John Hartog

Recording Trip May 4-7 2012

By rockscallop, on June 11th, 2012

South Fork Crooked River, Crook County, Oregon.

An early morning chorus starring American Robin

By rockscallop, on March 19th, 2012

Album Information

Species List:

American robin (Turdus migratorius) Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) Common raven (Corvus corax) Williamson’s sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) Black capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Please send your comments and help complete this species list.

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By rockscallop, on March 19th, 2012

Ecosystems are not a commodity, they are a foundation.

“Tree and Field Crickets with complements of poorwills” now on CD

By rockscallop, on December 2nd, 2011

Tree and Field Crickets with complements of poorwills, previously released as a digital download only, is now also available as a physical CD album, complete with cover art, a spectrogram image on the insert, and a professionally reproduced and printed CD.

Both the digital download and the CD versions of this album are available for . . . → Read More: “Tree and Field Crickets with complements of poorwills” now on CD

The Oregon Field Guide story on John Hartog

By rockscallop, on November 4th, 2011

The video clip below was filmed by an Oregon Field Guide crew during April 2011 and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting television November 03 2011.

The segment can also be found on the OPB website at: http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1803

The Oregon Field Guide story was not produced in stereo, so here are a few . . . → Read More: The Oregon Field Guide story on John Hartog

Townsend’s Solitaire

By rockscallop, on October 28th, 2011

2011-10-23 11:45, Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), John Day River Basin near Sutton Mountain, Wheeler County, Oregon.

Use this player to listen to the 12 minute recording:

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

The few times that I’ve found myself in juniper woodlands, surrounded by winter congregations of Townsend’s Solitaire with their call notes . . . → Read More: Townsend’s Solitaire

Beaver Lake 2011-08-21 21:38 (just after dark)

By rockscallop, on August 31st, 2011

I like to visit and record this beaver-enhanced lake as often as I can, and the following excerpt is from a recording session on the evening of August 21 2011. The photo was taken from the opposite end of the lake about half an hour prior to the recording.

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Celebrating Pacific Wren

By rockscallop, on July 22nd, 2011

Last year, 2010, the Winter Wren species was officially spit into three distinct species, the Old World “Eurasian Wren”, the eastern North America “Eastern Wren,” and our northwest North America species is now “Pacific Wren” (Troglodytes pacificus.)

Spectral Image of Pacific Wren song

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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New Album Release: Oregon Soundscapes

By rockscallop, on June 20th, 2011

In celebration of our northern hemisphere summer solstice, I have put together a few recordings from some of my favorite spots in Oregon. The album is hosted at my new Bandcamp page, oregonsoundscapes.com, where it is available for download and/or listening in its entirety or as individual tracks.

John Hartog

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Family of Coots… and a whirlwind

By rockscallop, on February 28th, 2011

You never know what you might find while exploring the desert. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Distant views so barren except for those features that rise prominently.

Dips and gullies, and in this case a pond within a small basalt crater, go unnoticed until you step out to . . . → Read More: Family of Coots… and a whirlwind

Rock Scallop

South Fork Crooked River, Crook County, Oregon.