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| 10/23/2011 late-morning |
17MB, MP3, 12:00min |
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), Wheeler County, Oregon, near Sutton Mountain.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony Sony PCM-M10
Edits: Equalization to reduce microphone self-noise hiss. More... |
| 10/15/2010 predawn |
9.6MB, MP3,7min |
Great horned owls and coyotes with echos. Crook County, Oregon.
Microphone: Audio Technica 3032(x2) in semi-baffled barrier array Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplification and equalization. |
| 05/27/2010 nightfall |
17MB, MP3, 12:27min |
A droning chorus of Great Basin spadefoot toads, also killdeer, Pacific chorus frogs, short-eared owl... Lake County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplification and equalization to highlight subjects and setting. |
| 10/25/2009 pre-dawn |
7MB, MP3, 6:00min |
Stillness and presumably Western Screech Owls. Wheeler County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplification and equalization to bring out the ambient setting. More... |
| 09/06/2009 22:50 |
2.6 MB, mp3, 1:52min |
Cricket chorus and scree fall. Wheeler County, Oregon.Now on CD or MP3 Album
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
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| 04/20/2009 dawn |
3.5 MB, mp3, 2:33min |
Short-eared Owls. Lake County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: EQ to reduce wind rumble and softly lift the distant ambience and subject birds. More... |
| 02/28/2009 night |
4 MB, mp3, 3min |
Great-horned owl and western screech owls. Wheeler County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Filtered significant artificial noise from the recording equipment. More... |
| 06/21/2008 dawn |
2.6MB, mp3, 3min |
Winnowing calls of Wilson's Snipes in the sky. Grant County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A (x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplified about 10dB above natural. |
| 06/01/2008 dawn |
2MB, mp3, 1:30min |
A pair of Black Oystercatchers drop-in and circle. Clatsop County, Oregon.
Microphone: Audio Technica 3032 (x2) and Jecklin disc Recorder: Sound Devices 702
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| 04/25/2008 afternoon |
4MB, mp3, 3min |
A vigorous wind in desert sage, Lake County, Oregon.
Microphone: Shure Wl-183 (x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N700
No post eq, but sounds a bit louder than natural for the lows and close-up. |
| 04/24/2008 5:30am |
4MB, mp3, 3min |
It was worth returning to Warner Valley, Lake County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: boost and light eq |
| 03/16/2008 3:00am |
2MB, mp3, 2min |
Female Great-horned Owl. Wheeler County, Oregon.
Microphone: AT 2032(x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: boost and moderate eq |
| 06/25/2007 4:33am |
645k, mp3, 41sec |
A lively wetland dawn in the Warner Mountains, Modoc County, California.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplified for normal listening. |
| 06/21/2007 4:20am |
2MB, mp3, 2:12min |
Coyotes amongst sage covered dunes surrounding a desert lake. Warner Valley, Lake County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 702
Edits: Amplified for normal listening and slightly rolled off above 800Hz. More... |
| 05/20/2007 dawn |
928k, mp3, 1min |
Hermit thrush and others. Near Little Summit Prairie in the Ochoco Mountains, Crook County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sound Devices 722
Edits: Amplified for normal listening. More... |
| 05/19/2007 4:55am |
3.13MB, mp3, 3:25min |
A vee of Canada geese break the dawn, stirs a coyote. White River Wildlife Area, Wasco County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10
Edits: 5dB boost and gentle eq to bring up the ambient background. |
| 05/06/2007 5:55am |
1.36MB, mp3, 1:29min |
Dawn birds heard over Netarts Bay marsh and estuary plus noise from Pacific surf behind the dune, Tillamook County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10
Edits: just fades in and out - no sound altering edits. |
| 04/08/2007 |
2.7MB, mp3, 3min |
Return to Lost Lake: varied thrushes, a song sparrow, winter wrens, distant pacific chorus frog chorus, Clatsop County, Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10 Edits: gentle eq and 9Db boost.
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| 01/15/2007 |
1.7MB, mp3, 73sec |
Icy waterfall just downstream from Wahclella Falls, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2), separated about 2', and mounted on a small rock outcrop beneath the small waterfall
Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10 |
| 12/03/2006 |
2.8MB, mp3, 2min |
Surf Side of Bay View Jetty, Tillamook County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2), mounted on two foot diameter jetty beacon
Recorder: Sony MZ-N707 |
| 06/25/2006 |
711k, mp3, 30sec |
Common Poorwill, predawn in the Maury Mountains, Crook County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10 Edits: low pass filter.
