At 11:17 AM -0500 4/28/10, Curt Olson wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Early last week I spent a couple days in the Chippewa National Forest
>for a little spring recording. I thought I'd share a few excerpts and
>ask for help with some critter IDs, if anyone is willing.
>
>First, here's a recording of an American Woodcock "cruising for
>chicks" near my rig on a bank overlooking a small lake:
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100418-evening_woodcock.mp3>http=
://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100418-evening_woodcock.mp3
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/2bg4xvw>http://tinyurl.com/2bg4xvw
>
>Sun was setting; skies were mostly clear; winds were dead calm; the
>temperature was about 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
>
>The next morning, on the other side of the lake, a couple woodpeckers
>did some cruising of their own about an hour apart. They both used a
>large tree directly above a second mic rig, which was stationed at the
>shoreline.
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419a-am_woodpecker.mp3>http:/=
/www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419a-am_woodpecker.mp3
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/265978r>http://tinyurl.com/265978r
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419b-am_woodpecker.mp3>http:/=
/www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419b-am_woodpecker.mp3
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/2eao8sa>http://tinyurl.com/2eao8sa
>
>Note the traffic from a state highway about three miles away. Can
>anyone help me ID these two woodpeckers?
>
>Later that evening, moved to an area that I thought might be a good
>place to target the "winnowing" behavior of the Wilson's Snipe. One
>snipe generously gave me the nicest close-up recording I've yet been
>able to capture:
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419c-evening_snipe.mp3>http:/=
/www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100419c-evening_snipe.mp3
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/247xava>http://tinyurl.com/247xava
>
>Finally... in case anyone is curious, here are some photos of the
>radical "winged" mic rigs I was using:
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/images/mic_arrays/3032_winged.html>http://w=
ww.trackseventeen.com/images/mic_arrays/3032_winged.html
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/24uez8k>http://tinyurl.com/24uez8k
>
>Photos of the recording sites are on my SoundBlog page at:
>
><http://www.minnesotasoundscapes.com>http://www.minnesotasoundscapes.com
>
>Curt Olson
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Hi Curt--
Thanks for sharing some highlights of your excursion. Unattended rig I assu=
me.
re: (first clip)
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100418-evening_woodcock.mp3>http=
://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x100418-evening_woodcock.mp3
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/2bg4xvw>http://tinyurl.com/2bg4xvw
You probably know these:
Both woodcock calls-- very nice close penks! the other is the gyp gyp
gyp. good landing flutter too.
Snipe distant right (fantastic close-up below!)
Spring Peepers left distance
Wood frogs (distant center & right on left at times too)
Ducks flybys and calls (help!)
mammal commotion on the lake?
The abundant, early Spring pattern in the upper midwest continues.
re:
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/images/mic_arrays/3032_winged.html>http://w=
ww.trackseventeen.com/images/mic_arrays/3032_winged.html
>or
><http://tinyurl.com/24uez8k>http://tinyurl.com/24uez8k
I see you've moved the mics towards the front boundaries to get a
very short setback. In addition to more airy-ness, less boundary
surface in front and the tapered edges should lessen the 10 o clock
and 2 o'clock "hot spot" effect. Think the double boundary effect is
affecting 25-40% of the incoming sound? Lot more direct sound than
your earlier boundary arrays. That was a productive comparison Paul
and Andrew gave us to chew on, wasn't it?
P.S. It's "Babes." The chicks come later.
Rob D.
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