denali - Kichatna Mountains. Duration: 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
Sudden Loud Avalanche
Geophony. Location: Denali - Kichatna Mountains. Duration: 55 seconds.
Flowing Water Beside Rock Creek
Geophony. Location: Denali - Rock Creek. Duration: 51 seconds.
Small Avalanche With Slab-Breaking Event
Geophony. Location: Denali - Ruth Glacier. Duration: 2 minutes and 37 seconds.
Prominent Snow Avalanche
Geophony. Location: Denali - Ruth Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 6 seconds.
Rock Slide at Kahiltna Glacier
Geophony. Location: Denali - SW Fork Kahiltna Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 55 seconds.
Crisp Close Thunder
Geophony. Location: Denali - Sushana Ridge. Duration: 34 seconds.
Glacier Ice Bubbles and Creaking
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Dall Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Rock Slide
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Eldridge Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 18 seconds.
Rock Slide With Deep Thump
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Tokositna. Duration: 11 seconds.
Short Midground Rock Slide
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Yentna Glacier. Duration: 27 seconds.
Avalanche With Two Bursts and Long Washout
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Yentna Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 27 seconds.
Deep Rock Motion on Glacier
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Yentna Glacier. Duration: 23 seconds.
Rock Slide on Yentna Glacier
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Yentna Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 5 seconds.
Steady Rock Slide on Yentna Glacier
Geophony. Location: Denali - Upper Yentna Glacier. Duration: 1 minute and 6 seconds.
Small Rockfall With Avian Chorus
Geophony. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Arrigetch Basin. Duration: 1 minute and 45 seconds.
Rockslide With Golden-Crowned Sparrow Song
Geophony. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Arrigetch Basin. Duration: 42 seconds.
Thunder and Beginning of Rain Shower
Geophony. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Arrigetch Basin. Duration: 40 seconds.
Distant Thunder
Geophony. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Itkillik Lake. Duration: 40 seconds.
Close Thunder Without Clipping
Geophony. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Walker Lake North. Duration: 32 seconds.
Unknown Grasshopper or Cricket
Insects. Location: Denali - Cabin Peak. Duration: 1 minute and 35 seconds.
Mosquito at Microphone
Insects. Location: Denali - McKinley River. Duration: 35 seconds.
Mosquitos Close to Microphone
Insects. Location: Denali - McKinley River. Duration: 2 minutes and 6 seconds.
Insect Wingbeats With Two Distinct Behaviors
Insects. Location: Denali - Moose Creek. Duration: 1 minute and 6 seconds.
Deep Insect Wingbeats
Insects. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 19 seconds.
Insect Wingbeats With Varied Thrush Song
Insects. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 35 seconds.
Long Insect Wingbeat Tone
Insects. Location: Denali - Toe of the Tokositna. Duration: 1 minute.
Insect Wings Close to Windscreen
Insects. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 24 seconds.
Bumblebee and Avian Chorus
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Arrigetch Basin. Duration: 59 seconds.
Grasshoppers Stridulating
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Arrigetch Basin. Duration: 43 seconds.
Insect Buzzing
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Florence Creek Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 16 seconds.
Moth Wingbeats
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Florence Creek Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 52 seconds.
Insect Wingbeats
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Nutuvukti Lake North. Duration: 1 minute and 54 seconds.
Repeated Insect Wingbeats With Identical Harmonics
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Pamitchtuk Lake. Duration: 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
Fly Sporadically Buzzes
Insects. Location: Gates of the Arctic - Upper Noatak River. Duration: 1 minute and 41 seconds.
Long Insect Event With Rich Harmonics
Insects. Location: Katmai - Douglas River. Duration: 2 minutes.
Insect Wingbeats Rising in Pitch
Insects. Location: Katmai - Jojo Lake. Duration: 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
Large Insect on Windscreen With Gulls and Surf
Insects. Location: Katmai - Katmai Bay. Duration: 47 seconds.
Buzzy Insect Wingbeats
Insects. Location: Katmai - Contact Lake. Duration: 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Arctic Ground Squirrel Call With Reverberation
Mammals. Location: Denali - Cathedral Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 4 seconds.
Dall Sheep Bleating
Mammals. Location: Denali - Fang Mountain. Duration: 47 seconds.
Caribou Walking, Snorting, and Grazing
Mammals. Location: Denali - Fang Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 36 seconds.
Wolves Howling With Dawn Chorus
Mammals. Location: Denali - Hauke Creek. Duration: 28 seconds.
American Red Squirrel Nasal Chitter
Mammals. Location: Denali - Hot Slough. Duration: 1 minute and 3 seconds.
Bear Attacks Audio Equipment
Mammals. Location: Denali - Toe of the Ruth Glacier. Duration: 12 seconds.
Coyote Howls With Reverberation
Mammals. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 1 minute and 21 seconds.
Coyote Howls Close to Microphone
Mammals. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 36 seconds.
American Red Squirrel Calls
Mammals. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 44 seconds.
American Red Squirrel Alarm Calls
Mammals. Location: Denali - Triple Lakes. Duration: 26 seconds.
Bear Huffing
Humpback Whale Vocalizations and Tail Slaps With Sooty Grouse Chorus
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Bartlett Cove. Duration: 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Humpback Whale Breathing Sequence
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Point McLeod. Duration: 1 minute and 14 seconds.
Humpback Whale With Birdsong in Background
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Rendu Inlet. Duration: 1 minute and 27 seconds.
Low-Pitched Humpback Whale Calls
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Rendu Inlet. Duration: 27 seconds.
Humpback Whale Tail Slaps
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Rendu Inlet. Duration: 1 minute and 52 seconds.
Alarm Calls Including Hoary Marmot
Mammals. Location: Glacier Bay - Rendu Inlet. Duration: 30 seconds.
Guttural Bear Sounds
Mammals. Location: Katmai - Brooks Camp New Barge Landing. Duration: 34 seconds.
Coyotes Howling
Mammals. Location: Lake Clark - Chinitna Bay. Duration: 1 minute and 50 seconds.
Wolves Howling With Ptarmigan, Part 2
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 52 seconds.
Wolves Howling - Solo Voice Then Group Chorus
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 49 seconds.
Wolves Howling
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 15 seconds.
Wolf Pack Howling
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Solitary Wolf Howling With Background Group, Part 2
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 46 seconds.
Solitary Wolf Howl Leading Into Group Howling
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Solitary Wolf Howling With Vocal Cracking
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Black Mountain. Duration: 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Solitary Wolf Howl
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Cooper Creek. Duration: 56 seconds.
Group Wolf Howls
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Tanada Lake. Duration: 43 seconds.
Pair of Wolves Howling With Reverberation
Mammals. Location: Wrangell-St. Elias - Tanada Lake. Duration: 43 seconds.