Urban Birder

Sound Recording

Figbirds at Padaminka

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44.1 kHz 188 Kbps min qld_padaminka_1.mp3 3:15 (4.39 MB)
Date Recorded: 
09/09/2008 - 06:00

This recording was made from a balcony overlooking a mature fig tree at Padaminka near Walkerston in Queensland.

The recording isn't pristine as Padaminka is surrounded by sugar cane growing properties and the harvest was in full swing from at least 5.30am, and you can also hear figs dropping onto the tin roof of a shed.

The recording was made with Tascam HD-P2 digital recorder and a pair of AT-3032 microphones.

Frogs at Whroo

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44.1 kHz 190 Kbps min whroo_frogs.mp3 2:45 (3.74 MB)
Date Recorded: 
02/09/2008 - 20:45

Recorded at nightfall at dam at the Whroo gold diggings historical reserve.
The evening was quite windy, and this is reflected in the level of leaf noise in this recording. The main frog species I can identify is Spotted Marsh Frog...

Wind in the wires

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44.1 kHz 246 Kbps min wtp_fences.mp3 2:25 (4.26 MB)
Date Recorded: 
04/27/2007 - 03:00

The sound of wind blowing through the strands of the wire fence along the boundary of The Spit Nature Reserve, Western Treatment Plant.
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Lake Mournpall Dawn

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44.1 kHz 172 Kbps min Hattah_Edit_1.mp3 1:56 (2.39 MB)
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44.1 kHz 170 Kbps min Hattah_Edit_2.mp3 6:54 (8.41 MB)
Date Recorded: 
09/14/2007 - 06:30

The two Lake Mournpall recordings presented here were edited from a longer recording made during a brief lull in the strong winds that had been blowing since our arrival at Hattah the previous morning. The calls of a Little Corella clip the recording at one point but otherwise I'm pretty happy with the outcome, given the rather trying weather conditions of the previous 6 days.