Free Sound Effects

National Sounds

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All files are available in both Wav and MP3 formats.

Attribution 3.0

Tornado Siren II

This is another tornado siren that was recorded and then moded by SoundBible.com its your typical early warning alert system for tornados sounds like air raid siren. The preview above is just 40 seconds but the zip file is 15 minutes long, and the wav file is 5 minutes (50 MB) .Download the mp3 push play turn up the speakers and walk out of the room and see what happens :)

Delilah Delilah
 2073011     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Owl Hooting

The eight-note hoot of the barred owl is often used as a call to locate gobblers in the early morning or late evening hours. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 1853515     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Strange Noise

Some wicked crazy strange pulsing panning alien like noise. Looking for a strange noise? Here it is.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 494981     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Tornado Siren

A tornado alert in stereo or air raid siren going off in a town out west, great for war or storms, or similar situations. Even good for a spooky movie.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 322799     4/5

Personal Use Only

Quack Quack

Awesome quack quack sound from a mallard duck in a park pond. Nice and clear but has some background noise. This sound is for personal noncommercial use only.

 195664     4/5

Attribution 3.0

TV Off Air

The sound a tv station makes when it goes offline, or goes off the air.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 145336     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Gobble

The gobble is one of the principal vocalizations of the male wild turkey and is used primarily in the spring to let hens know he is in the area. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 116551     4/5

Personal Use Only

Wolf Growling Fiercely

A wolf growling fiercely. Great wolf or wild dog growling sound effect.

 93246     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Weather Alert

National Weather Alert plays this sound before giving an announcement. I generated a similar tone.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 82366     4/5

Public Domain

Bee

The sound of a few bees recorded in Yosemite National Park. One bee can be heard louder than the others. Great for a beekeeper or similar sound effect.

nps.gov nps.gov
 81207     4/5

Public Domain

Hiking A Trail

Sound of a person hiking a trail in the woods or at a state or national park or reserve.

aldo aldo
 70800     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Hen Yelping

The yelp is a basic turkey sound. It is often delivered in a series of single note vocalizations and can have different meanings depending on how the hen uses it. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 70273     4/5

Public Domain

Bald Eagle

A Bald Eagle recorded in yellowstone national park Wyoming. Great eagle, hawk, or any other predator bird sound effects.

nps.gov nps.gov
 47526     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Bald Eagle

Bald eagle sound originally from the public domain but I reworked it and improved upon the audio quality. Slight hiss in background.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 45704     4/5

Public Domain

Humpback Whale

Another great humpback whale song or sound effect recorded. This one is in the public domain however from the National Park Service!

National Park Servic National Park Servic
 45353     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Tree Call

The tree call is usually a series of soft muffled yelps given by a roosted bird. Sometimes it picks up in volume as fly down time nears. It may be accompanied by soft clucking and is generally acknowledged as a call to communicate with others in a flock.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 44909     4/5

Public Domain

Grasshopper

Sound of a very large Grasshopper flying by a recording device. Great for insect sound effects. This sound was recorded at Yosemite National Park in CA.

NPS NPS
 41459     4/5

Attr-Noncom 3.0 Unported

Hoot Owl

Nice short hoot owl or barred owl call sound clip. Field recording by Tony Phillips. Sound recorded June 1997. The Barred Owl, Strix varia, is a large typical owl. It goes by many other names, including eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl, and striped owl, but is probably known best as the hoot owl.

Tony Phillips Tony Phillips
 41363     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Cluck And Purr

The cluck and purr is a single note or notes often associated with flock talk or the feeling of contentment. It is sometimes amplified. It is a cluck followed by a rolling, almost staccato call. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 40762     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Purring

Purring is a soft, rolling call turkeys make when content. It can usually be heard by feeding birds. This is not a loud call, but is good for reassuring turkeys as they get in close to your position. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 38817     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Putt

The putt is a single note, generally associated as an alarm. It could be several sharp or rapid notes and usually means they have seen or heard something, and are alerting others of the danger. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 37681     4/5

Public Domain

Spotted Owl Call

Sound of the rare Spotted Owl recorded at Yosemite National Park. This sound is public domain.

nps.gov nps.gov
 37310     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Turkey Assembly Call

The adult hen assembly call is a series of loud yelps used to assemble her flock or young poults. Field recording by National Wild Turkey Federation.

nwtf.org nwtf.org
 37032     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

Tribal Chanting

Tribal chanting and percussion sounds that are cut in a way that the chanting can be looped over and over again seemlessly.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 36848     4/5

Public Domain

Avalanche

The sound of avalanche in denali national park Alaska. Great for and avalanche, landslide, mudslide, or torrent like sound.

nps.gov nps.gov
 33909     4/5

Noncommercial 3.0

More Tribal Chanting

Even more tribal or native american style chanting sound effects and small percussions. This sound has also been cut so that it loops seemlessly.

Stephan Schutze Stephan Schutze
 32136     4/5

Public Domain

Bison

The sound of a few bees recorded in Yosemite National Park. One bee can be heard louder than the others. Great for a beekeeper or similar sound effect.

nps.gov nps.gov
 32081     4/5

Attr-Noncom 3.0 Unported

Barred Owl

Sound of a Barred Owl in the forest of mohonk preserve. Great nature sound clip with some other birds in the distance as well. Field recording by Tony Phillips. Recorded at 9am in the morning New Paltz, June 1997 Tony says We stared at each other for about ten minutes. Every so often he would hoot. Each hoot was accompanied by a white flash from his collar as his throat pouch swelled and presumably showed the lighter, lower parts of the feathers.

Tony Phillips Tony Phillips
 29506     4/5

Public Domain

Squirrel

A ground squirrel sound recorded in Denali national forest. A public domain nature sound.

NPS NPS
 27154     4/5

Public Domain

Snow Mobile

The sound of a Snow Mobile driving in the snow. Great for wintertime or snow themed scenes or games. Recorded at a national park.

NPS.gov NPS.gov
 26910     4/5