Pileated Woodpecker – Birdsongs

Pileated Woodpecker – Birdsongs and Recording Notes

1. Pileated Woodpecker

Primary Bird: Pileated Woodpecker, (Dryocopus pileatus)
Date and Time: January 3, 2024, 12:45 PM CST
Location: Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Microphone: Apple iPhone 8+
Recorder App: Merlin Bird ID
Position: The Pileated Woodpecker was hidden in trees northeast of the lawn, about 150 feet from the recording position. I believe the bird was fussing at a squirrel. Carolina Chickadee and Northern Cardinals are incidental and closer.
Audio Processing: Denoised for wind and traffic with SpectraLayer 11.0.50. Normalized to -3.0dB, equalized with AppleEQ, removed the sound of dogs barking and added fades in and out with Audacity 3.7.1 on 2021 Macbook Pro.

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