[Tweeters] Movie filmed in the Washington state with clearly depicted PNW birdsong

[Mark Oberle via Tweeters]

Liked the bird wildlife calls in the movie.
I thought I heard an old world Common Cuckoo at one point, but no matter: there were a lot of dream scenes

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:50:21 -0800
From: Ann Kramer via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu (http://u.washington.edu)>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Movie filmed in the Washington state with clearly depicted PNW birdsong

I haven't seen any threads in the past few months about the Oscar nominatedmovie, ?Train Dreams?. It is filmed mostly in Washington and is filledwith extended moments of birdsong from recognizable PNW bird species. Adistinct Pileated Woodpecker as the movie begins, later, several long callsof Swainson's thrush and Varied Thrush after that. I'm sure there are moreand I intend to watch it again just to see how many more I missed. Themajority of this film is shot in the PNW forest and portrays the turn ofthe century lumber industry, with unflinching honesty. Because this movieis very deliberate, slow and quiet, the bird song is clearer thanusually is heard in movies. I enjoyed how deeply this movie depicts thequietness of being in nature, and the birds were an extra treat!*Ann*
Mark Oberle
Manchester, WA
oberle at mindspring.com
www.puertoricobirds.com