Carolina Wren – Birdsongs

1. Carolina Wren sitting between stereo mics

Primary Bird:  Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Date and Time:  August 25, 2024, 10:23 AM CST
Location:  Lawn, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet:  6:05 of audio clipped from 45-minute recording
Microphone:  Matched stereo Clippy XLR EM27271 separated by 18″
Recorder:  Zoom F3
Position:  Carolina Wren was perched on the mic stand between matched stereo Clippy XLR EM27271 mics.
Audio Processing:  Audacity 3.6.1 on 2021 MacBook Pro. Normalize -3.0dB, High Pass Filter 1500Hz at 24 dB Roll-off, Low Pass Filter 15Khz at 24 dB Roll-off, Apple AUGraphicEQ with “Lawn” config, 3-second fade in and out.

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2. Carolina Wren agitated

Primary Bird:  Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Date and Time:  November 3, 2024, 08:54 AM
Location:  Lawn, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet:  35 seconds of audio clipped from 45-minute recording
Microphone:  Matched stereo Clippy XLR EM27271 separated by 18″
Recorder:  Zoom F3
Position:  Carolina Wren was perched on a fence near a feeder.
Audio Processing:  Clipped from a recording of the Dawn Chorus and processed on 11/10/2024 with Audacity 3.7.0 on 2021 MacBook Pro. Normalize -3.0dB, Apple AUGraphicEQ with “Lawn” config, and 2.5-second fades in and out.

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