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| 05/29/2006 |
3.6MB, mp3, 4min |
Sunrise dialogue of birds and stream along Fry Meadow, Union County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) tree mounted Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
Edits: Parametric eq for hiss reduction |
| 05/27/2006 |
1MB, mp3, 1min |
Pacific Chorus Frogs at Fry Meadow, Union County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10
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| 03/19/2006 |
1.4MB, mp3, 1:33min |
Northern Pygmy Owl and water flowing, Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10
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| 02/06/2006 |
1.1MB, mp3, 1:13min |
Another spot along the shore at Arch Cape, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 02/06/2006 |
1.7MB, mp3, 1:51min |
The surf from the shore at Arch Cape, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 02/06/2006 |
2MB, mp3, 2:14min |
Surf at Arch Cape, 700m inland from shore, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 01/18/2006 |
470K, mp3, 30sec |
Behind North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Marion County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-RH10
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| 07/23/2005 |
980K, mp3, 1:02min |
A coyote chorus at dawn. Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 07/22/2005 |
1.7MB, mp3, 1:45min |
A coyote called across the moonlit meadow. Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 06/21/2005 |
1.7MB, mp3, 1:47min |
Afternoon thunder along the South Fork John Day River. Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 06/20/2005 |
1.1MB, mp3, 1:05min |
Crickets and a Flammulated owl at night. Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 06/20/2005 |
2.7MB, mp3, 3min. |
An early morning chorus along Murderers Creek - a robin takes center stage.
Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 05/23/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
A Swainson's Thrush and chorus frogs. Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 05/23/2005 |
1.4MB, mp3, 1.25min |
Call notes of Red-winged Blackbird and Swainson's Thrush, and other birds. Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 05/01/2005 |
346K, mp3, 22sec |
Barred Owl, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 04/30/2005 b. |
471K, mp3, 30sec |
The voice of a merganser. Is is a Hooded or a Common? Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 04/302005 a. |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Meteors? No, mergansers approach by air and land on water. Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 04/17/2005 |
3.2MB, mp3, 3.5min |
A beaver singing in the rain. Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 04/16/2005 |
285K, mp3, 15sec |
Barred Owl, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 04/11/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
A different perspective of the same lake: listen for the beaver splash, Clatsop County Oregon.
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| 04/11/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Winter Wren in alder and spruce at the beaver pond inlet of a wooded lake, Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 03/10/2005 |
1.2MB, mp3, 1:15min |
Pacific Chorus Frogs at a rocky pool beside the Molalla River, Clackamas County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 02/26/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Western Meadowlark, Klickatat County Washington
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) and Telinga parabolic dish Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 02/21/2005 |
1.4MB, mp3, 1:36min |
Calm Side of the Jetty, Tillamook County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 02/20/2005 |
1.5MB, mp3, 1:41min |
A point break can make a nice spot for recording large surf,Oregon coast.
...with photo
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 02/19/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Creek with Gurgle, Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 02/13/2005 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Northern Shovelers and Red Winged Blackbirds, Clark County Washington
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) and Telinga parabolic dish Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 12/16/2004 |
944K, mp3, 1min |
Trees dripping from fog, also surf, Tillamook County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 12/12/2004 |
2.7MB, mp3, 2:54min |
My favorite Red Alder in the wind, Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Shure WL-183(x2) and Telinga parabolic dish Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 09/23/2004 |
471K, mp3, 30sec |
Great Horned Owls, Lake County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 09/23/2004 |
904K, mp3, 1min |
Several Mule Deer trample by, Lake County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 09/23/2004 |
472K, mp3, 30sec |
The wind in an aspen grove with Red Breasted Nuthatches, Lake County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 09/21/2004 |
904K, mp3, 1min |
Two ravens flying over Canyon Meadow, Grant County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 05/23/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec. |
Yellow-breasted Chat along Clear Creek at Whiskeytown, Shasta County California
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 05/21/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec |
Bullock's Oriole in the brush along the Rogue River, Josephine County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 05/20/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec |
Field Crickets along the Rogue River, Josephine County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 05/09/2004 |
2.3MB, mp3, 2:33min |
Northern Saw-whet owl, bat wings, and stocked trout plopping. Clatsop County Oregon
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 04/27/2004 |
471K, mp3, 30sec |
Varied Thrush, Song Sparrow, Hooded Merganser, Clatsop County Oregon.
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 03/14/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec |
Water dripping from icicles inside a lava tube, Skamania County Washington
Microphone: Rode NT1-A(x2) Recorder: Marantz PMD670
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| 02/12/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec. |
Invasive Coqui Frogs at Kohala Forest Reserve, Hawaii
Microphone: Sony ECM-MS907 Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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| 02/06/2004 |
706K, mp3, 30sec |
Gentle surf at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii
Microphone: Sony ECM-MS907 Recorder: Sony MZ-N707
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