Yeah --- I've noted too that the sound of the woods changes a lot as the le=
aves fall, though I bet we still have more leaves here than in Wisconsin! P=
erhaps a time-lapse recording would demonstrate this effect but I'm not rea=
dy to do that this season. And, some care to match other conditions would b=
e required. Still, it'd be fantastic.
When Rob says "A very slight breeze will go along way in establishing
the seasonal mood." I agree 100% but my hope is to record it really zippin=
g along --- enough so one can hear mid-sized branches clacking together. Si=
mply because that's the experience I associate with being out in November =
in a nice Beech-Maple stand here. Maybe a few Crows or a Pileated as well.
Anyone else have Fall (Northern Hemisphere) aka approaching winter projects=
planned?
Cheers!
--- In Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>
> At 2:15 AM +0000 10/8/09, Steve wrote:
> > <snip>
> >I, too, would be delighted to hear what other people are trying to
> >accomplish this fall...
> >
> >Steve P
>
> Of course, there's a northern hemisphere bias to this being "Fall." ;-)
>
> I'm very lucky in that I've been able to monitor the Fall changes
> daily. If I had to venture out here in the upper midwest this time of
> year to do a few days of recording I'd consider that the coyotes are
> vocalizing a lot as the young ones learn to hunt, start to disperse
> and winter hunting territories are being debated. Prime times are
> typically 7-11 pm and then 2-4 am around here. Owls are teaching
> their young to hunt and there seems to be more conversation. They're
> also having more heated interactions, possibly over hunting grounds.
> The "dawn chorus" shrinks to nothing in the early Fall as long as it
> stays warm at night and the insects are singing strong. But after a
> few, cool nights in the 30's & low 40's, the birds that winter-over
> become quite vocal through the morning for some reason. This
> coincides with the on-set of leaf fall. I was out of town for three
> days when the winds had been strong. When I returned and resumed
> monitoring I was immediately struck by how much the acoustic space
> had "opened up" with the loss of only 20%-30% of the leaves. Of
> course, wind usually reduces animal vocalizing and can mask other
> events to a great degree. Wind forecasts here in the US seem to have
> gotten quite good so one might want to consider these before
> setting-out. A very slight breeze will go along way in establishing
> the seasonal mood. Activities at wetlands will increase soon with
> migrating water fowl. Rob D.
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