This Sunday morning I awoke early and decided to ‘create’ some ‘soundscapes’ of the dawn-chorus at Morris St, Dayboro, SE Queensland, there was little human-interference and surprisingly few dogs barking. I made the first using a Zoom F1 recorder and XYH-6 Microphone capsule (Two Matched Unidirectional Microphones) Currently the figtree in the backyard is heavy with fruit and several exotic-shrubs are heavy with blossom, making the area a magnet for ‘frugivores’ such as Barred Cuckooshrike and Australasian Figbirds and nectar-eaters like Little Wattlebirds and Lewin’s Honeyeaters. Unfortunately due to size-constraints I’ve only ‘uploaded’ converted (and slightly-edited) mp3 file-formats.
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As I was trying to test various microphones I also made another ‘soundscape’ with the same recorder (Zoom F1) and an SSH-6 Stereo Shotgun Microphone but was a little disappointed with the ‘clarity’ obtained. Barred Cuckooshrikes can be heard, and several male Leaden Flycatchers were competing.
Recently, I discovered some interesting new free music-software called “Sonic Visualiser” and wondered if it could be a useful-tool in the bioacoustic field. I haven’t really had time to ‘play’ with it but will pursue it further in the future.
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Please listen to the soundscapes and let me know what species you can hear. I’ve found around 30 so far.
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- Lewin’s Honeyeater
- Spotted Dove
- Grey Butcherbird
- Barred Cuckooshrike
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Australian King-parrot
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Little Wattlebird
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Magpie-lark
- Australasian Figbird
- Restless Flycatcher
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Noisy Miner
- Welcome Swallow
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Pied Butcherbird
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Domestic Chicken
- Torresian Crow
- Scarlet Myzomela
- Long-billed Corella
- Crested Pigeon
- Willie Wagtail
- Bell Miner
- Spangled Drongo
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Grey Shrike-thrush
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
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