Great recordings, David. I enjoyed them!
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Suzanne
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
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>
> Hello,
>
> I've posted some recordings I took while in Ithaca New York over the
> weekend. The subject matter is mostly frogs and toads. These 3
> recordings are from the Danby area. I found most of the recording
sites
> by driving around and noting probable habitats. I then returned at
> night, hoping for an absence of engine noise.
>
> For those unfamiliar with upstate New York, the Finger Lakes region
is
> mostly seasonal forests. The spring and summer are an
extraordinarily
> lush reward for a long and sometimes bitterly cold winter. There is
a
> particular environmentalist and conservationist attitude in the
region
> which contributes to the existence of many state parks and green
spaces.
> Consequently, there is an abundance of life (and recording
> opportunities). I recorded at least a half-dozen anuran species
(all in
> the same pond), and there are supposed to be even more in the area.
> Spring peepers, Western chorus frogs, American toads, bull frogs,
green
> frogs and gray tree frogs are the species I could identify.
>
> Any help in the identification or correction of species would be
> appreciated. There is a comment section for each posting, or
> alternatively you can post to this list in response. I am
interested in
> improving my recording and mixdown techniques, so your collective
> criticisms are welcome.
>
> The files are all about 7Mb in size and around 5 minutes in length.
I
> apologize in advance to those who have slow connections - I really
> wanted a long section of the biophony where the listener can hear
the
> dynamics of the chorus.
>
> All the postings, descriptions, and some pictures and spectrograms
are
> posted here:
>
> http://unnature.org/nature <http://unnature.org/nature>
>
> Here are the posts enumerated:
>
> 1) A small wetland (West Danby)
> <http://unnature.org/assets/2007/5/31/Wetland_in_Danby_New_York.mp3>
> Gray treefrogs, a few scattered peepers, green frogs, and crickets.
> Recorded about a mile off of highway 34/96.
>
> 2) A beaver pond (Danby State Forest)
> <http://unnature.org/assets/2007/5/30/beaver_pond_danby.mp3>
> Small population of spring peepers, birds (to be identified), and
> presumed beaver noises around a lodge. Bees collect pollen from
> honeysuckle. The stream feeding the pond gurgles. Please post the
> species I have missed. There is a low frequency crescendoing
thumping
> that begins just before minute 4. I think this is the beaver.
>
> 3) Jennings pond (Danby)
> <http://unnature.org/assets/2007/5/31/Jennings_pond_at_Midnight.mp3>
> Bullfrogs dominate, calling at 40 second intervals. Green frogs.
Geese
> honk and splash. Bird. Groups of spring peepers. American toads
calling
> in the distance. A few Western chorus frogs with an occasional
quiet low
> rumble from a car engine on perimeter roads. There seems to be some
> species crosstalk.
>
> Equipment list (for those interested):
> - Sennheiser MKH 30/40 MS pair on a shock mount tripod about 5 feet
tall
> - Fostex FR2LE (48Khz/24bit)
>
> Post-processing:
> - High-frequency rolloff beginning at about 12Khz to dampen the
effect
> of some unwanted high frequency noise due to overzealous trim
settings,
> mic self noise, and/or inexperience. The mp3 compression used to
post
> the recordings rolls off some of the highs anyway, but the noise was
> distracting in the raw files. Any comment on the correctness of
> post-filtering is welcome.
> - Stereo Image Munger AU plugin used for MS decoding
>
> Enjoy,
> David
> http://unnature.org
>
>
>
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