The true value of NFC monitoring will be realized when there are many monitoring stations located around the world. One limiting factor is the cost of the equipment. I was wondering if anyone has investigated the possibility of use the Apple iPhone or IPod Touch as a recorder?
I think there are some reasons why this might be an excellent platform for NFC. First, it is ubiquitous. You can get a device almost anywhere. Second, the cost is far lower than a custom made device for recording because of the economy of scale involved with this platform. Third, there already exist many of the components necessary to do remote monitoring including extended life batteries, weatherproof cases, etc. The iPhone is being used by journalists for recording interviews, videotaping, etc why not use it for field biology? I would welcome a discussion on this, why it would or would not work, what hurdles need to be overcome. Scott Laurent On Sep 27, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > > > I'll take a stab at these images: > > > > > > The first three images (“Unknown [clip2]”, “Unknown [clip4, A]”, “Unknown > [clip4, B]”) all look like faint Savannah Sparrow night flight calls. > > > > The fourth image (“SAVS?”), looks like a perfect Savannah Sparrow night > flight call. > > > > The fifth image (“PIWA? SAVS?”) is likely another Savannah Sparrow night > flight call (versus Pine Warbler), in part, because of the faint harmonic > visible. > > > > The sixth image (“Wood Thrush?”) does look pretty good for Wood Thrush. > > > > Seventh image (“upsweep”) seems most likely to be from a Northern Waterthrush. > > > > Image number eight, (“Wood Thrush NFC?”) looks like it could be a faint Wood > Thrush flight call. > > > > Image number nine (“BLBW?”) is probably a Blackpoll Warbler. > > > > Lastly, image number ten (“Unknown NFC”) looks good for a shortened or faint > White-throated Sparrow night flight call. > > > > > > > > Anyone have differing suggestions for these clips? > > > > Thanks and good night listening! > > > Sincerely, > Chris T-H > > > > -- > > Chris Tessaglia-Hymes > > Listowner, NFC-L > > Ithaca, New York > > c...@cornell.edu > > NFC-L – Archives > > NFC-L – Welcome and Basics > > NFC-L – Rules and Information > > NFC-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-38088825-9327...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-38088825-9327...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Poalillo > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:34 PM > To: Nocturnal Flight Call Listserv > Subject: [nfc-l] An observation and ID help > > > > So far this 'fall' migration I have heard almost no calls during > > night-time listening (say about 10PM through 1AM) from my hillside in > > Passaic County, NJ. I was puzzled why the birds appearing on radar > > and apparently being heard by other posters on NFC were not calling in > > my area. Today I decided to get up pre-dawn and see if I could hear > > birds in the morning. Maybe at 'night' they were too high up because > > of local topography and I could not hear them but as they descended in > > the morning I would? > > > > My hunch worked out and I heard many calls this morning, mostly SWTH, > > when got outside despite hearing nothing between 10 and 11PM last > > night. Anyone have any idea why this might be? I have no idea if my > > topography guess holds any weight or if some other factor might be > > playing a role. > > > > Additionally, I have posted four new spectrograms from this morning's > > recordings on my Flickr page. These might be simple IDs, but I am > > still learning the ropes and any comments are appreciated. The new > > images all have 9-26-11 in the description. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyordiedan/sets/72157626803578342/ > > > > > > Thanks for the comments and the insight, > > > > Dan Poalillo > > Passaic Co, NJ > > > > -- > > > > NFC-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L > > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > -- > NFC-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
