Nice recording! Living in the UK I'm no expert on US soundscapes, but I can hear Pacific Chorus Frogs in there, so I'm guessing Western USA or Canada. I'm not...
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chrishails50
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 pm
Interesting piece on the BBC today of the impact of aquatic sounds on fish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8708000/8708318.stm Chris...
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David Michael
corticalsongs
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 pm
John, I'm assuming the drone are toads? What a beautiful scene. I would be interested to know if you had several hours of this recording - it would be...
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Rob Danielson
danielson_audio
Jun 1, 2010 2:24 pm
... Assuming it is from this world, I'd guess the mics are set at low elevation, maybe over sand or still water not far from costal estuary where fresh and...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 1, 2010 4:39 pm
I'll check the Cornell site. Thanks, Kevin ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 1, 2010 4:42 pm
This sounds like an open wetland or wet meadow area with small ponds in the Pacific northwest with Pacific chorus frogs, Mallards, Killdeer, Gadwall, coyote,...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 1, 2010 5:00 pm
BTW, the Short-eared Owl has been thought of in the past as vocalizing only a few times per hour. That has been my experience with this species. One night I...
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Ray Mansell
BCTess
Jun 1, 2010 5:32 pm
Kevin, I managed to find and record a Blue-grey Gnatcatcher yesterday, and have attached a snippet of the recording here. You will undoubtedly need to ...
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Ray Mansell
BCTess
Jun 1, 2010 5:40 pm
Apologies - I was too quick with the send button. This was meant to go directly to Kevin. Sigh... Ray ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 1, 2010 7:02 pm
Ray, Thank you for the recording, I'll use it in our research project. Kevin ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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alulatonserien
Jun 2, 2010 11:09 am
"benboncan96" <wilrhyd@...> wrote: I heard a Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus) call with three initially and then four notes today. Has anybody else heard (or even...
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redteamwins
Jun 2, 2010 11:19 am
Hi everybody! I just wanted to update you all. I went ahead and bought a Sony PCM-M10 - it's beautiful, graceful, and just generally wonderful. Rob, after...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Jun 2, 2010 2:36 pm
As promised, here's a followup report on the 2010 Midwest Nature Recordists Campout at Crex Meadows. A short written review with photos, sound clips, web links...
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Jeremiah Moore
jeremiahmoore99
Jun 2, 2010 5:30 pm
Your stone beach recording is very nice, thanks for sharing. Oftentimes the ocean itself is a source of constant high-frequency hiss, as the tiny bubbles of...
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Mike Rooke
picnet2
Jun 2, 2010 5:39 pm
Hi Curt, The report is excellent to see and hear, most educational. I like "Look for the place where the roads stop" so true. Regarding the bugs and ticks, are...
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vickipowys
vpowys
Jun 2, 2010 9:12 pm
Hi Christian, That is a very lovely recording, very realistic! If you are interested to go a step further with quality then I would add that I have heard...
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Paul Jacobson
thebrunswick...
Jun 2, 2010 9:18 pm
... Curt, Thanks for the great write up. It looks like it was a fantastic weekend and very refreshing to see a bunch of talented recordists sharing developing...
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Eilam Hoffman
eilamhoffman
Jun 2, 2010 10:01 pm
Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows of quiet locations (no traffic pollution)in the UK preferably near London or Cambridge. I will be bringing my own props...
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Bernie Krause
bigchirp1
Jun 2, 2010 10:03 pm
According to Chris Watson, the only tranquil spot left in the UK is somewhere in Northumberland. Bernie ... Wild Sanctuary POB 536 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 ...
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Tom Williams
pterodax
Jun 2, 2010 11:06 pm
Hi Eilam, As a former resident of the Jurassic Coast, now living just across the Exe Estuary in Dawlish, the problem with the area is that it lies under a...
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dannymeltzer
Jun 3, 2010 3:47 am
I am sure that north of Edinburgh and Glasgow up in northern Scotland there are tons of great spots, lost of sparsely populated areas. Martyn must be able to...
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hartogj
Jun 3, 2010 4:45 am
Good guesses, you all. Martyn got closest to the actual location guessing Malheur wildlife refuge which is only about 50 miles away. You all got Western US...
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BRIAN HARRISON
brian.harris...
Jun 3, 2010 8:08 am
Good morning Eilam and Tom and to all, I totally agree with Tom. I live about a mile from the New Forest which has the same problem as Tom with aircraft,...
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lunaman
eyediv2004
Jun 3, 2010 8:40 am
Hi all, just breaking my long-time fascinated lurk to mention the probably obvious. Living in Oxfordshire it's hellishly noisy but, further to Tom's point...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Jun 3, 2010 12:45 pm
... Thank you guys, I think we all came away with valuable new insights. And more importantly, new and deepened friendships. Mike... good question about bug...
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Mike Rooke
picnet2
Jun 3, 2010 12:46 pm
Pembrokeshire National Park, Whitesands Bay area or Ramsey Island. Its west Wales & far from London. -M...
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Wil Hershberger
wil_hershberger
Jun 3, 2010 1:15 pm
The bug suits work OK for the smaller mosquitoes. The big guys get through it with ease. I am partial to the citronella based repellents. I have developed an...
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Rob Danielson
danielson_audio
Jun 3, 2010 2:13 pm
Thanks Curt for giving more shape and meaning to the weekend! ... I'm surprised one of the photos doesn't feature some tickware. I was over 50 an hour by the...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 3, 2010 4:05 pm
John, Thanks for sharing that with us. I perhaps had an advantage of living and regularly recording in exactly that type of habitat. The Long-eared and...
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Kevin Colver
kjcolver
Jun 3, 2010 4:14 pm
I recently travelled to Massachusetts and had a similar difficulty finding a human-noise free location to record. I finally found a fairly good location but...
