1. Common Nighthawk – Birdsong and Recording Notes
Primary Bird: Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
Date and Time: September 29, 2023, 6:29 AM CST
Location: Lawn, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 69.2 seconds
Microphone: Handheld K1 mic with parabolic reflector
Recorder: Apple iPhone 8+
Position: During the first 30 seconds, unseen in the dark, the Common Nighthawk is in a tree on the far side of a clearing about 180 feet distant. Then, during an 8-second silence, the bird flies to a tree further into the woods making the last 30 seconds quieter.
Audio Processing: Recorded with Merlin Bird ID on iPhone 8+, using a handheld K1 mic with parabolic reflector, and edited with OcenAudio. Clipped from longer track, normalized -3dB, highpass filter at 2,015 Hz, 40 dB rolloff/decade, passband attenuation 3dB.
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