the sage grass deserts of Oregon are an amazing place to listen to Western Meadowlarks and this is no exception. Often not seen, they bunker down low and sing out the morning. I happened to place my recorder very close to this area that this meadowlark would be singing and I got lucky. Surrounded by Lake Abert and cliff faces, you may also hear common raven and red winged blackbird along with various shorebirds calling.
5 min snip taken from this original.
Location: Lake Abert
Date: 2011-06-25
Time: 05:32
State: Oregon
Description: morning soundscape on Lake Abert
Habitat: lake/desert
VoxType: morning
Category: soundscape
Recorder: SD 788
Mics: sennhieser mkh 40/30
Sample rate: 48k 24 bit
Microphone pattern: MS stereo
Take#1
Anthrophony: passing cars/33:02 airplane
Geophony: lapping lakeside water
Biophony: western meadowlark/common raven/Canada goose/red winged blackbird/killdeer/unknown shorebirds calls 15:40/brown headed cowbird/
Weather: clear
Temp: 45f
Humidity: 65%
Wind: calm
Recordist: Martyn Stewart
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Notes: inserted -30 db tone at begining of the recording/ Mic suspension with Rycote winjammer and gitzo tripod/
released June 25, 2011