I first heard them in upstate NY (albany area) last wednesday. I been
listening to the black-capped chickadees for about two weeks, and the
sounds of the red-wing blackbirds are now starting to dominate the wetlands=
.
I'm not at home now, so I can't listen to your recording, but Happy Spring!
best,
Charles
On 3/28/10 10:35 AM, David Michael wrote:
>
> You know Spring is here in the Northeast when the peepers are out. I
> suspect that populations in Southern Westchester (suburban New York
> City) have been calling for a week or two now. I first heard them last
> Thursday near Pleasantville.
>
> Last night my lady and I drove to Harriman State Park to record a
> little Spring (and test the new mic rig). Harriman is a patch of
> forest between the Palisades Parkway and highway 87 on the west side
> of the Hudson river, 30 miles north of Manhattan. Thankfully there are
> still undeveloped areas around NYC.
>
> I have found Spring peepers notoriously difficult to record. They are
> loud, usually come in groups of hundreds, and have a call whose
> frequency peaks right where my ears are the most sensitive. Peepers
> alone are not always the most exciting natural soundscape, but they
> are certainly a welcome sound after a cold quiet winter.
>
> The recordings were made with a parallel boundary array using (2)
> AT4022s and a sphere foam nose with the mics set back about 1/2". The
> boundaries are pine lumber measuring 5.75" W x 4.5" H x 1" depth with
> a 1" bevel at about 30 degrees in the front, sloping to meet the
> sphere surface. The mics are spaced 7" apart. I used a thin artificial
> fleece material as a wind breaker. The recordings are the first
> outdoor test of this rig.
>
> http://soundcloud.com/dmichael/sets/spring-peepers-in-harriman-state-park=
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> David
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