Hi Phil--
Doesn't take much ambient background sound to obscure the
reverberations does it? This rig was 1.5 miles from a small town of
750 people. I'll typically get 10-20, 30-120 second intervals from 11
pm to 4 am per night with very low ambient background sound. In very
cold weather, there might be several 20-30 minute intervals in one
night. During warmer weather, 1-3, 15 minute intervals per week is
typical. Psychologically, it sounds, "very quiet" at night, but this
is a relative sound level judgment by ear. To the mics, there's
almost always _something_ droning away. Now that the vegetation is
growing back in this hemisphere, the wind will also obscure the
details of many natural events.
I moved to this rural location last October after living in cities
for 55 years. Some people seem to be "wired" to cope with high sound
levels. I think I'm finding out that I'm not one of them. The better
odds have been a fantastic motivator. Rob D.
At 9:23 AM +0000 5/13/08, Philip Tyler wrote:
>Yes excellent recording Rob!
>Thankfully you don't seem to suffer too much from 'noise', we always
>have a 'roar' of traffic around here.
>
>Still hopefully next week we will be away to North Norfolk and I am
>hoping it will be a lot quieter!
>
>Phil
>
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>From: Rob Danielson <<type%40uwm.edu>>
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>Thanks John and Curt! A Wood Thrush don't you think? The last few
>years we've enjoyed them in our hollow arriving in early May. I heard
>four calling at dusk a few evenings ago. This recording was around
>6:30 in the morning, so its not an official "dawn chorus." Despite
>the distinct vocal qualities, I still can't figure out what species
>the mid-way visitors might be. They do seem to be smallish now that
>you mention it. Rob D.
>
>At 4:58 AM +0000 5/12/08, John Hartog wrote:
>>Wow Rob - that is great!
>>What species of thrush is it? The little birds that come through later
>>in the recording sound magical.
>>
>>John Hartog
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>>Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>>>
>>> I cheated as my rig was running all night. The 4 minute passage
>>> started at 6:23 am in Southwest, Wisconsin in a secluded hollow
>>> within the Kickapoo River Valley (43 degrees 35.490 North and 90
>>> degrees 39.074 West). On the left is traffic on Highway 131, 2 miles
>>> away.
>>>
>> >
>><<https://pantherfile>https://pantherfile .uwm.edu/ type/public/
>>media/7355EQ2Hol lowClsThrush.
>>mp3><https://pantherfile>https://pantherfile .uwm.edu/ type/public/
>>media/7355EQ2Hol lowClsThrush. mp3
>>>
>>> A thrush perched above the rear mic pair of my surround rig comprised
>>> of 2-Rode NT1-A mic angled @ 70 degrees with 13" spread. I detect
>>> turkeys, Canadian geese, sandhill cranes, a bittern, woodpeckers and
>> > other song birds. Could those be orioles involved in the tussle
>>> midway through? Rob D.
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>>>
>>
>>
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