Looking for some Bird Sound libraries?

[ZeroZero]

Hi Wise Ones,
I am looking for bird sounds - particularly crows, but also other sounds, copyright free.

What's the best sources please?

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[micrologus]

Not crows, but wonderful: https://www.loopsdelacreme.com/songbird-virtuoso

 

[Akoustecx]

Not crows, but wonderful: https://www.loopsdelacreme.com/songbird-virtuoso

That lib is so many shades of awesome, love it!

 

[Akoustecx]

You could try searching for newspaper bird song CD UK. I can't remember exactly which ones did them, but The Times definitely did one, though as I recall it was about 20 years ago. There may be a rip online, and whilst these days I despise piracy, my morals are OK with the Murdoch not being acknowledged as the source of your Cah! Cah! samples.

 

[Matt Moen]

Might be overkill but BL stuff is a go to when it comes to SFX https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/birds-of-prey/

 

[DSmolken]

Detunized Urban Crows comes to mind, though I'm not sure if that's still available.

 

[ZeroZero]

I took the plunge with the Songbird Virtuoso - looks good.

Still in need of crows

 

[ZeroZero]

Just emailed the developer of Detunized crows. I think its a no hoper :( It looked good, but dead on KVR and elsewhere

 

[Akoustecx]

I took the plunge with the Songbird Virtuoso - looks good.

Still in need of crows

This any good?

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/crow/

 

[Uptown Composer]

Might be overkill but BL stuff is a go to when it comes to SFX https://www.boomlibrary.com/sound-effects/birds-of-prey/

Soundiron has a synth (Aevium) based on those sounds too!

Aevium

 

[Bman70]

Freesound.org is hit and miss, with differing licenses as well, but you do find some better ones on occasion for the perfect fit. Here's a pretty clean crow:

Crows by blimp66

Freesound: collaborative database of creative-commons licensed sound for musicians and sound lovers. Have you freed your sound today?

freesound.org

 

[timprebble]

Of course totally depends on which country/region & whether for commercial use....

For research:

https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/

BBC for non-commercial use

BBC Sound Effects

BBC Sound Effects

sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

BBC for commercial use

Sound Effects - Bird Sounds | Avosound

9376 Bird Tracks found in the Sound Effects Category at Avosound.com

www.avosound.com

 

[quietmind]

Cornell University has a famous Ornithology Department. Its website offers a ton of bird recordings. In the past I've found material there. Probably crows can be found.

 

[jbuhler]

Cornell University has a famous Ornithology Department. Its website offers a ton of bird recordings. In the past I've found material there. Probably crows can be found.

As implied by @timprebble the Cornell sounds aren't for commercial (or even public) use and come with a long list of restrictions: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/terms-of-use/

 

[Kyle Preston]

Could always perform your own.

 

[ZeroZero]

Thank you all filled my boots!
Z