Now that we have thoroughly settled into the global quarantine life, I thought it was about time I started making recordings from my little hovel out in New Jersey. I live out in the suburbs, and consider myself quite lucky to have access to a yard and fresh air these days.
Over the last month or so, I’ve definitely noticed a decrease in both air and vehicular traffic around the hovel, and the birds do seem more vocal. The blue jays and cardinals definitely appear to be bolder and fatter. Not sure what they are eating, but they do look plump!
One thing that has not slowed in the area is construction projects. Houses are being painted, roofs are beings redone, and just up the road, an entire house is being built. They have most of the sheathing up, and when I heard the nail guns going I decided to put the rig outside on the deck.
Recording Geek Note: Rig consists of Schoeps CMC1′s with MK4 capsules setup for double ORTF. It was tracked with a Cooper CS 104 feeding a Sound Devices 744T
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Mountain Lake Biological Station
This post comes from Stephen Vitiello who has been spending time at the Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, VA: I was tipped off to some sounds to listen for – juvenile barred owls, calling after sunset. I left a pair of DPA 4060s in a tree over night and captured some call and response and a moment of rain.
Bird Deck
One of the things I love about long holiday weekends is that most of my neighbors head out of town. Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend here in the states, and in terms of noise, that means quiet. Not only were the neighbors quiet, but temperatures didn’t peak enough for HVAC units to start kicking on. With quiet in mind,
All Clad
What is that expression about making lemons out of lemonade? Or is it lemonade out of lemons. For the next few weeks my next door neighbors are having their roof and siding redone, and if I am going to have to suffer through it, I might as well get some useful recordings out of it. This recording is from day