Audacity – Still Birding

Pileated Woodpecker – Birdsongs

Published on January 4, 2025

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.

Northern Mockingbird – Birdsong

Published on November 27, 2024

Northern Mockingbird – Birdsongs and Recording Notes

1. Northern Mockingbird

Primary Bird: Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Date and Time: April 16, 2024, 5:08 AM CST
Location: Lawn, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 197 seconds
Microphone: Apple iPhone 8+ microphone
Recorder: Apple iPhone 8+ and Merlin Bird ID
Position: Lawn recording of a single Mockingbird on a limb at the top of a fig tree, the first birdsong of the day, at 5:08 AM on 04/16/2024 with
Audio Processing: Recorded with Merlin Bird ID on Apple iPhone 8+. Processed with Audacity 3.7.0 on 2021 MacBook Pro. High Pass Filter 1000Hz at 24 dB Roll-off, 2-second fades in and out.
Other Birds in Recording: Purple Martin, Progne subis, softly.

Tufted Titmouse – Birdsongs

Published on November 25, 2024

1. Tufted Titmouse – Photo, Birdsong and Recording Notes

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Primary Bird: Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Date and Time: May 5, 2024, 5:00 PM CST
Location: Lawn, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 121 seconds
Microphone: Sennheiser ME-66
Recorder: Zoom F3
Position: This is a mono recording of a Tufted Titmouse calling from a tree on the wooded edge of a lawn on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 5:00 PM. Skies were partly cloudy, and temp was 78F.
Audio Processing: Recorded with a Sennheiser ME-66 microphone and a Zoom F3 recorder. 32-bit float audio was processed with Audacity by normalized at -3.0dB, an Apple EQ configuration designed for the site was applied, followed by a Low Pass Filter at 18Khz/12dB, with five-second fades in and out.
Other Birds in Recording: Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis

Carolina Wren – Birdsongs

Published on October 26, 2024

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.

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.

I am grateful to Xeno-canto for hosting my birdsong recordings. www.xeno-canto.org is a website for sharing recordings of wildlife sounds from all across the world. Xeno-canto uses the ever-evolving possibilities of the internet to popularize wildlife sound recording worldwide, improve the accessibility of wildlife sounds, and increase knowledge of wildlife sounds. The recordings hosted by Xeno-canto are there for enjoyment, education, conservation, and science.

Canada Goose – Birdsongs

Published on October 20, 2024

1. Canada Geese Waking on OWL Center Ponds

Primary Bird: Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Date and Time: October 4, 2023, 6:32 A.M. CST
Location: OWL Center, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 3:31 of audio clipped from 45-minute recording
Microphone: Handheld Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mic
Recorder: Zoom F3
Position: Standing on the levee between the two ponds.

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