Category:Dudley T. Dougherty Natural Sounds Collection

The Dudley T. Dougherty Natural Sounds Collection is housed at the San Domingo Ranch near the small community of Normanna, Texas. The audio recordings in the collection have been accumulated over 30 years and represent many species of animals, including toads and frogs, mammals, insects, and birds. This material documents living animals in their wild habitats, and very little editing has been done. Audio levels have been adjusted to avoid clipping and occasionally loud brief noises have been removed.

Originally, the collection was maintained by the Center for Bioacoustics at Texas A&M University-College Station. Along with its founder and present curator, the collection moved to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, then to Coastal Bend College, and finally became part of the Dudley T. Dougherty Foundation in 2013. Uncompressed versions of these audio files are available by contacting The Sound Collection, San Domingo Ranch, US Highway 181 N, Beeville, Texas 78120, (361)-358-1244.