A Chorus of Varied Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pacific Wren, Flycatchers, American Robin, and the occasional squirrel. I set-up my overnight tree ears rig to capture the sounds of a small, grassy, forest clearing on the Graves Creek trail. Not so fun fact, this recording was made on June 28th, which is now the hottest day ever recording in this part of Washington. Fortunately, it was nice and cool in the rainforest at dawn. 

I specifically selected this portion of the recording because it highlights the musicality of varied thrush. While their songs don't have much movement in terms of pitch, the central frequency of each individual song can vary over a range of 2-6kHz, while also varying in depth of harmonics. When singing together at dawn, their sing notes combine to construct a peaceful morning melody that resonating through the dense forest.

This "tree ears" recording is best experienced with headphones, as the  mic set-up creates a pseudo-binaural listening experience. Recorded with a pair of LOM Usi and Mix Pre 6. Please contact me at maxwellsmith.net for licensing or if you wold like to hear the FULL dawn chorus recording :)

Varied Thrush Melody at Dawn - Quinalt Rainforest, Olympic NP, WA

Maxwell Smith