Tuesday, June 24, 2008

New recording

June 22 2008 04:12 am

Stossel creek road
04:22 am June 22nd 2008
Weather: 57f overcast/drizzle turned to light rain.
humidity 78%
Winds calm

Take-7/8

Microphones mkh-30/40 ms pattern
Tripod mounted in DPA windpac
Recorder: SD722
44.1k 24bit stereo
Cable run 30ft, to recorder in vehicle (jeep)

Biophony:
Pacific chorus frog/willow flycatcher/common yellowthroat/barred owl/black-headed grosbeak/beaver/tree swallow/swainson's thrush/song sparrow/winter wren/american robin/insects/bullfrog/brown creeper/wood duck/red-winged blackbird/raven/douglas squirrel/golden-crowned kinglet
Anthrophony:
Aircraft/distant traffic
Recordist: martyn stewart

This weeks recordings are found here....


Thursday, June 19, 2008

Australian Parrots

ttp://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/interactive/parrots/

There is a fantastic new documentory called Australia: Land of Parrots which screened recently in Australia. I believe a US broadcaster has purchased it so you should keep an eye out for it. Lots of really stunning footage shot in HD. The opening sequence has some nice shots of Major Mitchell's, Gang Gang and Palm cockatoo's and a huge flock of what looks like Major Mitchell's cockatoo's wheeling over the desert. ABC TV has a interactive site for the program which and you can play
a low res version of the program - not sure if it's accessible to the
wider world web however.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

This weeks nature sounds

This weeks recordings can be found at


June 15th 2008 04:22am

Location: Stossel creek road
Duvall, washington .USA

MS system mkh-30/40 tripod mounted with windpac
SD 722
Take:1 & 2

44.1k 24bit

50f 80% humidity
4:22 am-6:30 am
Partly cloudy
Winds: calm

Species:

Common nighthawk
Willow flycatcher - olive-sided flycatcher
Red-winged blackbird
Barred owl
Chorus frog
Dark-eyed junco
Tree swallow
Pacific-slope flycatcher
Common raven
Black-headed grosbeak
American robin
Song sparrow
Wilson's warbler
Red-breasted sapsucker
Swainson's thrush
Red-breasted nuthatch
Band-tailed pigeon
Winter wren
Douglas squirrel
Insects
Ambient

Anthrophony:
Aircraft
Distant Traffic


Comments:

Fair recording quality. Some distant traffic noises.