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

[Louise via Tweeters]

Thanks to everyone who posted about this film. I'll make a point to look it
up, it sounds intriguing.

Louise Rutter
Kirkland

On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM PENNY & DAVID KOYAMA via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Tweets,

> This was a beautiful, though sad, movie, mostly filmed in the Metaline

> Falls area in Pend Oreille Co., some in other NE counties and Idaho.  I

> think it was Netflix where we watched it, wishing we'd seen it in a

> theater.  Beautiful scenery, very touching story. And yes, there was bird

> song!

> Penny Koyama, Bothell

>

> On 01/26/2026 3:50 AM PST Ann Kramer via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>

> I haven't seen any threads in the past few months about the Oscar

> nominated movie, “Train Dreams”.  It is filmed mostly in Washington and is

> filled with extended moments of birdsong from recognizable PNW bird

> species. A distinct Pileated Woodpecker as the movie begins, later, several

> long calls of Swainson's thrush and Varied Thrush after that. I'm sure

> there are more and I intend to watch it again just to see how many more I

> missed.  The majority of this film is shot in the PNW forest and

> portrays the turn of the century lumber industry, with unflinching

> honesty.  Because this movie is very deliberate, slow and quiet, the bird

> song is clearer than usually is heard in movies.  I enjoyed how deeply this

> movie depicts the quietness of being in nature, and the birds were an extra

> treat!

>

> *Ann*

>

>

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