Recorded at Alcatraz Island, GGNRA, CA May 2005
The next morning the same side of the island, very strange Dan Dugan and I spent the night in cellblock B. You can hear a Pigeon Guillemot at the very top of the recording, it’s the very high pitched one. Also Western Gulls and Brant’s Cormorants (the croaky, grunty one).
ORTF, Schoeps MK21, Grace V3, HHB MDP500
Feeding on Alcatraz GGNRA, CA May 2005 Dan Dugan and I were invited to record some of the nesting birds. This was a superb location on the south side of the island, we were able to place the mics within 5′ of the nesting birds. There were juvenile herons flying in and out throughout the late afternoon light.
ORTF, Schoeps MK21, Grace V3, HHB MDP500
April 2005
Another listening/recording workshop put on by Paul Matzner and myself. Just off of highway 1 on the south side of Arcata at the nature center. If you listen carefully you can hear Paul across the marsh doing his soundwalk.
ORTF, Schoeps MK21, Grace V3, HHB MDP500
Featuring Tundra Swans, At the Lodi Crane Festival, November 2004
Paul Matzner and I were presenting a recording/listening workshop for the second time. This year we had time for some recording, this represents my first (and last) effort at field recording with a laptop. I powered my MOTU 896 HD from a 12v battery and an inverter. The laptop gave out before the interface. It really proved to me the difficulty of field recording with a laptop.
A-B, Schoeps MK21, Grace V3, MOTU 896, Laptop Based on the original surround recording with the “gregga array”.
3rd of July, 2004
The morning was full of mosquitoes, a cardinal was calling, a few red-wing blackbirds were around as well. I retreated to the car as soon as I started rolling.
M-S, Schoeps MK41/MK8, Grace V3, HHB MDP500
Sequoia National Park, CA June 2004 5:00 am
There was a lovely stream or two running through our camp, Nicole and I encountered a bear and cub on our way up to the camp spot. For some reason there were deer around the campground as well looking and licking for salt urine, or at least that is what they seemed to be doing. There is a stream in the distance running through Mehrten Meadow.
ORTF, Schoeps MK21, Grace V3, HHB MDP500
Sierra Valley CA June 2003 This was during the Nature Sounds Society workshop that year. I’m sure there was a fine mist burning off of the sunrise, and the cows were getting ready to break into their morning song.
ORTF, Schoeps MK21, Grace V2, HHB MDP500