I will put together a map of sites that are low noise for recording
and meet your needs if I know a bit more. It would help to know the
amount of time you want to spend and the type of lodging you are
considering.
Mark Alt also does have a wealth of knowledge of the state of MN.
My sound installation will not be done yet for this summer at Crex but
I highly recommend the location and if you get something great I would
use it in a sound installation I am doing there.
I do not know ND and only the UP of MI as I have not worked those.
But other than the Grey Grouse the species you mention are all doable.
Kims book is very good but of course does not pay attention to noise.
Bugs in June are an issue but deet works although has bad effects on
plastics.
If there is not a major "storm" event I would be available to guide at
very low cost. Maybe you should just plan for the first week in June
at the Recordists Campout in Lafarge, WI and decide what you want to
do from there.
Rich
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wrote:
>
> Great question, Bruce. I too am planning a trip to Wisconsin,
Minnesota
> and North Dakota this June and I'd like to hear what Rich, Curt and
others
> from that region have to say.
>
> One place I am definitely planning to visit is Crex Meadows WMA near
> Grantsburg in northwestern Wisconsin. Until recently I had family
in MN,
> and I have been there many times over the years. It has quite a lot of
> diverse birdlife. Crex has quite a few visitors, but I think it
should be
> relatively easy to do species type recording there (at least
compared to
> much of New York, where I live). I'm not so sure about ambient,
but I
> suspect very early am and nights will be good.
>
> For Minnesota I have been using Kim Eckert's book "A Birder's Guide to
> Minnesota" for planning purposes. Is that a good approach? Is the
Sax-Zim
> bog a good possibility? Where would be a good place to record
Connecticut
> warbler and yellow-bellied flycatcher?
>
> I'm not so sure where to go in North Dakota. I'm really interested in
> getting prairie sparrows, chestnut-collared longspur, gray partridge
> etc. The population of North Dakota is roughly 600,000. and I have
> thought that noise would not be too serious, except for wind and
possibly
> farm machinery.
>
> As you can see, I have some definite goals in mind. Any guidance
would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> David
>
>
>
> At 11:22 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am planning a recording trip in June to northern Michigan, and
Northern
> >Minnesota, around the Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest.
I am
> >hoping to get some ideas where good places to record are. I have
never been
> >to these locations, so I am unsure where good places are, and where the
> >noisy places to avoid are. I am looking to record lots of Loons,
northern
> >birds, migrating warblers, thrushes, eagles, and wolves if I am
real lucky.
> >Any help pointing me to some good locations would be greatly
appreciated. I
> >am trying to avoid tourist and motor boat areas best I can. I am
gathering
> >detail maps and loading my GPS with points of interest.
> >
> >I might head off to the western side of MN and into the pot hole
region of
> >ND if I have time. I heard ND is a wonderful place, but by looking
at the
> >maps it looks crowded with roads. Does anyone know of any quiet, active
> >recording locations in ND for recording some of the fantastic
marshlands I
> >keep hearing about?
> >
> >Oh, anyone know how bad the bugs will be in these areas in June? I
heard
> >June wasn't as bad as later in the Summer. Am I in need of a full
bug shield
> >outfit?
> >
> >Thanks so much!!!!
> >
> >Bruce Rutkoski
> >www.natureguystudio.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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