Critter-cal Hits

This may be one of the most-niche yet neatest resources I've ever shared here. It's called Xeno Canto. It provides info and samples of various wildlife recordings from around the world – including meta-data that's pretty useful in certain gamer situations.

Do you want to know what Sulphur-billed nuthatches sound like . . . and when they're active? Do you want to know what the fox says? Do you want to provide a memorable audio clue to help a naturalist hero realize the party has been teleported half a world away? Xeno Canto has you covered. It's a site that's for the birds . . . but in the best possible way.

-- Steven Marsh