Website overhaul - I did some housekeeping last month at mcmvoices.com, and tidied and spruced the place up. Please take a look!

Whoosh! Probably the most fun job of the month was reporting on the Camden, Maine toboggan races for Single Malt TV - with a British accent. Rob Draper and I have been in touch for about 3 years, but this was the first time we had worked together and it was a pleasure.

Avian Bloopers.

MCM Voices' never-ending quest to
get the right bird sounds into the
soundtracks of the world

Spring is coming! Last month's Avian Bloopers alerted you to the imminent return of Red-winged Blackbirds to their northern haunts - and it has happened - the first hardy avian souls are back. The next return of note will be the Eastern Phoebe, a small grey-brown-green flycatcher. Although some red-wings spend the winter in the chilly north, phoebes would never make it due to the absence of insects during the cold months. So when you see or hear the first phoebe, you know it's vernal equinox time! Look for them in about two weeks.

If you're considering creating a video or other commercial piece that includes the sounds of spring in the eastern United States, why not add the voices of the Eastern Phoebe, Red-winged Blackbird and, for good measure, American Robin?

For suggestions about springtime sounds for other parts of the U.S. or the world, just ask!