My apologies for the broken link. It was an overwhelming experience. I think every bird brain must get the same feeling inside when they hear such a high volume of calls overhead in the stillness of night. It was incredible to hear the birds come in waves. Chunks of warblers, then groups of thrushes. I was impressed with how many calls the fire field recorder app actually picked up. I'm sure this was due to the low altitude of the birds. I feared the waves crashing nearby would drown most activity out. I had the gain pushed all the way up to +24db and the mic pointed straight up. Thanks to everyone who submitted comments on the soundcloud site! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today." Edward Abbey
Chase Schiefer Bachman's Ivory Hazlet, NJ http://chaseschieferphotography.com http://www.facebook.com/chaseschieferphotography http://www.flickr.com/photos/bachmansivory/sets/ On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Allen T. Chartier <amazil...@comcast.net> wrote: > Chase, > > I was out surveying this morning and it appears that the October 5 "peak" of > White-throated Sparrows and Hermit Thrushes arrived here in southeastern > Michigan last night, as I had hundreds of sparrows and dozens of thrushes in > the one park I was covering. We're in for two days of rain... > > Allen T. Chartier > amazilia1(at)comcast.net > Inkster, Michigan, USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chase Schiefer" > <bachmans.iv...@gmail.com> > To: <nfc-l@cornell.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:52 AM > Subject: [nfc-l] Large foggy flight over Port Monmouth, NJ > > > A thick fog has rolled in at 3:18 am near port Monmouth on the Raritan > bay. There are at least 3 flight calls a second. I've never heard so > much activity at night. Birds are coming in waves. Thrushes seem to be > flying higher in altitude compared to the other calls, they are also, > for the most part staying as east as possible. This was recorded about > 500 feet from the bay. Recorded using Fire field recorder app on > iPhone. Can anyone ID any of these calls? > > http://soundcloud.com/chase-schiefer/recording-10-19-3-21-am > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and > shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today." > Edward Abbey > > Chase Schiefer > Bachman's Ivory > Hazlet, NJ > http://chaseschieferphotography.com > http://www.facebook.com/chaseschieferphotography > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bachmansivory/sets/ > > -- > > 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: 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/ --
