Summertime Sound Safari Head outdoors and see how many of these sounds you can hear on your own nature sound safari: Wind in the trees Prairie dogs or ground squirrels chirping Mosquitoes or flies buzzing Rocks, sticks or grass crunching under your feet Snake slithering through the grass Owl hooting Water flowing in a creek or river Beaver slapping its tail on the water Frogs croaking Waves lapping on the shore Grasshoppers clicking Duck quacking Birds calling Thunder Fish jumping Rain falling Coyotes howling Fishing lure plunking into the water Squirrels chattering or barking Cracking campfire Fill in any other interesting sounds you hear: 9