On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Another stormy night with lots of wind and rain through much of the night, especially the very early morning hours. Mystery Call: This is almost certainly a gull. I am not sure which species, though. My best guess would be a Mew Gull or maybe a Thayer’s Gull. I do not know what it was … Read more
The night before last, I did not get anything that I saved from the recording. Last night was incredibly windy, and I did not find anything other than wind on the recording until after sunrise. Wind: The wind blew strongly throughout much the night. In this clip, it’s possible to hear moving through the trees … Read more
A quiet night, I did not catch much other than dogs barking. All the clips today are from after sunrise this morning. Red Squirrel: Recorded at 07:41. Download Red Squirrel Varied Thrush: Both ‘songs’ and their contact calls (sound like ‘chup’) can be here. I think the singing birds might be hatch year individuals, as … Read more
Another quiet night. I did pick up Pine Siskins this morning. They’re a common species most years, but they haven’t been around the neighborhood too much lately. This was the first time I heard them on one of these recordings. Red Squirrel: I am not sure what, if anything, this type of vocalization means coming … Read more
After looking for the first few hours and only finding some faint River Otter chirps, I thought last night’s recordings would end up being pretty quiet. However, I was excited to find the clearest recording I’ve yet had of what I believe to be a Western Screech Owl. That was a nice highlight for an … Read more
Another quiet night with rain through much of it. I’m thinking this may be the norm through the rest of the fall and winter. Assuming this is correct, it will be interesting to see when things pick up in the spring. Chirps: I believe these are from a River Otter, but I can’t quite decide … Read more