Name That Tune

The Glacier Bay Soundscape Project records natural sounds.

NPS

Test your skill at identifying common sounds heard in Glacier Bay National Park. Listen to each of the following sound clips that are presented below in random order, making notes about which sound matches the letter associated with each sound clip. Should you get stumped, read the hints that are written below each sound clip. After you're done, scroll down to the bottom of the page to compare your answers with the answer key.

Listed in no particular order, the sounds include:

Harbor Porpoise	Humpback Whale	Sea Otter
Varied Thrush	Pigeon Guillemot	Harbor Seal
Arctic Tern	Black Oystercatcher	Brown Bear

 

• Sound #1

  
  

  Up, exhale, inhale, down. Up, exhale, inhale down. I move through the bay with a lot of purpose.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #2

  
  

  Someone got my name wrong--I eat mussels.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #3

  
  

  A great singer of the seas sharing his song.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #4

  
  

  These elegant visitors gracefully wing their way from South to North and back every year.

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #5

  
  

  John Muir once said that this creature eats "everything but granite." However, as it munches on some barnacles, it's coming awfully close.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #6

  
  

  This critter is formal in black and white, but accessorizes with bright red feet--easily visible racing across the water before take off.

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #7

  
  

  This plaintive cry does not make it sound like this creature has found a safe harbor.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #8

  
  

  Eating crabs and urchins requires a lot of crunching and slurping, no matter where you're dining.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Sound #9

  
  

  This song rarely varies and heralds the arrival of spring.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

Richard Nelson, with help from Hank Lentfer and other locals to Glacier Bay, helped record an incredibly diverse catalog of natural sounds.

Make your best guesses! Then, find the answers below...

 

Answer Key

Answers by Number
Sound #1 Harbor Porpoise
Sound #2 Black Oystercatcher
Sound #3 Humpback Whale
Sound #4 Arctic Tern
Sound #5 Brown Bear
Sound #6 Pigeon Guillemot
Sound #7 Harbor Seal
Sound #8 Sea Otter
Sound #9 Varied Thrush

Answer by Animal
Arctic Tern #4
Black Oystercatcher #2
Brown Bear #5
Harbor Porpoise #1
Harbor Seal #7
Humpback Whale #3
Pigeon Guillemot #6
Sea Otter #8
Varied Thrush #9