Sounds of Yellowstone National Park

Uinta ground squirrels are ubiquitous residents of Mammoth. These feisty critters emit sharp warning cries…

Natural sound blends with music to create an uplifting aural experience of springtime in Yellowstone.

The sounds of bison eating in Gibbon Meadows.

Stereo recording of the charismatic sound of Big Anemone Geyser.

September sounds at the mouth of Chipmunk Creek on Yellowstone Lake

September sounds at the mouth of Chipmunk Creek on Yellowstone Lake

Muted echoes of a quiet September night on Yellowstone Lake

A small raft of birds alight at the mouth of Chimpmunk Creek on Yellowstone Lake

A common loon wails with bugling elk in the distance

A quiet autumn morning on the shore of Peale Island in Yellowstone Lake

Water outflow on Geyser Hill trickles as it passes underneath the boardwalk. Binaural recording, best heard…

Birds calling on Geyser Hill (Common Raven, Mountain Bluebird, Clark's Nutcracker, American Kestrel) with…

Several bull elk bugle from the shores of Yellowstone Lake during the fall rut

A strong wind blows in the trees around the boardwalks of Lower Geyser Basin. Binaural recording, best heard…

As night falls at Slough Creek Meadow, the distinctive sounds of Wilson’s Snipe, Virginia Rails, and Sora…

A Sora peeps and a Virginia rail sings. If you listen closly to the background, you can also hear a Wilson's…

About a dozen cranes feed and splash in a marshy area in Lamar Valley. One bird flaps its wings and appears…

Good morning! Wake up with a morning chorus of birds in the latest audio postcard.

A magpie investigates a bison carcass. Magpies are intelligent, vocal birds that will gather to scavenge…

As spring arrives in Yellostone, birds are beginning to nest. In this audio postcard listen to a juvenile…

It's spring in Yellowstone. As night falls, a peculiar sound rises from the park's flooded meadows: the…

A Western meadowlark calls out on a spring day. The song of the Western meadowlark is easily distinguished…

A male ruffed grouse claims his territory in the forest near Mammoth Hot Springs. During this ritual…

In the Spring, when many of Yellowstone's grassy meadows are flooded and marshy, a peculiar sound rises out…

A Savannah sparrow’s sweet warble rings out among the songs of Common Yellowthroat, American Robins, and…

American dippers are often found alongside rivers, darting in and out of the water to forage for food…

What do scientists do when they're racing to understand what's happening to one of the smallest and most…

We caught a nest switch on tape; give it a listen. First, you'll hear the male singing (according to one of…

Male bison "bellow" in order to announce their presence and establish dominance in a herd. During the mating…

Evenings at Swan Lake are filled with the music of marsh animals: sharp cries of red-winged blackbirds…

This piece of music and sound features recordings from Yellowstone's coldest season, taking you on a journey…

Wolf researcher Kira Cassidy likes to say that when Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book in 1894 and…

Boreal chorus frogs croak while Wilson's snipe use their wings to make their unique sound and sandhill…

If you've visited Yellowstone during spring, you've probably heard the all-male chorus of the boreal chorus…

The harsh cries of red-winged blackbirds reverberate across Swan Lake lake amidst the sounds of boreal…

At Midway Geyser Basin, a mixed chorus of amphibians greets the onset of dusk.

"Vital signs," like blood pressure and pulse rate, are used in medicine to track human health. Paying…

Each year, Mammoth Hot Springs fills with elk (Cervus elaphus) that congregate for the annual breeding…

In this audio postcard listen to bull elk bugling. Bull elk typically bugle during rut in the fall.

An elk calf calls out. Calves are born between May and June and often stay close to their mothers throughout…

During the rut in Mammoth Hot Springs, two bull elk spar with their antlers while a third bugles nearby.

Several bull elk bugle from the shores of Yellowstone Lake during the fall rut

It's a fall morning at Mammoth Hot Springs. As an elk harem browses near Officer's Row, a bull elk announces…

A bull elk bugles as he walks past the houses along Officer's Row in Mammoth Hot Springs.

Several bull elk bugle from the shores of Yellowstone Lake during the fall rut

Around the housing area of Mammoth Hot Springs, a bull (male) elk calls and responds to other males while he…

Dozens of American Coots slowly paddle by on Yellowstone Lake. Rutting Elk bugles can be heard in the…

A pack of wolves howl during the evening while near an elk kill at Soda Butte. A Black-billed magpie flies…

Last January, one of Yellowstone's marked mountain lions went missing. Scientists traveled deep into the…

Bison have lived on the Yellowstone landscape for millennia, but the history of bison conservation has been…

Our 1610 AM traveler's information broadcast plays at the north, west, south, and east entrances. Tune in…

Our 1610 AM traveler's information broadcast plays at the north, west, south, and east entrances. Tune in…

Did you know there are tigers in Yellowstone? It just takes a keen eye to observe them. These creatures--and…

A pair of wolves in Lamar Valley greets the day with a soulful howl.

On the morning of December 25, 2013, residents along Officer's Row woke up to a remarkable gift: wolves…

It's wolf mating season here at Yellowstone, which also means it's the peak howling season. Biological…

A single wolf howls as a car passes, illustrating the ongoing relationship between humans and animals in the…

A pack of Coyotes howl while a Ruby Crowned Kinglet sings.

A coyote group howl echoes in the night near Blacktail Pond.

In a moment along the Gibbon River, a group of coyotes demonstrates why they're also known as "song dogs."

Let these yips and howls transport you to a cold, quiet night at Blacktail Pond.