Spring Rain Refreshes a Desert

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🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Springtime in the aridlands, and the birds are tuning up!

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0:00.0	This is Bird Note.
0:02.8	A light April rain falls in the Hanzabaraco desert in Southeast California.
0:11.8	Cacti and wildflowers glisten with raindrops, and birds begin to sing.
0:21.8	The sweet, jumbled notes of a housefinch rise above the sound of the rain.
0:29.5	A Buick's Renn buzzes and breaks into exuberant song.
0:39.7	A cactus Renn joins the chorus, standing atop a barrel cactus, calling gruffly.
0:47.6	A costus hummingbird hovers at a cactus blossom, beating the air with thrumming wings.
1:00.7	A morning dove coos.
1:15.6	Spring rains rejuvenate the desert.
1:27.9	The soundscape featured in today's show was recorded by Gordon Hempton of QuietPlanet.com.
1:34.2	You'll find a link to his work on birdnote.org.
1:38.2	I'm Michael Stein.

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