Nice Raven those NT-1a's are working very well

What a quiet setting , great recording ...too bad soundcloud has to encode at such  low resolution.
Chris

The predominant song is from a Gray Flycatcher - he si singing throughout the recording.

Gray Flycatcher - singing throughout the recording.

2012 May 6  06:36 hrs
Recorded just over a hill from our camp along the South Fork Crooked River. Crook County, Oregon.
The dawn bird chorus has settled down a bit, yet the morning is alive with joyful expressions of life.
Meanwhile down in camp most of the Oregon Natural Desert Association volunteer crew, including myself, have not yet awoken - still resting from a good long day of riparian restoration.

Species:
Anyone who can help identify the species and calls, please feel free to comment, and I will add them to this list.

Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Western Meadowlark
Northern Flicker: drum call
Chipping Sparrow
Common Raven


Equipment: Sound Devices 702 recorder, two Rode NT1A microphones head-spaced,  angled 60 degrees between axes, and separated by a sound absorbing baffle.
Edits: Amplified  20 dB above natural to bring out the nuances of this quiet soundscape, equalized to balance frequencies and to minimize a low frequency tone possibly from a distant motor.

This recording has been featured on the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) website: http://onda.org/blog/sounds-of-oregons-high-desert

Gray Flycatcher, Common Raven,  Northern Flicker, Chipping Sparrow, Western Meadowlark...

Based in Portland, Oregon, John Hartog travels throughout the Pacific Northwest to record natural sound.



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